Citrinis Clown Goby + SPS?

Fluid · 05/17/2009, 07:47 AM

I have a Citrinis Clown Goby in my tank, and was looking at perhaps getting one or two SPS frags. I noticed on liveaquaria's website they say:

"The Citrinis Clown Goby feeds on the mucous polyps of Acropora sp. in the wild and is considered reef safe but will nip at the polyps or bases of Acropora sp. and possibly other SPS corals. If the SPS dominated aquarium is not heavily stocked with very mature colonies these fish may severely damage Acropora sp. in these displays."

If this is the case, is there any SPS I can get? Has anyone had issues with gobies harassing their SPS?

46FiatYamaha · 05/17/2009, 11:58 AM

from what I've seen personally, some citrines pick at SPS polyps and some don't, I would try a few different kinds of inexpensive frags just to see what happens

05/17/2009, 07:47 AM	#1
Fluid Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 275	Citrinis Clown Goby + SPS? I have a Citrinis Clown Goby in my tank, and was looking at perhaps getting one or two SPS frags. I noticed on liveaquaria's website they say: "The Citrinis Clown Goby feeds on the mucous polyps of Acropora sp. in the wild and is considered reef safe but will nip at the polyps or bases of Acropora sp. and possibly other SPS corals. If the SPS dominated aquarium is not heavily stocked with very mature colonies these fish may severely damage Acropora sp. in these displays." If this is the case, is there any SPS I can get? Has anyone had issues with gobies harassing their SPS?

05/17/2009, 11:58 AM	#2
46FiatYamaha Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Matthews NC Posts: 990	from what I've seen personally, some citrines pick at SPS polyps and some don't, I would try a few different kinds of inexpensive frags just to see what happens