Orange Spotted Sand Goby

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  1. mikev63

    mikev63 Plankton

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    What do I feed this Goby?


    Does he get all his nuitrition from sifting sand? Or do I have to suppliment with food? What kind? and How to feed?

    Thanks
    Mike
     
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  2. rickzter

    rickzter Torch Coral

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    I have read that gobies like to sift the sand in search of uneaten food, small animals, etc. You can feed it zoo or meats that settle at the bottom and he will gladly pick them up. These guys live at the bottom, so settling his food at the sand level is preferred.
     
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  3. Bruce

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    hmm ok, first off, what size tank do you have, these guys will like a mature tank of about 50 gallons...you should feed it a mix of frozen brine shrimp, mysid shrimp and live black worms...Welcome To 3Reef
     
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  4. mikev63

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    I have a 36g tank. The tank is about 8 weeks old.

    Mike
     
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  5. mikev63

    mikev63 Plankton

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    This guy has moved all my sand and had built walls around my rock....Is there a way to stop this guy? If I move it back will he move it again?

    Mike
     
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  6. Michaelr5

    Michaelr5 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Oh Yea! That's what he do! I have a goby myself and he is a very industrious fellow. :)

    Mike
     
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  7. Diver_1298

    Diver_1298 Eyelash Blennie

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    Yes, indeed. That is a very nice fish. Moving sand is what they do best:)
    They are kinda like engineer gobies. If they couldn't move sand, they wouldn't have a reason to live. lol

    Jim
     
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