Scissortail Goby

Jmunk · 12/20/2015, 03:22 PM

Hey guys,

Just recently bought a scissortail goby, and he seems to be acting a little funny. He's staying near the very top of the water, and not moving around much. Could I just have to give him a few days and he'll start moving around, or is this something they normally do?

Dkuhlmann · 12/20/2015, 04:14 PM

Any fish first introduced into a new tank does all kinds of weird things. Unless it's floating upside down or is stuck to a powerhead it's probably normal.

e048 · 12/20/2015, 07:45 PM

Watch him they jump

Jmunk · 12/20/2015, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

Any fish first introduced into a new tank does all kinds of weird things. Unless it's floating upside down or is stuck to a powerhead it's probably normal.

I know that, just thought it was strange since I read that they like to burrow, and mine is doing the opposite of that.

Maritimer · 12/20/2015, 10:53 PM

It sounds like he's acting pretty normal, if it's the fish I'm thinking of - the scissortail dartfish?

Those guys will dive into the rockwork, or even the sand, but when they're not feeling intimidated, they'll hang near the surface, snatching passing plankton. At a LFS near here, they've got a cousin of his, zebra dartfish, in a display tank that's over five feet between the surface and the sand - the dartfish were hanging out in a group just a few inches below the surface. (also saw another cousin of his, the "blue gudgeon", for the first time today. Kind of had me drooling a little with that full-body electric glow . . . )

~B.

Jmunk · 12/21/2015, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maritimer

It sounds like he's acting pretty normal, if it's the fish I'm thinking of - the scissortail dartfish?

Those guys will dive into the rockwork, or even the sand, but when they're not feeling intimidated, they'll hang near the surface, snatching passing plankton. At a LFS near here, they've got a cousin of his, zebra dartfish, in a display tank that's over five feet between the surface and the sand - the dartfish were hanging out in a group just a few inches below the surface. (also saw another cousin of his, the "blue gudgeon", for the first time today. Kind of had me drooling a little with that full-body electric glow . . . )

~B.

Oh really? Ok see I didn't know that was normal behavior for them. I thought they almost exclusively hung out near the bottom.

3dees · 12/21/2015, 11:45 AM

I have a scissor tail and a zebra barred and they both stay near the top of the water column when they are out. they both stay in the same bolt hole a lot of the time. do you have any holes under the rocks? that's where they prefer their holes to be.

e048 · 12/21/2015, 01:07 PM

They love to carpet surf

12/20/2015, 03:22 PM	#1
Jmunk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 686	Scissortail Goby Hey guys, Just recently bought a scissortail goby, and he seems to be acting a little funny. He's staying near the very top of the water, and not moving around much. Could I just have to give him a few days and he'll start moving around, or is this something they normally do? __________________ 90G \| Eshopps S-120 Skimmer \| RS200 Sump \| 5 fish \| Mixed Reef \| Up and running ~ 18 months \| MP40/MP10 \| 8 bulb T5 Fixture

12/20/2015, 04:14 PM	#2
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Any fish first introduced into a new tank does all kinds of weird things. Unless it's floating upside down or is stuck to a powerhead it's probably normal. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

12/20/2015, 10:53 PM	#5
Maritimer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SW Connecticut, U.S.A. Posts: 419	It sounds like he's acting pretty normal, if it's the fish I'm thinking of - the scissortail dartfish? Those guys will dive into the rockwork, or even the sand, but when they're not feeling intimidated, they'll hang near the surface, snatching passing plankton. At a LFS near here, they've got a cousin of his, zebra dartfish, in a display tank that's over five feet between the surface and the sand - the dartfish were hanging out in a group just a few inches below the surface. (also saw another cousin of his, the "blue gudgeon", for the first time today. Kind of had me drooling a little with that full-body electric glow . . . ) ~B. __________________ Because anything else ... is just a fishtank. Zoey's Reef has come to life! Zoas, 'shrooms and LPS of several sorts, CUC, dartfish, wrasses and others swim above the sand . . . Current Tank Info: Kingston & Zoey's Reef; 220g, Deltec skimmer, 2 MaxSpect Gyre x-50s, 2,500gph or so through the sump. SPS are surviving . . .

12/20/2015, 07:45 PM	#3
e048 Registered Member. Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 598	Watch him they jump

12/21/2015, 11:45 AM	#7
3dees Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 793	I have a scissor tail and a zebra barred and they both stay near the top of the water column when they are out. they both stay in the same bolt hole a lot of the time. do you have any holes under the rocks? that's where they prefer their holes to be.

12/21/2015, 01:07 PM	#8
e048 Registered Member. Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 598	They love to carpet surf