Water Cow? Gulper? Or both?

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I’ve posted before with questions about a sleeper goby and the care for it, with lots a help and support, I’m wondering now, if a sleeper goby or water cow would be compatible with a gulper catfish as I believe that I saw a picture on here, depicting a setup with such. (I believe it was by SharptoothBass, sorry if I butchered that) I currently have a number of 20 and 40g tanks. I understand that the sleeper should have a much larger tank and was wondering if 75g would suffice? I’ve read multiple threads on Gulpers and have seen that one can suffice in a 40g breeder tank so that should be enough but I worry about the size requirement for the sleeper goby...? Any help would be much appreciated.
 

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I’d not mix the two. I’d keep it a only gulper tank and not mix the two. 75g would work for either one.
 

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If by water cow you mean Eleotris picta, I believe a 75 gallon would be too wimpy. Although they are mostly sedentary, when they do move, they use some space.
I have a young one a 180 gallon tank, and it uses the entire tank.
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Mine is only about 8", so its only about half grown.
Likes to hunt with face down, or face pointed up among the plants, and can down a5" shrimp.
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I’ve posted before with questions about a sleeper goby and the care for it, with lots a help and support, I’m wondering now, if a sleeper goby or water cow would be compatible with a gulper catfish as I believe that I saw a picture on here, depicting a setup with such. (I believe it was by SharptoothBass, sorry if I butchered that) I currently have a number of 20 and 40g tanks. I understand that the sleeper should have a much larger tank and was wondering if 75g would suffice? I’ve read multiple threads on Gulpers and have seen that one can suffice in a 40g breeder tank so that should be enough but I worry about the size requirement for the sleeper goby...? Any help would be much appreciated.
 

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I’ve posted before with questions about a sleeper goby and the care for it, with lots a help and support, I’m wondering now, if a sleeper goby or water cow would be compatible with a gulper catfish as I believe that I saw a picture on here, depicting a setup with such. (I believe it was by SharptoothBass, sorry if I butchered that) I currently have a number of 20 and 40g tanks. I understand that the sleeper should have a much larger tank and was wondering if 75g would suffice? I’ve read multiple threads on Gulpers and have seen that one can suffice in a 40g breeder tank so that should be enough but I worry about the size requirement for the sleeper goby...? Any help would be much appreciated.
Seems to be a lot of guessing and bad info on mfk these days. Spotted sleepers and gulped catfish can be housed together. 75 gallon would work 125 would be better.
 
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