pic of one of the kids!

Paintbug · #1 01/05/2006, 06:17 PM

i finally got a desent shot of my Goby

Andrew · #2 01/05/2006, 06:18 PM

Sweet Goby! Never seen that type before.

BenH98 · #3 01/05/2006, 06:20 PM

Nice pic! What kind of goby is it?

Paintbug · #4 01/05/2006, 06:24 PM

Cryptocentrus Leptocephalus (Pinkspotted Shrimp Goby) my LFS called it a spotted watchman, but its not. has the coolest personalities of any fish in the tank. most the time he just sits on a rock in front of his cave, and looks at you like whats up, you think you could feed me today

. i got him when he was about 3-4" now hes about 4-5". hes kinda camara shy too LOL

BenH98 · #5 01/05/2006, 06:25 PM

Is he a sand sifter?

dannieboiz · #6 01/05/2006, 06:35 PM

He's not much of a sand shifter as some others but they're really cool to watch. Love it when they just sit around and stares at you.

Look he's looking at you now!!!

Paintbug · #7 01/05/2006, 06:37 PM

a lazy one but yes LOL when he gets in the mood "hungy" he leaves little sand plies everywhere. he also decorates his cave with empty shells(sometimes not empty), peices of LR. he has dug a tunnel under the large part of LR that his cave is in. now he has a secret escape route if needed.

Paintbug · #8 01/05/2006, 06:37 PM

dannieboiz: is that one yours?

dannieboiz · #9 01/05/2006, 06:38 PM

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Originally posted by Paintbug
dannieboiz: is that one yours?

Yup, one of my favorite in the tank.

Paintbug · #10 01/05/2006, 06:42 PM

same here. well he is the favorite just dont let the other kids know LOL

dannieboiz · #11 01/05/2006, 06:43 PM

is that coralines on your sand or just a reflection? I noticed some purple.

Paintbug · #12 01/05/2006, 06:45 PM

slight cyano problem LOL

bigbenji · #13 01/05/2006, 06:54 PM

I had the same kind. Here's what happens when you don't feed them enough. I think this was the third crab he got.

dannieboiz · #14 01/05/2006, 07:03 PM

I wonder if they ate zoas and microstars cause I'm missing some.

Paintbug · #15 01/06/2006, 08:48 AM

zoas, i doubt. but i would say possible. mine will perch on them thats it. and by microstars you mean Astrias then i would probablly say possible. i havent seen mine eat anything i didnt feed him except a hermit crab that was either dead or just molted as it was out of its shell.

nataz · #16 01/06/2006, 09:01 AM

cool pic and fish great colors thanks for sharing with us..

Paintbug · #17 01/06/2006, 09:16 AM

the pics dont do the colors justice! all the pinks have a bright blue ring around them. they seem to glow when hes out in the light. i have even seen him darken up when hes on the rocks. his dark strips along the top side will darken like hes trying to blend in better. and it works. if you look down on him when the water is clam you can barely see him on the LR. awesome fish!!

techigirl78 · #18 01/06/2006, 11:42 AM

Cool fish. What other fish do you keep it with?

Paintbug · #19 01/06/2006, 11:47 AM

2 false perc clowns, 1 coral beauty, 1 striped fanged blenny, and a powder blue tang.

SweetFawn · #20 01/06/2006, 12:14 PM

Very pretty!

Drewcipher · #21 01/06/2006, 12:27 PM

Thinking of getting him a pistol shrimp to hang with at any point?

Paintbug · #22 01/06/2006, 12:35 PM

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Thinking of getting him a pistol shrimp to hang with at any point?

something to think about. LFS dont have them very often. may order one online in the spring.

nuddybuddy · #23 01/06/2006, 12:50 PM

nice

colettem · #24 01/07/2006, 08:44 AM

What a beautiful fish! Unfortunately there never seem to b any interesting gobies in the fish shops where I live. Will just have to keep hunting.

bigbenji · #25 01/07/2006, 11:21 AM

Make sure you don't get a bullseye pistol shrimp. My LFS told me they would probably pair up, but after buying it and reading more I find out that the bullseye rarely hooks up with gobies. If you put a jawfish in there with it they may fight over the jawfish's hole. I had a pic of the goby and jawfish sharing a hole, but I can't locate it to post it. Just imagine 2 heads sticking out of a hole. Kinda cute....