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Finally got some nice shots of the gobies in my tank, so thought i would update this thread a little...

Stiphodon percnopterygionus
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Stiphodon annieae
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Rhinogobius zhoui
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Interesting little guys
 
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Hendre said:
Interesting little guys
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Top 2 species definitely are, they basically require micro algae and bio-film as a main food source...

Also the photos dont really do them justice as their colors are a lot more vibrant... really gotta pull out my DSLR and macro lens one day to try and get some clearer shots...
 
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Fat Homer said:
Top 2 species definitely are, they basically require micro algae and bio-film as a main food source...

Also the photos dont really do them justice as their colors are a lot more vibrant... really gotta pull out my DSLR and macro lens one day to try and get some clearer shots...
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Are they hillstream loaches or similar? There was a great article on a really good setup for loaches
 
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^ nope, they are all gobies, top 2 from indonesia, with the 2nd only being discovered i think in 2015 from what i read briefly...

The 3rd is a species from China...
 
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I had a stiphodon goby for about 5 years. Love these guys! I've read that they can be nasty with each other though, which is why I never added any others. Do yours get along?

Also, do you still have dwarf puffers in this tank? In another thread you mentioned dwarves in a 60 gallon community....
 
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^ there are 3 species of goby in this tank, and other than the occasional brief chasing, they are all okay with each other...

And yup, got 2 dwarf puffers in this community tank hovering around always on the hunt for any snails i chuck in...
 
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What other stock do you have other than the gobies and puffers?

Cool to hear that your gobys mostly get along. Wish I had gotten more back when I had them! There are so many pretty varieties now.
 
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^ there is a stock wise:

8 Celestial Pearl Danios / 5 Half beaks / 2 puffers / 6 gobies / 4 ottos /
 
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But yeah, regarding variety, i read there are over 150 species of goby i think between fresh / brackish / marine..,
 
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