Gobies missing

Vaporm8 · 02/03/2013, 01:58 PM

well it has been 3 weeks since ive seen my yasha goby, i got his pistol shrimp a yellow watchman and i havent seen him in 4 days.. what is going on!

Sk8r · 02/03/2013, 02:06 PM

Housekeeping, probably, or he's having a snit. Watch it with pistols: they can turn around and kill their roommate if there an upset. But with a yasha, I wouldn't worry. They're tiny. He may have set a new burrow entry at the back of your rockwork. They can vanish for a month at a time, easy. I had a YWG disappear for six months...but then I DID have a redstripe goby turn up in the sump: might check it with a mirror and a flashlight, ditto the overflow box.

Vaporm8 · 02/03/2013, 02:07 PM

yea i have checked the sump and the back filter no sign of them

when i first got the yasha he was out everyday for a week then just mia

MrClam · 02/04/2013, 10:33 AM

Gobies can jump. Do you have a screen top? If not check the floor behind/ around your tank.

sleepydoc · 02/04/2013, 11:47 AM

I've had a gobie manage to jump out a hole the size of a nickel. (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2208538)
check the carpet well...

02/03/2013, 01:58 PM	#1
Vaporm8 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 33	Gobies missing well it has been 3 weeks since ive seen my yasha goby, i got his pistol shrimp a yellow watchman and i havent seen him in 4 days.. what is going on!

02/03/2013, 02:06 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Housekeeping, probably, or he's having a snit. Watch it with pistols: they can turn around and kill their roommate if there an upset. But with a yasha, I wouldn't worry. They're tiny. He may have set a new burrow entry at the back of your rockwork. They can vanish for a month at a time, easy. I had a YWG disappear for six months...but then I DID have a redstripe goby turn up in the sump: might check it with a mirror and a flashlight, ditto the overflow box. __________________ 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%.

02/04/2013, 11:47 AM	#5
sleepydoc Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,907	I've had a gobie manage to jump out a hole the size of a nickel. (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2208538) check the carpet well... __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 120 gallon, coast to coast overflow w/beananimal overflow. Waveline DC 10000 II return pump, 40 gal sump, Octopus XS200 skimmer, T5 lighting

02/03/2013, 02:07 PM	#3
Vaporm8 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 33	yea i have checked the sump and the back filter no sign of them when i first got the yasha he was out everyday for a week then just mia

02/04/2013, 10:33 AM	#4
MrClam Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 557	Gobies can jump. Do you have a screen top? If not check the floor behind/ around your tank.