Golden-headed Sleeper Goby

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  1. Nightstick

    Nightstick Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I have to opportunity to get a free Golden-headed Sleeper Goby but I need to know if it will survive and be able to sift my crushed coral substrate? I have read many reviews about goby's sifting sand but nothing confirms that they can handle/live with crushed coral! Please help, he is free if I pick him up tomorrow. :angry:
     
    Nightstick, Apr 21, 2009
    Nightstick, Apr 21, 2009
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  2. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    I would skip it. Not only can the crushed coral damage its gills but I have found that these fish very often starve to death in our tanks, even if/when they eat prepared foods.
     
    amcarrig, Apr 21, 2009
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  3. reefer Bob

    reefer Bob Montipora Digitata

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    I had a mated pair a while back. They need live sand to sift , cc would be way to big. Plus your tank has to be enclosed to keep them in. One of mine jumped and the other vanished in the tank.
     
    reefer Bob, Apr 21, 2009
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  4. Nightstick

    Nightstick Purple Spiny Lobster

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    thanks guys, we all know how hard it is to pass on free stuff but it sounds like the right thing to do!
     
    Nightstick, Apr 21, 2009
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