neon goby size of pin

hermitlover · 04/11/2014, 11:55 AM

I just received my neon goby through the mail, I am so afraid to put him in the tank, he is acclimating now, but I am scared he is going to get sucked through the filtration and I will never see him again. I have a 24 gallon nanocube. what should I do?

username in use · 04/11/2014, 11:57 AM

Well you could and should quarantine him anyway to make sure he is eating well and healthy. If you're not set up for that then in he must go. Shut off any powerheads until he gets acclimated. The standard filtration of the nanocube should be ok for him. If he can't fight that then he was gonna die anyway.

hermitlover · 04/11/2014, 12:08 PM

ok, thanks, lets hope he makes it.

Spork3245 · 04/11/2014, 12:13 PM

They fatten up quick and are pretty strong swimmers, they tend to hang out on the rock work in my experience and stay away from the overflow.
During feeding I usually shut off my power heads/wave makers, before turning them back on I always make sure my neon cleaner goby is no where near them.

hermitlover · 04/11/2014, 04:03 PM

Thanks for the info, he seems to be doing good staying on the bottom eating some copepods.

Spork3245 · 04/11/2014, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by hermitlover

Thanks for the info, he seems to be doing good staying on the bottom eating some copepods.

Just a warning; They have a heartbreakingly-short lifespan of just 1-2 years. My first passed at just around 1 year, he was by far my favorite fish.

intyme · 04/11/2014, 06:21 PM

One year? Well that's a short life span :/

Spork3245 · 04/11/2014, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by intyme

One year? Well that's a short life span :/

Their big personalities more-than make up for it. I don't think I'll ever not have one after my first, honestly fell in love with the species.

04/11/2014, 11:55 AM	#1
hermitlover Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: connecticut Posts: 16	neon goby size of pin I just received my neon goby through the mail, I am so afraid to put him in the tank, he is acclimating now, but I am scared he is going to get sucked through the filtration and I will never see him again. I have a 24 gallon nanocube. what should I do?

04/11/2014, 11:57 AM	#2
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	Well you could and should quarantine him anyway to make sure he is eating well and healthy. If you're not set up for that then in he must go. Shut off any powerheads until he gets acclimated. The standard filtration of the nanocube should be ok for him. If he can't fight that then he was gonna die anyway. __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

04/11/2014, 12:08 PM	#3
hermitlover Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: connecticut Posts: 16	ok, thanks, lets hope he makes it.

04/11/2014, 12:13 PM	#4
Spork3245 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South Central New Jersey Posts: 1,088	They fatten up quick and are pretty strong swimmers, they tend to hang out on the rock work in my experience and stay away from the overflow. During feeding I usually shut off my power heads/wave makers, before turning them back on I always make sure my neon cleaner goby is no where near them.

04/11/2014, 04:03 PM	#5
hermitlover Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: connecticut Posts: 16	Thanks for the info, he seems to be doing good staying on the bottom eating some copepods.

04/11/2014, 06:21 PM	#7
intyme Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Farmington Ny Posts: 854	One year? Well that's a short life span :/