watchman goby in bare bottom tank

anthonys51 · 06/21/2016, 03:58 PM

i have a pink spot watchman goby now. and i will be upgrading to a new 180 gallon tank, will he be able to live in the new tank.

i see he does dig holes a little, but i dont really see him shifting sand too much. plus i usually feed him with a turkey baster , so i know he wont have trouble eating,.
does anyone have any experience with them before

toothybugs · 06/22/2016, 05:29 AM

Watchman gobies do well in anything over 10-15 gallons or so. Your tank size should be far more than adequate.

Personally I like to give them sand (my YWG is in my macro tank for this reason) but I don't think you would have any issue with one in a bare system.

Sk8r · 06/22/2016, 09:08 AM

As long as he has rock to hide under. But he's likely to be kind of frustrated.

scooter31707 · 06/22/2016, 12:22 PM

IMO, I don't think it would fare to good.

CStrickland · 06/22/2016, 01:04 PM

When I upgraded into a bigger tank I went bb for a while until my rocks had purged some junk and I was satisfied with my scape. During that time I had a Tupperware on the floor of the tank with a few inches of sand in it for my wrasse. He really liked it. Maybe you could make a little "sandbox" for the goby with a rock in it. He might take to it, and if he doesn't you'll know that he made the choice. It would actually be cool because you could put it someplace easy to look at instead of him deciding to burrow someplace where you can't see him most of the time.

anthonys51 · 06/22/2016, 05:55 PM

i was going to upgrade to a 180 from a 57. so he will have plenty of rock.
only thing i am not a goby expert, but mine isn't shy at all. he comes out and almost attacks me when i go by the tank. when i feed my fathead he attacks the turkey bastard looking for food. now i am not sure if all pink spot watchman goby are like this. never had a yellow one

06/21/2016, 03:58 PM	#1
anthonys51 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kings Park, NY Posts: 2,789	watchman goby in bare bottom tank i have a pink spot watchman goby now. and i will be upgrading to a new 180 gallon tank, will he be able to live in the new tank. i see he does dig holes a little, but i dont really see him shifting sand too much. plus i usually feed him with a turkey baster , so i know he wont have trouble eating,. does anyone have any experience with them before

06/22/2016, 09:08 AM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	As long as he has rock to hide under. But he's likely to be kind of frustrated. __________________ 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%.

06/22/2016, 01:04 PM	#5
CStrickland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New England, U.S. Posts: 4,595	When I upgraded into a bigger tank I went bb for a while until my rocks had purged some junk and I was satisfied with my scape. During that time I had a Tupperware on the floor of the tank with a few inches of sand in it for my wrasse. He really liked it. Maybe you could make a little "sandbox" for the goby with a rock in it. He might take to it, and if he doesn't you'll know that he made the choice. It would actually be cool because you could put it someplace easy to look at instead of him deciding to burrow someplace where you can't see him most of the time. __________________ If you're havin tank problems I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a fish ain't one Current Tank Info: 3/2016 upgrade to 120g. Chalk bass, melanurus, firefish, starry blenny, canary blenny, lyretail anthias, engineer gobys, kole tang. Softies / LPS / NPS. <3 noob4life <3

06/22/2016, 05:29 AM	#2
toothybugs In Memoriam Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The smallest county in Illinois Posts: 1,986	Watchman gobies do well in anything over 10-15 gallons or so. Your tank size should be far more than adequate. Personally I like to give them sand (my YWG is in my macro tank for this reason) but I don't think you would have any issue with one in a bare system.

06/22/2016, 12:22 PM	#4
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	IMO, I don't think it would fare to good.

06/22/2016, 05:55 PM	#6
anthonys51 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kings Park, NY Posts: 2,789	i was going to upgrade to a 180 from a 57. so he will have plenty of rock. only thing i am not a goby expert, but mine isn't shy at all. he comes out and almost attacks me when i go by the tank. when i feed my fathead he attacks the turkey bastard looking for food. now i am not sure if all pink spot watchman goby are like this. never had a yellow one