Diamond Goby Question

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  1. Yellow Tang

    Yellow Tang Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Do diamond gobies eat algae like in the sand
     
    Yellow Tang, Mar 21, 2011
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  2. Zoanthids21

    Zoanthids21 McKoscker’s Flasher Wrasse

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    They sift the sand and really eat whatever goes through IME..But they hunt for small animals in the sand, but they will eat the algea in the sand also..They ahve never eatin cyano for me though..They stay away from those areas.
     
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  3. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    If they don't find it edible, they push it back out through their gills along with the sand. They're carnivores and only eat meaty foods. They'll stir up the algae in the sand but they don't eat it.
     
    SushiGirl, Mar 21, 2011
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