Twin Spot Goby

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  1. TJV09

    TJV09 Flamingo Tongue

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    Hi Guys:

    My Twin Spot Goby has been MIA today. I've had him for about 3 weeks and even dosed the tank with a bottle of trigger pods to keep him well fed.

    When I bought him he was healthy, but a little beat up (fins were chewed/frayed).

    He settled in niceley and sifted the sand 24/7. All his fins grew back....

    Now that the sand is sifted has he retired? LOL.

    I don't see him anywhere and am kind of upset.
     
    TJV09, Oct 29, 2009
    TJV09, Oct 29, 2009
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  2. invert phil

    invert phil Millepora

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    How long has your tank been set up for and how often do you feed your goby? Sand sifting gobies require a mature sand bed and 2-3 small feeds a day to keep them healthy. They constantly sift the sand bed which means they exert a lot of energy for a small amount of food.

    I feed my chalk goby (another sand sifter) a few flakes in the morning, some fine granules in the afternoon and a mix of krill, brine shrimp and mysis with a pipette (2-4 shrimp per shrimp type) in the evening.
     
    invert phil, Oct 30, 2009
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  3. TJV09

    TJV09 Flamingo Tongue

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    Tank has been running for almost a year. The sand bed is pretty deep. I dosed the tank with trigger pods for it. Also feed mysis and algae sheets.

    He must be gone since I still haven't seen him :(
     
    TJV09, Nov 1, 2009
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