Gold Head Goby dumping sand on corals!

mangelo · 07/17/2008, 07:51 PM

I am sure this isn't a problem, but how can my corals grow and expand with my goby dumping sand all over them and on the rocks on which the coral are?

I have 3 ricordeas that I wish would mount on some dead coral, but the goby keeps dumping sand on them too. Can the coral still attach itself?

Thanks.

paulallen · 07/17/2008, 07:55 PM

I got rid of my Diamond Watchman Goby for the same reason. I think it affected my corals and I didn't like the mess that it made? Did you just get it?

mangelo · 07/17/2008, 08:27 PM

Yes. I just got it yesterday. I've read about it online. Supposed to be reef safe. Where I got it said they will keep my sand really clean.

I don't want to get rid of it.

paulallen · 07/17/2008, 08:33 PM

Is it eating? Sand sifting gobies have a tendency of not eating.Then they don't get what they need from an aquarium sand bed and... You get the picture.

mangelo · 07/17/2008, 08:45 PM

Yeah, he eats brine shrimp and whatever else he can find.

reefergeorge · 07/17/2008, 09:14 PM

Same question here. Only it is my trigger that covers all my rocks, and corals with sand.
I was thinking of switching to larger sand, but don't know if that will help.

tonyf · 07/17/2008, 10:53 PM

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Originally posted by mangelo
I am sure this isn't a problem, but how can my corals grow and expand with my goby dumping sand all over them and on the rocks on which the coral are?

Like dogs bark, that's what sleepr gobies do ... keep good water motion and the sand will be disbursed from your rics.

Sk8r · 07/17/2008, 10:59 PM

Shrooms are pretty good about clearing their surfaces. just don't mount them on rocks sitting on the bottom, and for the rest, the shrooms can probably shrug off the sand unless it's really extreme. My clam gets dusted now and again and gets rid of it. These things happen in the ocean, too, and most corals have ways of getting rid of a *little* sand. If what's going on is too extreme for your tank, you might have to trade him in OR switch types of corals: lps definitely can shed extra sand, particularly the type with 'heads'---sand just goes through the clump.

nikon187 · 07/17/2008, 11:42 PM

damned yellow head sleeper.. there is a bounty on one where i work for the exact same reason.ha ony problem is he is in the 460 with about 550# of live rock

madadi · 07/18/2008, 01:10 AM

i had to put mine in the sump, it got so bad that i could not keep anything on the sand. no clams or corals at all. they do keep the sand clean, but in my opinion, you don't want your sand disturbed as much as they do.

reefergeorge · 07/19/2008, 01:41 PM

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Originally posted by Sk8r
lps definitely can shed extra sand, particularly the type with 'heads'---sand just goes through the clump.

Will the sand effect zoas from spreading. They can get the sand off them, but will they still spread if the rock is covered with sand?

07/17/2008, 07:51 PM	#1
mangelo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 480	Gold Head Goby dumping sand on corals! I am sure this isn't a problem, but how can my corals grow and expand with my goby dumping sand all over them and on the rocks on which the coral are? I have 3 ricordeas that I wish would mount on some dead coral, but the goby keeps dumping sand on them too. Can the coral still attach itself? Thanks.

07/17/2008, 09:14 PM	#6
reefergeorge Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St Louis MO Posts: 4,222	Same question here. Only it is my trigger that covers all my rocks, and corals with sand. I was thinking of switching to larger sand, but don't know if that will help. __________________ $35-50 for a <1" frag of some stupid named thing that came from a colony you bought for $40-60 wholesale and chopped into 20-40 pieces? No thanks. "JasonH" Current Tank Info: 125 aggressive reef, DIY led lighting, swc cone skimmer, 33 gallon sump, posiden Ps3 return.

07/17/2008, 10:59 PM	#8
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Shrooms are pretty good about clearing their surfaces. just don't mount them on rocks sitting on the bottom, and for the rest, the shrooms can probably shrug off the sand unless it's really extreme. My clam gets dusted now and again and gets rid of it. These things happen in the ocean, too, and most corals have ways of getting rid of a little sand. If what's going on is too extreme for your tank, you might have to trade him in OR switch types of corals: lps definitely can shed extra sand, particularly the type with 'heads'---sand just goes through the clump. __________________ 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%.

07/17/2008, 11:42 PM	#9
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	damned yellow head sleeper.. there is a bounty on one where i work for the exact same reason.ha ony problem is he is in the 460 with about 550# of live rock __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.

07/18/2008, 01:10 AM	#10
madadi ReefOG Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Morton grove, IL Posts: 3,976	i had to put mine in the sump, it got so bad that i could not keep anything on the sand. no clams or corals at all. they do keep the sand clean, but in my opinion, you don't want your sand disturbed as much as they do. __________________ -~adrian~- LETS TRADE YUMAS Current Tank Info: Glass box.

07/17/2008, 07:55 PM	#2
paulallen Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 344	I got rid of my Diamond Watchman Goby for the same reason. I think it affected my corals and I didn't like the mess that it made? Did you just get it?

07/17/2008, 08:27 PM	#3
mangelo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 480	Yes. I just got it yesterday. I've read about it online. Supposed to be reef safe. Where I got it said they will keep my sand really clean. I don't want to get rid of it.

07/17/2008, 08:33 PM	#4
paulallen Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 344	Is it eating? Sand sifting gobies have a tendency of not eating.Then they don't get what they need from an aquarium sand bed and... You get the picture.

07/17/2008, 08:45 PM	#5
mangelo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 480	Yeah, he eats brine shrimp and whatever else he can find.