And so the new journey begins...

[Fat Homer]

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

Stiphodon percnopterygionus


Stiphodon annieae


Rhinogobius zhoui

 

[Hendre]

Interesting little guys

 

[Fat Homer]

Interesting little guys

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...

 

[Hendre]

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...

Are they hillstream loaches or similar? There was a great article on a really good setup for loaches

 

[Fat Homer]

^ 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...

 

[magpie]

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....

 

[Fat Homer]

^ 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...

 

[magpie]

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.

 

[Fat Homer]

^ there is a stock wise:

8 Celestial Pearl Danios / 5 Half beaks / 2 puffers / 6 gobies / 4 ottos /

 

[Fat Homer]

But yeah, regarding variety, i read there are over 150 species of goby i think between fresh / brackish / marine..,