Goby identification

[b.jent10]

What kind of goby is this? And is there any chance of him pairing up with a pistol shrimp?

 

[AquaRick]

Looks like a pink spotted watchman. And yes, they can pair up with a pistol.

 

[AquaRick]

Here's a picture of mine:

 

[Breezyrae]

Yep I got one too!! Glad to kno they pair up! Here's mine

 

[AquaRick]

If it helps any, i got my pistol shrimp months after my goby was already in the tank. So you don't need to do it all together.

 

[AquaRick]

Yep I got one too!! Glad to kno they pair up! Here's mine

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Nice! Love this goby.

 

[b.jent10]

If it helps any, i got my pistol shrimp months after my goby was already in the tank. So you don't need to do it all together.

That does help actually. The goby has been in the tank for about a month I think. I just put a tiger pistol shrimp in the tank last night

 

[AquaRick]

Good luck with the pairing. Post pics when you can!

 

[b.jent10]

Will do!

 

[austinsdad]

Make sure your rocks are on the glass bottom and not just sitting on the sand bed. If on the sand only, a pistol shrimp may kill himself - or break the tank glass when he digs a tunnel under a rock and it falls.

 

[Tomchong22]

Also a little side note about gobys. Make sure you have a cover on your tank. They like to jump out, truss me I had a diamond goby and a fire fish goby do this to me.

 

[AquaRick]

The watchmans I've had have always stayed at the bottom. Rarely ever do they leave their cave and/or the sand bed.

 

[melosu58]

Definitely a pink spotted goby. Here is a pic of mine that`s ten years old right now. This pic landed in a calandar a few years back.

 

[b.jent10]

The watchmans I've had have always stayed at the bottom. Rarely ever do they leave their cave and/or the sand bed.

+1. And that's an awesome picture meluso

 

[Breezyrae]

Yeah aquarick he is definetly cool as a cucumber! Melou that is a beautiful pic! Totally awesome! Hoping to be able to get one of those linkia starfish at some point when I'm more experienced to keep one