Yellow Clown Goby into Oblivion

icepick5587 · 07/07/2006, 10:30 PM

I bought a Yellow Clown Goby and a True Percula at the same time. The clown is doing fine, but I haven't seen the Goby ever since (I acclimated them both very slowly and carefully). It's probably been about a week since I introduced the two. The other inhabitants include a Banggai Cardinal, Lemon Damsel, Coral Banded Shrimp, and the Clownfish. What are the chances that he's alive, and if he's not alive what killed him and where are his remains?

Aquabucket · 07/07/2006, 10:59 PM

Banded Coral Shrimp when large enough are known to dine on clown gobies.

icepick5587 · 07/08/2006, 08:48 AM

Hmm, what else do they like to eat?

HartfordWhalers · 07/08/2006, 09:05 AM

It sounds like you have a big tank, clown gobies dont do well in big tanks because other fish will pick on him and he will get lost in the rockwork. I have lost fish before without finding them, they could be jammed between rocks or in the back of your tank. Just keep looking around the back and front, sides of the tank looking for it.

maddyfish · 07/08/2006, 10:07 AM

My yellow clown goby was eaten by a big mushroom coral. Perched on it one too many times.

icepick5587 · 07/08/2006, 01:44 PM

What's considered too big for a Clown Goby? Mine's only a 24, but it does have a lot of rockwork.

07/07/2006, 10:30 PM	#1
icepick5587 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 198	Yellow Clown Goby into Oblivion I bought a Yellow Clown Goby and a True Percula at the same time. The clown is doing fine, but I haven't seen the Goby ever since (I acclimated them both very slowly and carefully). It's probably been about a week since I introduced the two. The other inhabitants include a Banggai Cardinal, Lemon Damsel, Coral Banded Shrimp, and the Clownfish. What are the chances that he's alive, and if he's not alive what killed him and where are his remains?

07/07/2006, 10:59 PM	#2
Aquabucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Green Bay, Wi. Posts: 4,455	Banded Coral Shrimp when large enough are known to dine on clown gobies. __________________ "Just a drop in the bucket"

07/08/2006, 09:05 AM	#4
HartfordWhalers Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cutler Bay Posts: 463	It sounds like you have a big tank, clown gobies dont do well in big tanks because other fish will pick on him and he will get lost in the rockwork. I have lost fish before without finding them, they could be jammed between rocks or in the back of your tank. Just keep looking around the back and front, sides of the tank looking for it. __________________ Truffle Shuffle Current Tank Info: 60g reef w/20 sump, 5g sexy shrimp reef

07/08/2006, 10:07 AM	#5
maddyfish Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 330	My yellow clown goby was eaten by a big mushroom coral. Perched on it one too many times. __________________ If an expert says it cannot be done, get another expert- David Ben-Gurion Current Tank Info: 75 mixed simple tank 2.5 pico and 20 gallon QUARANTINE

07/08/2006, 08:48 AM	#3
icepick5587 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 198	Hmm, what else do they like to eat?

07/08/2006, 01:44 PM	#6
icepick5587 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 198	What's considered too big for a Clown Goby? Mine's only a 24, but it does have a lot of rockwork.