I was at my local fish store today and they showed me a goby the guy said it was a goblin goby and told me it was a freshwater fish is there a goblin goby that is freshwater? The man told me it only gets to about 4 inches I was thinking about getting it but it sounds a little sketchy.
Freshwater goblin goby?
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jessipanda
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My LFS has had dragon gobies, but I've never heard of a goblin. Maybe he meant fw golden goby? I've read about those somewhere recently, but you could try doing an internet search for the goblin. If they exist, there's gotta be some info on them somewhere, I assume
No it wasn't a golden goby i think those are saltwater right? It kind of look like this https://www.google.com/search?q=fw+...#tbm=isch&q=goblin+goby&imgrc=lJkStoZshf2EvM:
brennae
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Try to get the scientific name if you can. Common names vary by region and vary greatly. A lot of goby belong in salt or brackish water so be careful of that. Lfs doesn't always house them correctly.
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jessipanda
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Yeah, I think you're kinda right. I found the article I was reading the other day here: http://www.fishchannel.com/aquarium-fish/5-freshwater-gobies.aspx
It says the true bumblebee goby is “highly tolerant” of freshwater, but the closely related golden banded goby is strictly brackish. Apparently both are sold as bumblebees though. I agree the scientific name would help. I can't find anything about giblin gobies, and that link you shared is a sea goblin which is strictly saltwater and I don't believe is a goby... If that's what the thing in the store looked like, and was indeed a freshwater fish, I'd really like to know what it is too! Lol
Gillie
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My guess would be that it is the fish sold as freshwater stonefish or lionfish.
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Gillie
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Not to mention that they sting like a wasp too.
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Yeah thats not much of a problem though, not like I go around petting my fishes or anything lol
Gillie
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All it takes is one bump during maintenance, I found out the hard way lol
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brennae
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Me either. How does a person know they won't have an allergic reaction? You don't til you get stung. Too dangerous imo.
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Gillie
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Venom allergy right here, I knew better
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brennae
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Epi-pen for the fishroom in case of anaphylaxis? Lol its not just for bee stings and peanut allergies. Explain that to the doc.
Brenna
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Gillie
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20 long or so would be better, they get about 4"
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