My violet goby won't eat :( please help

[courtney1626]

I just got my first goby three days ago and I'm scared he's not eating so I put him in a pitcher of water (same water as tank) and put food in the pitcher with him right in front of his face and he won't eat is he sick? Is there anything else I can do?

 

[DragonFish71]

Are you talking about a dragon goby?

If so, are you keeping it in a brackish water tank as they are supposed to be kept?

If not, take him back to the store until you can keep him correctly. They are a brackish water fish that is wild caught, thrown into fresh water, whatever lives is then sold. They don't do well in full fresh water. He will eventually lose his slime coat and become sick.

Also, put him back in the tank until you can take him back to the store. You're stressing him out more than he already was. They are very shy fish. They don't usually eat right away. Both of mine took weeks before they would eat. And yes, they are both kept in brackish water.

 

[Fibsog]

Are you feeding live food? That could be a problem if not.

 

[FrogFrenzy]

Ok first of all, is this a fresh or brackish tank? Second, what size is the tank?
Third, new fish are shyer and will hide and may not eat for a couple days.

 

[FrogFrenzy]

And fourth you should never put a fish in a "pitcher of water". That will cause so much more stress. No where to hide, no where to swim. You'd have better luck feeding him in the actual tank.

 

[FrogFrenzy]

And dragon gobies can be picky eaters. They will almost never accept flakes and maybe some frozen food. They need live foods to stay healthy.