Bumble Bee Gobies - Aquarium Advice

amphibianboy528 · 10-28-2004, 06:29 PM

Hi,

I would like to know if you add1 teaspoon for a gallon to a tank with a betta in it,would the betta die?Because I have Bumble Bee gobies and according to my book it said some fish(bumble bee gobies)will do better and will not affect any other fish if you add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of salt to the tank.Will this affect my fish?my fish are 4 coolie loaches 1 male betta and I will be adding some more fish to the 25 gallon tank.This tank is basically a Asian River Biotope.

Menagerie · 10-28-2004, 07:02 PM

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I would like to know if you add1 teaspoon for a gallon to a tank with a betta in it,would the betta die?

That will not affect the betta, that will not affect the specific gravity of the tank either.

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Because I have Bumble Bee gobies and according to my book it said some fish(bumble bee gobies)will do better and will not affect any other fish if you add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of salt to the tank.

What book is this? BB gobies are brackish water fish. My gobies are kept in a BW tank with a specific gravity of 1.015.
I have kept bb gobies before in [acronym:6ccc800182="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:6ccc800182], and they do not do as well (then I did some serious research). Aside from that bb gobies are little nippers and I don't believe your betta and goby will get along for too long.

amphibianboy528 · 10-28-2004, 08:24 PM

The book was "The Complete Aquarium" by:Peter W. Scott.kSo I'll keep the BB gobies in their own tank and leave the betta and the other tank mates alone.I also have a question about BB gobies.I have had them for a while and they don't seem to be eating.They are still alive and look healthy but I never see them eat.The pet store that I bought them from said that they ate flakes while they had them,same goes with my butterfly gobies.I don't wan't any of my precious gobies to die,please help me.

swanandmokashi · 10-28-2004, 08:29 PM

I add 1/2 tsp (total) to my 3 gallon tank . the betta is happy in it

Pufferpunk · 10-28-2004, 09:45 PM

Generally, BBGs do not eat flakes. Better try something else, before they starve. Mine love blackworms.

amphibianboy528 · 10-29-2004, 12:39 AM

how do you feed bumble bees black worms?Since they mostly stay on the bottom of the tank.

Pufferpunk · 10-29-2004, 01:27 AM

Put them into a cone worm feeder. They will squiggle out 1 at a time & eventually all the BBGs will be hanging out under it, catching the worms as they fall. Very cute.

sicklidkid · 10-29-2004, 01:29 AM

Pufferpunk, could the same be done for DPs?

Pufferpunk · 10-29-2004, 01:37 AM

Of course! I have a cone feeder in every one of my 7 fish tanks.

amphibianboy528 · 10-29-2004, 02:43 AM

okay thnks pufferpunk,and also I tried live brine shrimp and they ate most of it.Well i guess that is cause they are preditors.Also I want to try water fleas,have you fed any of your fish/fry water fleas.Please help me here,I have tried everything.And it said on a site that they would eat almost anything that can fit in thier mouths,so I wanna try water fleas.Thanks!

-amphibianboy528

10-28-2004, 06:29 PM	#1
amphibianboy528 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Jose CA Posts: 236	Bumble Bee Gobies Hi, I would like to know if you add1 teaspoon for a gallon to a tank with a betta in it,would the betta die?Because I have Bumble Bee gobies and according to my book it said some fish(bumble bee gobies)will do better and will not affect any other fish if you add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of salt to the tank.Will this affect my fish?my fish are 4 coolie loaches 1 male betta and I will be adding some more fish to the 25 gallon tank.This tank is basically a Asian River Biotope.

10-28-2004, 08:29 PM	#4
swanandmokashi Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cary NC USA Posts: 650 Images: 6	I add 1/2 tsp (total) to my 3 gallon tank . the betta is happy in it __________________ 55 Gallon FW Eco-complete Substrate Equipment : In-line heater, RENA XP3 filter, 130 Watts Fluroscent Plants - Hygrophila polysperma "sunset", Bacopa caroliniana,Bacopa australis,Rotala rotundifolia "colorata", Water Sprite, Ludwigia repens,Hydrocotyle verticillata, Swords, Stargrass, Anubias Nana, Petite Nana, Dwarf Sagittaria, LUDWIGIA ARCUATA,Micranthemum umbrosum Fish - 3 Bolivian Rams, 2 Australian rainbowfish, 6 Bloodfin tetras , 4 julii cory cats, 1 Ottos,1 Bristle nose Pl*co Read my aquarium autobiography at http://www.swanandmokashi.com/HomePa.../Aquarium.aspx

10-28-2004, 09:45 PM	#5
Pufferpunk Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 641 Images: 11	Generally, BBGs do not eat flakes. Better try something else, before they starve. Mine love blackworms. __________________ The Puffer Forum http://www.thepufferforum.org/ Pufferpunk's Tanks http://wetwebfotos.com/Home?actionRe...ew&userID=1918

10-29-2004, 01:27 AM	#7
Pufferpunk Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 641 Images: 11	Put them into a cone worm feeder. They will squiggle out 1 at a time & eventually all the BBGs will be hanging out under it, catching the worms as they fall. Very cute. __________________ The Puffer Forum http://www.thepufferforum.org/ Pufferpunk's Tanks http://wetwebfotos.com/Home?actionRe...ew&userID=1918

10-29-2004, 01:37 AM	#9
Pufferpunk Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 641 Images: 11	Of course! I have a cone feeder in every one of my 7 fish tanks. __________________ The Puffer Forum http://www.thepufferforum.org/ Pufferpunk's Tanks http://wetwebfotos.com/Home?actionRe...ew&userID=1918

10-28-2004, 08:24 PM	#3
amphibianboy528 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Jose CA Posts: 236	The book was "The Complete Aquarium" by:Peter W. Scott.kSo I'll keep the BB gobies in their own tank and leave the betta and the other tank mates alone.I also have a question about BB gobies.I have had them for a while and they don't seem to be eating.They are still alive and look healthy but I never see them eat.The pet store that I bought them from said that they ate flakes while they had them,same goes with my butterfly gobies.I don't wan't any of my precious gobies to die,please help me.

10-29-2004, 12:39 AM	#6
amphibianboy528 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Jose CA Posts: 236	how do you feed bumble bees black worms?Since they mostly stay on the bottom of the tank.

10-29-2004, 01:29 AM	#8
sicklidkid Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: California Posts: 322 Images: 7	Pufferpunk, could the same be done for DPs?

10-29-2004, 02:43 AM	#10
amphibianboy528 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Jose CA Posts: 236	okay thnks pufferpunk,and also I tried live brine shrimp and they ate most of it.Well i guess that is cause they are preditors.Also I want to try water fleas,have you fed any of your fish/fry water fleas.Please help me here,I have tried everything.And it said on a site that they would eat almost anything that can fit in thier mouths,so I wanna try water fleas.Thanks! -amphibianboy528

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