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Old 08-23-2016, 10:38 AM   #1
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Sand sifting goby
How long should I wait to get one?
The sand is new,however

The rock is established
The water is from my break down tank
The corals and my fish will be moving over tonight.


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As long as he is eating other types of food you should be OK. Bullet goby is the best and then the pink spotted goby.
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I'd personally wait several months. You want an established sand bed for them to sift through. Not all of them will swim into the water column for food.


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Old 08-23-2016, 07:24 PM   #5
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Are they all suicidal by nature? You know, death by jumping.


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That bullet is gorgeous 😍😍


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My bullet never jumped but my pink spotted did after 14 years.
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Got a diamond goby


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You need to take him back,Diamond Goby will starve to death eventually even in a tank with an established sand bed.


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every goby I've ever had committed suicide by power head ,
I know several people with diamond gobys one of them had him 6 years so far the other almost a year so far,
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every goby I've ever had committed suicide by power head,

I'm sorry but this made me laugh. I have visions of despondent fish taking the last swim up the intake.



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I pink spotted goby lived 14 years before jumping.
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How will the goby starve to death if it's also eating mysis shrimp?


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I am speaking of the Diamond Goby.Not all gobies the same.May be a few exceptions out there but overall mortality rate is extremely high for the Diamond Goby.


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So am I. This diamond goby is eating mysis shrimp (that was being fed in the store), so how can it starve to death if it's not only sifting the sand, but eating regular food as well.


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