territorial requirements of stonogobiops nematodes: highfin goby

Sk8r · 08/05/2007, 04:55 PM

...through a sump-trip and accidents, I ended up with 2 male and one female highfin.

I can now report with some authority that a mated set of highfins requires a 12" radius around their burrow to be their territory.

Fights take the form of gaping and snapping, comparing mouths, as it looks to be, ending in a bite.

The presence of a candycane shrimp may trigger wars for possession of same.

This is not a situation I chose, and I hope it resolves soon with firm territorial lines or I will be goby-fishing to get one chap elsewhere.

The fighting does not spread to other species, who can cross here with no problem: only the jawfish, who has been tossed out of a burrow by one of the combatants who wishes to camp as close to the couple as possible, is really out of sorts.

08/05/2007, 04:55 PM	#1
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	territorial requirements of stonogobiops nematodes: highfin goby ...through a sump-trip and accidents, I ended up with 2 male and one female highfin. I can now report with some authority that a mated set of highfins requires a 12" radius around their burrow to be their territory. Fights take the form of gaping and snapping, comparing mouths, as it looks to be, ending in a bite. The presence of a candycane shrimp may trigger wars for possession of same. This is not a situation I chose, and I hope it resolves soon with firm territorial lines or I will be goby-fishing to get one chap elsewhere. The fighting does not spread to other species, who can cross here with no problem: only the jawfish, who has been tossed out of a burrow by one of the combatants who wishes to camp as close to the couple as possible, is really out of sorts. __________________ 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%. Last edited by Sk8r; 08/05/2007 at 05:10 PM.