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Old 09/14/2005, 01:16 AM
surfnvb7 surfnvb7 is offline
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strange diamond goby behavior (short movie)

I have a newly aquired diamond goby that is doing great. He is sifting sand, building forts etc. Also is eating any frozen mysis/brine shrimp I put down into the tank with enthusiasm. Although he doesnt seem to be interested in the frozen cyclopeeze for some reason.

But, I noticed some strange behavior from him usually after he sifts some sand for a while. Looks like he is taking some huge gulps of water. Maybe to clear out his mouth/gill of any particles left? Is this a normal behavior?

Here is a clip of what I'm talking about:
.mov file, quicktime may be required EDIT: if it doesn't work by clicking on it, try a right click with your mouse, and then click "save target as" to save to your hard drive.

He does this randomly, usually after sifting sand, and even though it looks like he's trying to grab some food, to my keen eyes theres no food in front of him when he does that.

Any thoughts/suggestions are much appreciated.
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Last edited by surfnvb7; 09/14/2005 at 02:11 AM.
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Old 09/14/2005, 02:05 AM
perky perky is offline
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the clip doesn't work for me. could you e-mail it to me?

michaeltan@ihug.co.nz

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