blenny or goby

ScubaDiver93 · 09/02/2007, 12:06 AM

i m interested in a diamond goby but does a lawnmower blenny do a better job of cleaning. i would prefer the goby but i would like something easy and great at cleanin

Snowboarda42 · 09/02/2007, 12:15 AM

You're talking about cleaning two different parts of the tank.

The goby will sift through the sand all day long, while the blenny will eat algae off glass, rocks, powerheads, etc. Only time blenny's go to the sand is to actually eat some to help with digesting algae.

ScubaDiver93 · 09/02/2007, 12:26 AM

so both?

ScubaDiver93 · 09/02/2007, 12:30 AM

or is there another hardy rock "eater" that is a good fish to have.

Hormigaquatica · 09/02/2007, 12:30 AM

As far as food/resources go, Snowboarda42 is right- they have different diets and will have pretty different behavior. You could have both in a tank if you wanted- the only caution with that is many times the sandsifter gobies starve to death over the course of a few months unless they are in a very large, very mature tank. They clean the sand too quickly for their own good. Youve got the big tank part down, but your sig. says its only been up a few months- I would skip him for now and stick with the blenny.

ScubaDiver93 · 09/02/2007, 12:33 AM

y the mature tank cuz it says a hardy fish

Hormigaquatica · 09/02/2007, 12:53 AM

Because that type of goby almost never accepts aquarium food- they rely on a build up of debris and edible stuff down in the sand bed to feed on. Once theyve cleaned that out, they slowly starve. On rare occasions youll get one to take brine or mysis or something, but thats not something to depend on. Basically- your tank is probably too clean to sustain one long term right now. Crap it up a little first- lol

ScubaDiver93 · 09/02/2007, 12:54 AM

o ive done that. carpet of diatoms EVERYWHERE! and they wont stop. everyday just more and more

Hormigaquatica · 09/02/2007, 12:55 AM

well, its more detritus than diatoms. if you have a really heavy fish load, its possible that you have enough in there, Im just saying its unlikely that you have enough of the correct types of food is all.

ScubaDiver93 · 09/02/2007, 12:57 AM

ok cool

AMIFL · 09/02/2007, 09:30 PM

Yeah, thats true. Most diamond gobies die of starvation. Kind sucks.

Sk8r · 09/02/2007, 09:32 PM

A yellow watchman goby is more colorful, will clean sand, and will eat pellet or mysis quite happily. Pair him with a tiger pistol shrimp and you'll be endlessly entertained. The shrimp digs, and they live together.

DrBegalke · 09/03/2007, 11:42 AM

yellow watchman's don't clean though, they eat mostly from the water column.

Fish Filet · 09/03/2007, 11:43 AM

Yellow watchman diamond goby all the way!

09/02/2007, 12:06 AM	#1
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	blenny or goby i m interested in a diamond goby but does a lawnmower blenny do a better job of cleaning. i would prefer the goby but i would like something easy and great at cleanin

09/02/2007, 12:15 AM	#2
Snowboarda42 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warshington Posts: 1,094	You're talking about cleaning two different parts of the tank. The goby will sift through the sand all day long, while the blenny will eat algae off glass, rocks, powerheads, etc. Only time blenny's go to the sand is to actually eat some to help with digesting algae. __________________ 40B Mixed Reef 100% Captive Grown Corals See, that's the trouble with the world today. Not enough danger to kill off stupid people before they get old enough to breed. Bring back lawn darts! -PrivateJoker64 Current Tank Info: 40B, 20L Sump/Fuge, Mag 9.5 Return, 2x Hydor Koralia #2's, 150W 14K HQI, 139W T-5, Euro-Reef RS-80P Mesh Modded, 40LB LR, 80LB LS, 54x Turnover, Mostly SPS, Some Softys Too.

09/02/2007, 12:30 AM	#5
Hormigaquatica Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,022	As far as food/resources go, Snowboarda42 is right- they have different diets and will have pretty different behavior. You could have both in a tank if you wanted- the only caution with that is many times the sandsifter gobies starve to death over the course of a few months unless they are in a very large, very mature tank. They clean the sand too quickly for their own good. Youve got the big tank part down, but your sig. says its only been up a few months- I would skip him for now and stick with the blenny. __________________ Reaching up and reaching out and reaching for the random, or whatever will bewilder me. Have Some Personal Accountability Current Tank Info: 240g LPS/Softie Reef

09/02/2007, 12:53 AM	#7
Hormigaquatica Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,022	Because that type of goby almost never accepts aquarium food- they rely on a build up of debris and edible stuff down in the sand bed to feed on. Once theyve cleaned that out, they slowly starve. On rare occasions youll get one to take brine or mysis or something, but thats not something to depend on. Basically- your tank is probably too clean to sustain one long term right now. Crap it up a little first- lol __________________ Reaching up and reaching out and reaching for the random, or whatever will bewilder me. Have Some Personal Accountability Current Tank Info: 240g LPS/Softie Reef

09/02/2007, 12:55 AM	#9
Hormigaquatica Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,022	well, its more detritus than diatoms. if you have a really heavy fish load, its possible that you have enough in there, Im just saying its unlikely that you have enough of the correct types of food is all. __________________ Reaching up and reaching out and reaching for the random, or whatever will bewilder me. Have Some Personal Accountability Current Tank Info: 240g LPS/Softie Reef

09/02/2007, 12:26 AM	#3
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	so both?

09/02/2007, 12:33 AM	#6
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	y the mature tank cuz it says a hardy fish

09/02/2007, 12:54 AM	#8
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	o ive done that. carpet of diatoms EVERYWHERE! and they wont stop. everyday just more and more

09/02/2007, 12:57 AM	#10
ScubaDiver93 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angles, CA Posts: 566	ok cool

09/02/2007, 09:30 PM	#11
AMIFL Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: FL Posts: 359	Yeah, thats true. Most diamond gobies die of starvation. Kind sucks.

09/02/2007, 09:32 PM	#12
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	A yellow watchman goby is more colorful, will clean sand, and will eat pellet or mysis quite happily. Pair him with a tiger pistol shrimp and you'll be endlessly entertained. The shrimp digs, and they live together. __________________ 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%.

09/03/2007, 11:42 AM	#13
DrBegalke Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix area, AZ Posts: 2,599	yellow watchman's don't clean though, they eat mostly from the water column. __________________ ~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey

09/03/2007, 11:43 AM	#14
Fish Filet Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 282	Yellow watchman diamond goby all the way!