New Blue Clown Goby

Lpabsolute · 02/08/2007, 08:42 PM

Picked up a new fish yesterday. Blue Clown Goby....Here's the 1st pic...........I'll try to get some better shots later on...

Andrew · 02/08/2007, 08:43 PM

Sweet! Never seen a blue one before.

nYgel · 02/08/2007, 09:00 PM

yep, im quite interested in future photos, never seen blue

Tang Salad · 02/08/2007, 09:08 PM

Cute!

Kabong · 02/08/2007, 09:11 PM

Umm Hope you didn't pay to much extra for him being blue.
I can't recall exact species but one of the green clown gobys
turns blue during mating season, If i recall correctly.

Jeff · 02/08/2007, 09:14 PM

Is he blue because he is sad?

I like him, very cool.

Lpabsolute · 02/08/2007, 09:31 PM

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Originally posted by Kabong
Umm Hope you didn't pay to much extra for him being blue.
I can't recall exact species but one of the green clown gobys
turns blue during mating season, If i recall correctly.

I saw him at the LFS and liked him for his color. There were other green ones in the tank and he was the bluest. Didn't pay any extra. I also picked up a bright red one as well.

REV · 02/08/2007, 09:43 PM

Cool. So let's see the red one too!

c_stowers · 02/08/2007, 09:50 PM

I hope you don't have any SPS. I just finally irradiated one of those guys because he was a serious polyp nipper. Nevertheless, they are very pretty.

Lpabsolute · 02/08/2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally posted by c_stowers
I hope you don't have any SPS. I just finally irradiated one of those guys because he was a serious polyp nipper. Nevertheless, they are very pretty.

I have a small Cap frag, but noting major. I've had a yellow clown goby before, he never messed with the cap, and the new guys haven't even messed with it either. The Cap is up pretty high in the tank and the gobys tend to stay at the bottom.

Gordonious · 02/08/2007, 11:12 PM

I'd be blue if it was mating season and I wasn't with any of my species, lol.

BTW do we know for sure what species this is? Be nice to have a scientific name and know for sure if it changed due to mating season. I try to get scientific names for all of the major items I put in my tank. LR hitch hikers I have just about given up on IDing.

zemuron114 · 02/08/2007, 11:47 PM

green clown goby

kabong is right about turning blueish during mating. you have a male i think. If you buy a smaller one he may maintain the blue every so often because of the female.

Curtis1158 · 02/09/2007, 12:50 PM

That Blue Clown Goby is too cool! Didn't know they existed. Have only seen/heard of Black, citron, green, and rusty clown gobies. I did a google search on the blue and nothing turned up. Any insight and info on your fish or this fish in general would be appreciated.

I am thinking hard about one as they are small and I can fit it in my established tank. I love the look and they are reef safe from what I have read.

Curtis1158 · 02/09/2007, 12:52 PM

Didn't look at last two posts. Intersting on the mating issue. Still cool, even so. Like the green clown goby the best after the blue-may be the same.

Lpabsolute · 02/10/2007, 12:12 AM

Curtis1158 - They are reef safe, as i have had a yellow one before. They are fun fish to watch. Some people who put them in their tanks don't seem them that often because of their size and the fact that they stay hidden, but if you get luckey as i have they will pick out a spot they like near the front of the glass and you will see him all the time. Great fish with a great color selection to choose from......Good Luck

Lpabsolute · 02/12/2007, 04:48 PM

I just took some quick shots of my little guy. Here they are....

Gordonious · 02/12/2007, 05:59 PM

Spent all his energy to impress the ladies in the tank and ended up impressing Lpabsolute and was taken away from his harem of female gobies. Poor thing, lol. You should take zemuron114's recommendation and get a small little female for it.

Jon

Lpabsolute · 02/12/2007, 06:12 PM

There is another clown goby in there. he's a red one though, but they are never around each other and stay on different ends of the tank....

Gordonious · 02/12/2007, 06:33 PM

Hum.. do some research, see if the red one is a female. I was just going to say hook them up, but if its a male also that might be a little awkward for them. Who knows it's so used to the green ones person a red head would be a good change of pace, lol.

02/08/2007, 08:42 PM	#1
Lpabsolute Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Johns Island, SC Posts: 2,021	New Blue Clown Goby Picked up a new fish yesterday. Blue Clown Goby....Here's the 1st pic...........I'll try to get some better shots later on... __________________ "Do not float above me when I'm drowning in the abyss......float away from me.........float away" Current Tank Info: 54g Corner Reef Tank......and......5.5g Nano Reef Tank......and......20g Long Reef Tank.......and......27g Cube

02/08/2007, 09:08 PM	#4
Tang Salad Algae skeptic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 78702 Posts: 3,098	Cute! __________________ Your algae is not special. Current Tank Info: TBD ADA 120-P SPS NLPS

02/08/2007, 09:14 PM	#6
Jeff Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,907	Is he blue because he is sad? I like him, very cool. __________________ Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20

02/08/2007, 09:43 PM	#8
REV Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 394	Cool. So let's see the red one too! __________________ John Doe Current Tank Info: 72 reef

02/10/2007, 12:12 AM	#15
Lpabsolute Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Johns Island, SC Posts: 2,021	Curtis1158 - They are reef safe, as i have had a yellow one before. They are fun fish to watch. Some people who put them in their tanks don't seem them that often because of their size and the fact that they stay hidden, but if you get luckey as i have they will pick out a spot they like near the front of the glass and you will see him all the time. Great fish with a great color selection to choose from......Good Luck __________________ "Do not float above me when I'm drowning in the abyss......float away from me.........float away" Current Tank Info: 54g Corner Reef Tank......and......5.5g Nano Reef Tank......and......20g Long Reef Tank.......and......27g Cube

02/08/2007, 08:43 PM	#2
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Sweet! Never seen a blue one before.

02/08/2007, 09:00 PM	#3
nYgel Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 150	yep, im quite interested in future photos, never seen blue

02/08/2007, 09:11 PM	#5
Kabong Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brentwood Bay B.C. Posts: 454	Umm Hope you didn't pay to much extra for him being blue. I can't recall exact species but one of the green clown gobys turns blue during mating season, If i recall correctly.

02/08/2007, 09:50 PM	#9
c_stowers Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,250	I hope you don't have any SPS. I just finally irradiated one of those guys because he was a serious polyp nipper. Nevertheless, they are very pretty.

02/08/2007, 11:12 PM	#11
Gordonious Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newark DE Posts: 3,393	I'd be blue if it was mating season and I wasn't with any of my species, lol. BTW do we know for sure what species this is? Be nice to have a scientific name and know for sure if it changed due to mating season. I try to get scientific names for all of the major items I put in my tank. LR hitch hikers I have just about given up on IDing.

02/08/2007, 11:47 PM	#12
zemuron114 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pilgrim State (Mass) Posts: 4,039	green clown goby kabong is right about turning blueish during mating. you have a male i think. If you buy a smaller one he may maintain the blue every so often because of the female.

02/09/2007, 12:50 PM	#13
Curtis1158 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 79	That Blue Clown Goby is too cool! Didn't know they existed. Have only seen/heard of Black, citron, green, and rusty clown gobies. I did a google search on the blue and nothing turned up. Any insight and info on your fish or this fish in general would be appreciated. I am thinking hard about one as they are small and I can fit it in my established tank. I love the look and they are reef safe from what I have read.

02/09/2007, 12:52 PM	#14
Curtis1158 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 79	Didn't look at last two posts. Intersting on the mating issue. Still cool, even so. Like the green clown goby the best after the blue-may be the same.

02/12/2007, 04:48 PM	#16
Lpabsolute Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Johns Island, SC Posts: 2,021	I just took some quick shots of my little guy. Here they are.... __________________ "Do not float above me when I'm drowning in the abyss......float away from me.........float away" Current Tank Info: 54g Corner Reef Tank......and......5.5g Nano Reef Tank......and......20g Long Reef Tank.......and......27g Cube

02/12/2007, 05:59 PM	#17
Gordonious Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newark DE Posts: 3,393	Spent all his energy to impress the ladies in the tank and ended up impressing Lpabsolute and was taken away from his harem of female gobies. Poor thing, lol. You should take zemuron114's recommendation and get a small little female for it. Jon

02/12/2007, 06:12 PM	#18
Lpabsolute Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Johns Island, SC Posts: 2,021	There is another clown goby in there. he's a red one though, but they are never around each other and stay on different ends of the tank.... __________________ "Do not float above me when I'm drowning in the abyss......float away from me.........float away" Current Tank Info: 54g Corner Reef Tank......and......5.5g Nano Reef Tank......and......20g Long Reef Tank.......and......27g Cube

02/12/2007, 06:33 PM	#19
Gordonious Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newark DE Posts: 3,393	Hum.. do some research, see if the red one is a female. I was just going to say hook them up, but if its a male also that might be a little awkward for them. Who knows it's so used to the green ones person a red head would be a good change of pace, lol.