Clown Goby not eating......

steri · 02/06/2007, 01:40 PM

I have had a yellow clown goby in my tank for a week now, and I have not seen him eat at all. I looked him up at Liveaquaria.com before I bought him, and understood him to be an easy fish to take care with no real problems to look forward to as far as eating goes. He has tons of places in my tank to perch and hide in (LR), but he spends most of his time on the outskirts of the tank, perching along the glass.

Every other fish in my tank has adapted very well and started to eat within a day or 2, even my baby blue hippo tang which really suprised me.

Is there something I could feed him to get him started? At the moment this is what I have for feeding. I feed these on a rotating basis:

Day one: Frozen brine, frozen Angelfish food with sponge (By I think Hikari, but not certain), and fresh nori (seaweed)

Day 2: slow sinking pellets and zooplankton.

Day 3: repeat day one

Day 4: repeat day 2, etc.

All of the fish I have seem to go nuts for just about everything I put in there except for the goby. What should I do? Is there anything you recommend?

Here is a pic of the little guy:

skippy2 · 02/06/2007, 01:53 PM

Have you tried cyclopeeze? My ycg ate from the first day I put him in. Mine will eat anything I put in the tank.

steri · 02/06/2007, 01:56 PM

What's Cyclopeeze?

So I guess my answer is no, I haven't tried that

NickBee · 02/06/2007, 02:14 PM

try garlic drops on the frozen food. My orange diamond goby ate during feeding (mysis) for the 1st time today since getting him 3 weeks ago. So far he has just sifted sand.

steri · 02/06/2007, 02:19 PM

What is with garlic and saltwater fish? Is it like cocaine for them or something. I hear about garlic often as being the cure to get a fish to eat. What about the garlic attracks the fish to eat. I have stayed away from it so far because I don't think it's natural, but then again, pellets aren't very natural either I guess.

NickBee · 02/06/2007, 02:25 PM

From what I understand it just attracts fish to the food (why I don't know). Kina makes sense. It attracts me to pasta

I also hear that it has some magical properties to help prevent disease. My fish seem to like it so I continue to use it.

kel5944 · 02/06/2007, 02:37 PM

That doesn't look like a yellow clown goby to me. Yellow clown gobies are solid yellow. I think maybe that is a citron goby. Maybe that will help you find information on feeding him, though I would think its diet would be pretty much the same.

Anyhow, he does look skinny. Best of luck to you.

steri · 02/06/2007, 03:14 PM

My apologies. He is a Citrinis Clown Goby. All other info about him was correct though. He's supposed to be an easy fish to care for, and should do well eating frozen brine shrimp.

don103 · 02/06/2007, 04:39 PM

looks exactly like mine and he loves formula One Flake food
Don

slant77 · 02/06/2007, 04:43 PM

i had to feed mine live brine for about a week then he would eat frozen brine and longer he was in the tank more he would eat.

02/06/2007, 01:40 PM	#1
steri Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aurora, IL. Posts: 2,361	Clown Goby not eating...... I have had a yellow clown goby in my tank for a week now, and I have not seen him eat at all. I looked him up at Liveaquaria.com before I bought him, and understood him to be an easy fish to take care with no real problems to look forward to as far as eating goes. He has tons of places in my tank to perch and hide in (LR), but he spends most of his time on the outskirts of the tank, perching along the glass. Every other fish in my tank has adapted very well and started to eat within a day or 2, even my baby blue hippo tang which really suprised me. Is there something I could feed him to get him started? At the moment this is what I have for feeding. I feed these on a rotating basis: Day one: Frozen brine, frozen Angelfish food with sponge (By I think Hikari, but not certain), and fresh nori (seaweed) Day 2: slow sinking pellets and zooplankton. Day 3: repeat day one Day 4: repeat day 2, etc. All of the fish I have seem to go nuts for just about everything I put in there except for the goby. What should I do? Is there anything you recommend? Here is a pic of the little guy:

02/06/2007, 01:53 PM	#2
skippy2 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: S.W. Michigan Posts: 3,205	Have you tried cyclopeeze? My ycg ate from the first day I put him in. Mine will eat anything I put in the tank. __________________ Peggy Current Tank Info: no tank

02/06/2007, 01:56 PM	#3
steri Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aurora, IL. Posts: 2,361	What's Cyclopeeze? So I guess my answer is no, I haven't tried that __________________ 220g: French Angel, Emperor Angel, Passer Anger, Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Snowflake Moray Eel, Lunar Wrasse Current Tank Info: 220 with T5HO lighting. ETSS skimmer.

02/06/2007, 02:14 PM	#4
NickBee Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northern, NJ Posts: 624	try garlic drops on the frozen food. My orange diamond goby ate during feeding (mysis) for the 1st time today since getting him 3 weeks ago. So far he has just sifted sand. __________________ Livestock: Yellow Tang Blue Spotted Toby Foxface Blue Damsel 2 True Percs Flame Hawk 6 Line Wrasse Coral Banded Shrimp 6 Assorted Snails Current Tank Info: 75 Gal AGA FOWLR, 30 Gal Sump, Turboflotor 1000 Multi Skimmer, 10 Gal Fuge

02/06/2007, 02:19 PM	#5
steri Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aurora, IL. Posts: 2,361	What is with garlic and saltwater fish? Is it like cocaine for them or something. I hear about garlic often as being the cure to get a fish to eat. What about the garlic attracks the fish to eat. I have stayed away from it so far because I don't think it's natural, but then again, pellets aren't very natural either I guess. __________________ 220g: French Angel, Emperor Angel, Passer Anger, Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Snowflake Moray Eel, Lunar Wrasse Current Tank Info: 220 with T5HO lighting. ETSS skimmer.

02/06/2007, 02:25 PM	#6
NickBee Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northern, NJ Posts: 624	From what I understand it just attracts fish to the food (why I don't know). Kina makes sense. It attracts me to pasta I also hear that it has some magical properties to help prevent disease. My fish seem to like it so I continue to use it. __________________ Livestock: Yellow Tang Blue Spotted Toby Foxface Blue Damsel 2 True Percs Flame Hawk 6 Line Wrasse Coral Banded Shrimp 6 Assorted Snails Current Tank Info: 75 Gal AGA FOWLR, 30 Gal Sump, Turboflotor 1000 Multi Skimmer, 10 Gal Fuge

02/06/2007, 02:37 PM	#7
kel5944 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisville, KY/ IN Posts: 93	That doesn't look like a yellow clown goby to me. Yellow clown gobies are solid yellow. I think maybe that is a citron goby. Maybe that will help you find information on feeding him, though I would think its diet would be pretty much the same. Anyhow, he does look skinny. Best of luck to you.

02/06/2007, 03:14 PM	#8
steri Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aurora, IL. Posts: 2,361	My apologies. He is a Citrinis Clown Goby. All other info about him was correct though. He's supposed to be an easy fish to care for, and should do well eating frozen brine shrimp. __________________ 220g: French Angel, Emperor Angel, Passer Anger, Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Snowflake Moray Eel, Lunar Wrasse Current Tank Info: 220 with T5HO lighting. ETSS skimmer.

02/06/2007, 04:39 PM	#9
don103 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lititz, Pa. Posts: 53	looks exactly like mine and he loves formula One Flake food Don

02/06/2007, 04:43 PM	#10
slant77 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 611	i had to feed mine live brine for about a week then he would eat frozen brine and longer he was in the tank more he would eat.