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08/20/2010, 09:22 AM
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Yellow Watchman Goby Questions
For those of you with a yellow watchman goby, how much does it eat?
Does it get most of it's nutrition from gulping the sand? I ask because when I put mysis shrimp in the tank, it usually only eats a couple of pieces. Whereas my clown is a pig. I see the goby go around and take a few mouthfuls of sand and dump it back out. I assume he's getting some nutrients from that? My goby is pretty small, maybe a couple inches long |
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08/20/2010, 09:44 AM
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about the asnd. watch his gills you will see the sand falling from hem, their hunting for left over food. how big is it. mine is about 3 in and i will eat anything i put in.
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08/20/2010, 10:15 AM
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mine eats everything I put in and it eats alot. Use sinking pellets and a baster to make sure food gets down to him before the other fish eat it.
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08/20/2010, 10:24 AM
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keep an eye on him, mine jumped the second day
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08/20/2010, 12:02 PM
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Mine eats anything - I've seen it primarily going for the sinking pellets, but won't hesitate on any frozen food either.
I've only seen it filter sand through its gills for the first time this month. I've had the goby for four months. |
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10/09/2010, 10:11 PM
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I am considering a yellow watchman goby for my 150gal tank. I only have about 1.5" ~ 2" of arogonite on the bottom, no fine sand. Do you think this will be OK? or is fine sand a must?
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10/09/2010, 10:54 PM
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Medium is fine.
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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10/09/2010, 10:55 PM
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How much nutrition he's getting from sand depends on the age of the sandbed. Try medium grade pellet. He'll be happy with that.
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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10/10/2010, 12:21 AM
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mine has a cave and eats most anything I feed the other fish and only sifts the sand minimally
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Really honey, I'm not going to buy anything at the fish store I'm just going to have a look. The Other Pres. at Wine Country Reefers. Current Tank Info: 120 gallon SPS dominant tank, custom lighting, etc, etc |
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10/10/2010, 06:41 PM
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I use a turkey baster to squirt a little food into my goby/pistol shrimp's cave...
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