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[Dodger745]

What would be the better choice for me? Diamond goby, or the yellow head sleeper goby?
I have a 180g that has been running for over a year. I currently have no type of goby. I have a shallow sand bed, I also have a 50 gallon sump with refugium and a large population of pods.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Dodger745

What would be the better choice for me? Diamond goby, or the yellow head sleeper goby?
I have a 180g that has been running for over a year. I currently have no type of goby. I have a shallow sand bed, I also have a 50 gallon sump with refugium and a large population of pods.

Assuming no other shrimp gobies (more than one cannot coexist long term), the diamond goby is a far better choice for a variety of reasons.

[Dodger745]

How prone is a diamond goby to jumping?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Dodger745

How prone is a diamond goby to jumping?

ALL fish can jump. It is hard to predict whether a given fish will jump without knowing the circumstances. Some fish, such as flasher and fairy wrasses have a high propensity for jumping but may never do so unless the proper circumstances present. Since you did not present your entire stocking list, I cannot accurately assess, but even if you did, that would not be definitive.

[Guatney]

17 gallon Mr. Aqua with LEDs and HOB filter, running two weeks
15lbs real live rock
10lbs live sand

when/what should i add first?
what i want:

midnight clownfish (one or two?)
feather duster
corals (birds nest, hammerhead, frogspawn)
maybe eventually an ammonia

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Guatney

17 gallon Mr. Aqua with LEDs and HOB filter, running two weeks
15lbs real live rock
10lbs live sand

when/what should i add first?
what i want:

midnight clownfish (one or two?)
feather duster
corals (birds nest, hammerhead, frogspawn)
maybe eventually an ammonia

You will be able to have one or two small non-aggressive fish. Please check here before you decide. Clownfish need about 25 gallons.

[Mg4life0331]

55 Gallon tank
10 gallon sump
skimmer, bioballs, sump pump, whatever other supplementals I made need. Like the calcium feeders?
80 lbs of live sand and 10 lbs of live rock.

Im starting all over this time saltwater so Im still in the reading part. I haven't even bought the sand or rock yet. Just throwing my ideas out there any help is greatly appreciated.



Clean up crew would be 2 Nassarius snails, 2 Trochus snails, and a Emerald Green crab.

Im married to 2 Amphiprion clarkii. Trying to find maybe 1 or 2 more at most to go along with them. Say one Chromis opercularis and one Ecsenius stigmatura.

A more "natural habitat" and less Fish per gallon is the way I intend to head. End game would be to have an Macrodactyla doreensis. From what I understand I'm a good ways away from that needing a year long mature tank.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Mg4life0331

55 Gallon tank
10 gallon sump
skimmer, bioballs, sump pump, whatever other supplementals I made need. Like the calcium feeders?
80 lbs of live sand and 10 lbs of live rock.

Im starting all over this time saltwater so Im still in the reading part. I haven't even bought the sand or rock yet. Just throwing my ideas out there any help is greatly appreciated.



Clean up crew would be 2 Nassarius snails, 2 Trochus snails, and a Emerald Green crab.

Im married to 2 Amphiprion clarkii. Trying to find maybe 1 or 2 more at most to go along with them. Say one Chromis opercularis and one Ecsenius stigmatura.

A more "natural habitat" and less Fish per gallon is the way I intend to head. End game would be to have an Macrodactyla doreensis. From what I understand I'm a good ways away from that needing a year long mature tank.

As long as you limit tank mates, that plan should be fine. Note that the A. clarkii will be aggressive.

[Mg4life0331]

Originally Posted by snorvich

As long as you limit tank mates, that plan should be fine. Note that the A. clarkii will be aggressive.

When you say tank mates, does that include my CuC?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Mg4life0331

When you say tank mates, does that include my CuC?

No. The fish mentioned will ignore them.

[Mg4life0331]

Originally Posted by snorvich

No. The fish mentioned will ignore them.

Thanks for the info, greatly appreciated.

[Noell.Mochinal]

Hello

75gal (48"x22"x18")
Moderate Flow
3in sand bed
10 gal sump w/skimmer
lps and softies

Have:
2 Black Onyx True Percs
2 Peppermint Shrimp
1 Cleaner shrimp

Want:
Scooter blenny
Watchman goby

[Gagonzalez]

I currently have the following in a mature 28g Nano Mixed Reef:

1 - Longnose Hawk
1 - Royal Gramma
1 - Purple Firefish

Would I be able to add a Green or Spotted Mandarin to the mix? I understand the issues with feeding them but if it's possible to add safely, I would like to purchase an ORA Tank Raised Mandarin that would eat frozen foods as well as seeding pods on a monthly basis as well.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Noell.Mochinal

Hello

75gal (48"x22"x18")
Moderate Flow
3in sand bed
10 gal sump w/skimmer
lps and softies

Have:
2 Black Onyx True Percs
2 Peppermint Shrimp
1 Cleaner shrimp

Want:
Scooter blenny
Watchman goby

That will work fine. Ideally the scooter blenny (which is not a blenny but a dragonet) should be introduced when the tank is about 9 months mature

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Gagonzalez

I currently have the following in a mature 28g Nano Mixed Reef:

1 - Longnose Hawk
1 - Royal Gramma
1 - Purple Firefish

Would I be able to add a Green or Spotted Mandarin to the mix? I understand the issues with feeding them but if it's possible to add safely, I would like to purchase an ORA Tank Raised Mandarin that would eat frozen foods as well as seeding pods on a monthly basis as well.

ORA tank raised mandarins are a roll of the dice. Some do not do well. All dragonets eat frozen, but they exist primarily on copepods since they eat constantly and the nutritional value is different than frozen or other prepared foods. I recommend against trying any dragonet in this sized tank.

[Gagonzalez]

OK. I will forego the Mandarin then. Would I be able to keep something like a green or yellow clown goby in it's place?

Thank You

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Gagonzalez

OK. I will forego the Mandarin then. Would I be able to keep something like a green or yellow clown goby in it's place?

Thank You

Yes, absolutely.

[tankerman1976]

Hi my name is Tom
I have a 180 fowlr with a 60 gal sump. I am running a hf32 so I think my turn over is somewhere around 800 gallons a hour. I am using a aqua c eV 240 and the large aqua max bio pellet reactor.
My question is my wife brought home a pink or red tail trigger it's what I would call show size. We have had it for around 3 months now. I have not seen it go after any fish but I bought a diamond goby and it's missing. For a stock list I have a blue angel, passer angel, six bar angel, solhow tang, leutenit tang, convict tang, yellow tang, sail fin tang, purple tang, black blenny, bi color blenny, 5 blue chromis. I know it seems like a big bio load on a 180 but my water chemistry is good. I do 40 gallon water changes every two weeks
Back to the diamond goby. I did a hour long drip acclamation and the end of my day cycle when I put him in the lights were off. When I looked for him the next day he was gone no evidence of him any where.
What do you think?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by tankerman1976

Hi my name is Tom
I have a 180 fowlr with a 60 gal sump. I am running a hf32 so I think my turn over is somewhere around 800 gallons a hour. I am using a aqua c eV 240 and the large aqua max bio pellet reactor.
My question is my wife brought home a pink or red tail trigger it's what I would call show size. We have had it for around 3 months now. I have not seen it go after any fish but I bought a diamond goby and it's missing. For a stock list I have a blue angel, passer angel, six bar angel, solhow tang, leutenit tang, convict tang, yellow tang, sail fin tang, purple tang, black blenny, bi color blenny, 5 blue chromis. I know it seems like a big bio load on a 180 but my water chemistry is good. I do 40 gallon water changes every two weeks
Back to the diamond goby. I did a hour long drip acclamation and the end of my day cycle when I put him in the lights were off. When I looked for him the next day he was gone no evidence of him any where.
What do you think?

Well, quite honestly, you are WAY overstocked with large fish in a six foot tank. I probably am not going to be able to help you given your current population of fish.

[jBugg]

Hi Steve,

I have a 120 gal mixed reef with 40 gal sump. My tank has about 2 inches of sandbed all around. I recently bought a randall's goby and pistol shrimp pair and unsure whether to add it to the tank or to put them on a separate nano tank. I am concerned that the resident lizard blenny might eat the pistol shrimp. The current livestock list are:

1 red lizard blenny
2 ocellaris clownfish
1 red sea sailfin tang
1 blue eyed kole tang
1 female spotbreast angelfish
1 royal gramma
1 midas blenny
1 scooter blenny
2 blue chromis
1 dispar anthias
1 firefish
1 serpent starfish
forgot to add: 2 cleaner shrimps

Let me know what you think. Thanks in advance!!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by jBugg

Hi Steve,

I have a 120 gal mixed reef with 40 gal sump. My tank has about 2 inches of sandbed all around. I recently bought a randall's goby and pistol shrimp pair and unsure whether to add it to the tank or to put them on a separate nano tank. I am concerned that the resident lizard blenny might eat the pistol shrimp. The current livestock list are:

1 red lizard blenny will eat inverts such as shrimp and small fish but probably cannot catch the pistol shrimp as long as it is guarded by the goby
2 ocellaris clownfish
1 red sea sailfin tang needs a much larger tank
1 blue eyed kole tang
1 female spotbreast angelfish
1 royal gramma
1 midas blenny
1 scooter blenny
2 blue chromis
1 dispar anthias
1 firefish
1 serpent starfish
forgot to add: 2 cleaner shrimps

Let me know what you think. Thanks in advance!!

[jBugg]

Thanks!! I will look to re-home the Sailfin tang in the near future.

[cab395]

Okay, so currently in my 38 gallon, I have the following:

2 x Ocellaris clowns
1 x Royal Gramma
1 x Yellow Watchman goby / pistol shrimp.

Now, I plan on adding at least one more fish.

This will be either a Fairy wrasse or a flasher wrasse. My question is, could I even add another one after this? Like a Bengaii cardinal or something? Or will I be near my stocking limit after adding the wrasse? Thanks!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by cab395

Okay, so currently in my 38 gallon, I have the following:

2 x Ocellaris clowns
1 x Royal Gramma
1 x Yellow Watchman goby / pistol shrimp.

Now, I plan on adding at least one more fish.

This will be either a Fairy wrasse or a flasher wrasse. My question is, could I even add another one after this? Like a Bengaii cardinal or something? Or will I be near my stocking limit after adding the wrasse? Thanks!

Because of their activity level both fairy and flasher wrasses need a larger tank. This is not a bioload issue, but a behavioral issue.

[cab395]

Okay, thank you. Do you think two more fish would be too much and I should stick with adding only one more fish? Or two is okay?