trouble keeping gold watchman gobie..

[melk-man]

had 2, not sure where they went. Got 2 more and one looked to be doing well while the other was going downhill. Well, today i cant find the one that was doing well and the other has declined more. Fins are decent and a damzel chased him the first day but never thereafter. Just looks bad. The one I can not find was eating some flake i would target feed and frozen brine shrimp.
Im bummed!
Other fish are a maroon clown, african flameback angel, small/medium yellow tang and a blue damsel. All these guys swim together peacefully. The gobies would hang out at the bottom. 2 large cleaner shrimp and 2 serpent stars. 58 gal reef tank. Lots of live rock n corals.
Are these gobies just delicate? This guy looks like his days are numbered. Shrunk belly, not keeping his head up like a healthy one..

[ozadars]

Are you sure the other three are dead? They may just be hiding behind the rocks because watchman gobies can be quite shy at the beginning. Dont forget to feed the weak one. Is he eating?

[melk-man]

Originally posted by ozadars
Are you sure the other three are dead? They may just be hiding behind the rocks because watchman gobies can be quite shy at the beginning. Dont forget to feed the weak one. Is he eating?

Nope.. He is not eating. What is odd is the one that has gone missing was eating when i target feed in his area. He was not shy at all. Both would sit together all day in front of the tank or scoot to a side if threatend but nobody messed with them after the first day.

[perky]

maybe the serpent star got a couple. I saw my serpent star catch my clown goby. (The goby was still alive at the time) I have never seen the goby since ...........