can't get the jawfish, what else then?

If you want a sand sifting fish that you'll see why not a sleeper banded goby?

 

man, i wish i lived near a kick ass fish store.

that's what they said originally and now they are saying their supplier can't catch it.

I don't want them to send me a freaked out fish, well, more freaked out than needs be

 

I'm looking at vivid website now.

What clue am I looking for to indicate if a fish is a sand sifting variety or not? More I think about it, that's what I really want here.

 

i'm not seeing this one on their website. I do see a greenbanded goby that looks awesome. not sure if it'll sift or not

 

If you're only feeding twice a week and have an immature sandbed, I really wouldn't recommend a sifter goby. I've always had one, but I've always fed daily (and plenty). The first one (6-spot sleeper) I put in this 55 was starved when I got it, and it only lived a day or 2 even though I was feeding it. They eat a lot and need to be fed daily at a minimum (recommended twice a day, but mine's not awake in the morning when I leave), or they need to have plenty of things to eat in the sandbed.

As for telling who sifts sand, check the mouth. A wide, downturned mouth usually sifts, a smaller mouth not so much.

My 6-spot sleeper sifts. Big mouth, eyes further back from the mouth.



My orange-spot picks every once in a while, but doesn't actively sift. Smaller mouth, eyes further forward.


You can tell they have a bit of a different shape to their heads. The 6-spot physically looks just like a Diamond Watchman sleeper. The orange-spot is a shrimp goby rather than a sleeper.

 

The green banded goby won't really sift.

Here it is, it has a different name:
Buy Bullet Goby Online | Vivid Aquariums
Not really the best pic, they do tend to get more blue on them.
Better pic:


More fish in the same genus, just different coloring:
Buy Orangemarked Goby Online | Vivid Aquariums
Buy Gold Head Sleeper Goby Online | Vivid Aquariums

 

yay. cancelled with vivid because I found a new online store that i can get dry supplies, fish, and coral in one shipping cost ;D alot of it wasn't on their site, but a quick email exchange later and good to go.

3reef sponsor The Sea Store

Excellent

My first time using them. Hope the coral is algae free and the fish are healthy.

 

Well disregard that. The Sea Store has a $150 minimum order. I don't shop at places that won't sell you anything unless you buy some minimum amount. I just don't understand that business model and will not support it. ($225 for free shipping, which I do get)

They did offer, as a one time thing, to do the order anyway and waive the 150 requirement, but as I so rarely order that much, I didn't see the point for a one time waiver. I'd rather support retailers that don't have that requirement in the first place.

 

Divers Den as been having alot of them up lately, just a thought.