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Diamond goby, green or orange is one of my all time favorite reef fish. I am however suspicious that he had something to do with the disappearance of a banded coral shrimp that is mia.
My LFS has a diamond goby and I don't have any sand sifting fish so I was thinking of getting it. But I was also thinking about a yellow watchman. Which do you think is better for a beginner
As long as they have some sand to sift and are eating good, I think you could keep one in a pretty small tank, at least a 40 or 50 gallon.
Mine like the shrimp pellets that sink to the bottom. So he is pretty fat most of the time. But it doesn't matter, he constantly sifts the sand.
They can get fairly big, but are very peaceful, but sure able to take care of themselves as well.
I'll check and post back. Been buying them at the LFS, come in a short plastic bottle. The only dry food I feed and darn if the fish don't love them. Nice because they go pretty much straight to the bottom where the Goby is waiting.
It's called Neutrafin Max pellitized fish food.
Full of nutrients. I mix it with frozen brine, some shrimp, sometimes some frozen feast and sheets of dried algae for the Tangs. Everyone gets fed.
I am a newbie and bought a orange diamond, he has been a blast to watch but the sand is still kicked up a little, patience is key with it. He is becoming a pig and will almost eat from my dropper when I put food near his burrow. He got sick of hermit crabs getting in to his burrow so he barricaded the entrance with shells! So entaining to watch such a little dude with a big personality
Well I can't give a good answer since I only know what I've researched between the two, but my understanding is that the watchman isn't a outgoing fish (wont be out side his burrow a ton aside from eating) as to where my diamond goby is always out and about of the burrow.
So if you want one you can watch most, of guess the diamond over watchman
I'm asking a lot of questions because I'm going Dow to my LFS today and will reserve him and pick him up in a day or two. Im getting my anemone today and the goby will be next
Just a warning about the anemone (I just read that it's a 30 gallon tank), they get really large, I had one in my 28 gallon and had to remove it because it got very large very quickly and ended up killing alot of my other corals, it even killed one fish before I could get it moved.