engineer goby ??

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  1. Executivelevel

    Executivelevel Peppermint Shrimp

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    So we will soon be getting an engineer goby (its being given to us). He is large from what I hear! Will he and my yellow head goby be ok in the same tank or should I keep them separate?? Will is bother any of my fish??
     
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  3. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    Mine loves everyone in the tank and does his own thing! They are a lot of fun to watch and have great personalities, just make sure you have all your rock FIRMLY planted....you'll understand why they're called "Engineer"
     
  4. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    They are awesome fish/eel, they get along with most fish except their own kind. Becareful with any shrimps that you may have. My EG ate my paired Harlyqiun shrimps and every peppermint that I have introduced. The only shrimp he hasnt eaten(yet) is my cleaner shrimp, I guess he's too big.
     
  5. Crabby Jim

    Crabby Jim Sea Dragon

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    My engineer has never bothered anyone in my tank I think he is great make sure you get some food down to his hole so he will come out to eat and like the other guy said make sure your rock is down to the glass because they love to dig like crazy all the live long day.
     
  6. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    That "guy" is actually a girl, LMAO 2nd time Linda :cheesy:
     
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  7. Godbert

    Godbert Montipora Capricornis

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    haha sounds like a fun fish keep us posted on him
     
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  9. WFOgixxer

    WFOgixxer Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I love my Engineer goby a interesting member of my reef for sure he has mad a huge network of tunnels in my deep sand bed. Also the symbiotic relationship between the engineer and the pistol shrimp is really cool to see they bot share the same home too.
     
  10. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    I"M A GIRL!!!!!! URRGHHHHH :lol:

    Thanks again Luna!:) and it said I needed to spread some karma around b4 giving to you again....I will as soon as I can
     
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  11. Executivelevel

    Executivelevel Peppermint Shrimp

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    LOL I feel you cuttingras Im a girl too =) but my hubby and I share the account now (he changed all the profile settings to match him!! Granted I did barrow his email address when I started the account... :) ) LMAO its ok though!
     
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  12. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    Yeah I know and with the name Cuttingras doesn't help either....I used to own a landscape biz in Atl and every knows me by that name... Thanks Girlie(Exec):)