Blue-Spotted Jawfish Hide

jmifland · 12/07/2012, 09:42 AM

I want to make a home for a Blue-Spotted Jawfish I would like to add into my aquarium to accent more color. I am going to make it with 1" PVC and would like to make a somewhat intricate path that has three openings made with elbows. I am going to put it underneat the sand in my BioCube 29 that I will be setting up soon but I'm curious what to do to keep the water from becoming stagnant due to no water flow. I remember reading something about someone drilling holes throughout the PVC to allow waterflow through the sand but I wanted to get some ideas from other people.

I also have a question about my current stock with this fish. I already have a Diamond Sleeper Goby and would like to introduce a Pistol Shrimp. Would it be an issue having all of these in the same aquarium since they all burrow and would most likely all want to be inside the PVC?

I was also thinking that I would need to get rid of the Diamond Sleeper Goby due to it moving from an established aquarium into a smaller newly cycled aquarium where it wouldn't have as much established sand to sift through. If I get rid of the Diamond Sleeper Goby would the Blue-Spotted Jawfish be okay with sharing the home with a Pistol Shrimp or would they be fighting all the time?

alton · 12/07/2012, 10:16 AM

Pick an area in your tank(8"x8") and add 4" of substrate meant for jawfish(Caribsea Seaflor and or fine aruba puka shell mixed with coarse sand). My diamond does not play well with Jawfish. I have a Bluespot in a 65, Yellowhead in a 40, and a Pearly in a 29. The fun part is watching them maintain there homes. Not sure about PVC, I tried it once and they never went near it. Keep your water Temp around 75-76, and buy a juvenile.

jmifland · 12/07/2012, 10:47 AM

My Diamond Sleeper Goby just moved the sand he wanted to the spot he wanted to dig. The only reason I was going to do this was mainly for the Blue-Spotted Jawfish. I know that the Diamond Sleeper Goby will most likely avoid it as it enjoys sifting the sand, I may be getting rid of him though since there won't be any bacteria for him to sift through in the new tank and I don't want him to become malnourished.

The Diamond Sleeper Goby would also have a hard time making tunnels with the pistol with the way I want to put in the PVC so I may just sell him back to the LFS and replace with a Blue-Spotted Jawfish since I have seen a number of tanks do the PVC burrow trick with great success. I was thinking about glueing a large barnacle to the top of each opening as I have seen this done as well and would look more natural than a piece of PVC sticking out of the sand. I want to do this so that I can control where they make the opening so I'm not buying a fish that I will rarely see.

_shorty_ · 12/07/2012, 01:32 PM

interesting idea. I've never had a blue spot - but think they're beautiful. I'd be curious to see if it is utilized. Understood about buying a $100+ fish that you don't see much. My digging gobies typically find holes in rocks or even more often dig burrows underneath rocks instead of out in open sand bed area. My current hector gobie really hollows out under the rocks to the point, that I'm sometime surprised everything stays standing. He moves every couple weeks or so too. It's pretty neat to watch..

jmifland · 12/07/2012, 03:32 PM

I have no problems with my Diamond Sleeping Goby. He is out 99% of the time which is really cool. I have seen on another forum that a guy did this and had no problems getting great pictures of his Blue-Spotted Goby. I'm also just looking for things to do to take my mind off of setting up my aquarium since I'm moving in February. I wouldn't even be getting him for at least 2-3 months after move-in.

I also want to have it ready before I put the rock in so I don't have to worry about making one and finding a way to work it underneath or around the rock.

12/07/2012, 09:42 AM	#1
jmifland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 251	Blue-Spotted Jawfish Hide I want to make a home for a Blue-Spotted Jawfish I would like to add into my aquarium to accent more color. I am going to make it with 1" PVC and would like to make a somewhat intricate path that has three openings made with elbows. I am going to put it underneat the sand in my BioCube 29 that I will be setting up soon but I'm curious what to do to keep the water from becoming stagnant due to no water flow. I remember reading something about someone drilling holes throughout the PVC to allow waterflow through the sand but I wanted to get some ideas from other people. I also have a question about my current stock with this fish. I already have a Diamond Sleeper Goby and would like to introduce a Pistol Shrimp. Would it be an issue having all of these in the same aquarium since they all burrow and would most likely all want to be inside the PVC? I was also thinking that I would need to get rid of the Diamond Sleeper Goby due to it moving from an established aquarium into a smaller newly cycled aquarium where it wouldn't have as much established sand to sift through. If I get rid of the Diamond Sleeper Goby would the Blue-Spotted Jawfish be okay with sharing the home with a Pistol Shrimp or would they be fighting all the time?

12/07/2012, 10:16 AM	#2
alton Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zuehl, Texas Posts: 4,460	Pick an area in your tank(8"x8") and add 4" of substrate meant for jawfish(Caribsea Seaflor and or fine aruba puka shell mixed with coarse sand). My diamond does not play well with Jawfish. I have a Bluespot in a 65, Yellowhead in a 40, and a Pearly in a 29. The fun part is watching them maintain there homes. Not sure about PVC, I tried it once and they never went near it. Keep your water Temp around 75-76, and buy a juvenile.

12/07/2012, 10:47 AM	#3
jmifland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 251	My Diamond Sleeper Goby just moved the sand he wanted to the spot he wanted to dig. The only reason I was going to do this was mainly for the Blue-Spotted Jawfish. I know that the Diamond Sleeper Goby will most likely avoid it as it enjoys sifting the sand, I may be getting rid of him though since there won't be any bacteria for him to sift through in the new tank and I don't want him to become malnourished. The Diamond Sleeper Goby would also have a hard time making tunnels with the pistol with the way I want to put in the PVC so I may just sell him back to the LFS and replace with a Blue-Spotted Jawfish since I have seen a number of tanks do the PVC burrow trick with great success. I was thinking about glueing a large barnacle to the top of each opening as I have seen this done as well and would look more natural than a piece of PVC sticking out of the sand. I want to do this so that I can control where they make the opening so I'm not buying a fish that I will rarely see.

12/07/2012, 01:32 PM	#4
_shorty_ Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 1,048	interesting idea. I've never had a blue spot - but think they're beautiful. I'd be curious to see if it is utilized. Understood about buying a $100+ fish that you don't see much. My digging gobies typically find holes in rocks or even more often dig burrows underneath rocks instead of out in open sand bed area. My current hector gobie really hollows out under the rocks to the point, that I'm sometime surprised everything stays standing. He moves every couple weeks or so too. It's pretty neat to watch..

12/07/2012, 03:32 PM	#5
jmifland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 251	I have no problems with my Diamond Sleeping Goby. He is out 99% of the time which is really cool. I have seen on another forum that a guy did this and had no problems getting great pictures of his Blue-Spotted Goby. I'm also just looking for things to do to take my mind off of setting up my aquarium since I'm moving in February. I wouldn't even be getting him for at least 2-3 months after move-in. I also want to have it ready before I put the rock in so I don't have to worry about making one and finding a way to work it underneath or around the rock.