diamond goby

mosdojaf · 07-14-2007, 02:57 PM

Does anyone else have one? Just picked one up finnaly. He does an awsome job sifting the sand.

Snelly40 · 07-14-2007, 03:02 PM

personally no, but i have heard they are GREAT!!!!

Nervoustime · 07-14-2007, 03:35 PM

I have a Diamond Goby in my 90 gallon. He has been great!!! There are times when he goes missing in action, but he appears a few days later. He has a lot of character.

mosdojaf · 07-14-2007, 03:55 PM

he has clouded the tank a bit, but hopefully when he is done with his first few rounds it will get better hehe

Triggerjay · 07-14-2007, 05:00 PM

I have one, and he keeps my sand sparkling white. Decides to re-arrange the tank now and then, but he is one of my favorites...

Jason

cheeks69 · 07-14-2007, 07:40 PM

These guys feed almost exclusively from the sandbed so a mature deep substrate is important until they adjust to prepared foods.

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he has clouded the tank a bit, but hopefully when he is done with his first few rounds it will get better hehe

It's not going to get better it's what they do and it's not uncommon for them to spit sand all over your corals especially those placed on the substrate.

leebca · 07-15-2007, 09:34 AM

mosdojaf,

What kind of substrate do you have? What is the size range of the particles? How deep is it?

I'm just courious.

Woodstock · 07-15-2007, 09:53 AM

I used to have one and really enjoyed it. It ate my homemade mush very well.

2455coop · 07-15-2007, 01:41 PM

I am considering either a Diamond or a Goldhead Sleeper...

Would like to know which one is better...and what are the pros and cons of either

mosdojaf · 07-15-2007, 06:08 PM

My substrate is a mix of arag live fiji pink, special grade, and a little crushed coral. It is 1 1/2 to 2 inches deep in some spots. so size ranges from .5-2mm and some larger pieces from the few pounds of crush coral i put in

mosdojaf · 07-29-2007, 11:18 AM

Actually he has been coming up and eating frozen brine and myosis shrimp, when i do my 3 frozen feedings a week.

Triggerjay · 07-29-2007, 11:33 AM

mine eats with the rest of the fish.. I am currently feeding a "home blend" food.
Thats him in my avitar..

Jason

leebca · 07-29-2007, 02:05 PM

2455coop,

I find the Diamond Goby (Valencienna strigata) to be a busier substrate cleaner than the Gold Head Sleeper Goby (Valencienna strigata).

The Gold Head Sleeper Goby has the habit of scooping up some substrate in its mouth, then rising a few inches off the bottom of the aquarium as it sifts through the substrate. The effect is like falling snow. The substrate covers everything in the aquarium that is up to about 4 to 6 inches off the bottom. If you have any inverts, corals, and reef life, you don't want to invite one of these into your community aquarium. When the Diamond Goby sifts through the substrate, it remains on the bottom and doesn't spread the substrate over rocks, etc.

Under the proper lighting, that colored streak along side the head of the Gold Head Sleeper Goby is brilliant!

bluespotjawfish · 07-29-2007, 07:01 PM

I've also had both, and agree with leebca on the differences. I think the diamondback is a bit more hardy than the Gold Head upon introduction. However, once they settle in both are comparable in that regard.

07-14-2007, 02:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
mosdojaf Fire Coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: crystal lake Posts: 83 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	diamond goby Does anyone else have one? Just picked one up finnaly. He does an awsome job sifting the sand. __________________ 45 gallon reef tank cpr backpack skimmer Aqua clear 110, customized cpr aquafuge medium (coral life 18w compact on refugium) jbj 260w compact flourescent maxijet natural wavemaker system various power heads

07-14-2007, 03:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,446 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: diamond goby personally no, but i have heard they are GREAT!!!! __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society* In Hoc Signo Vinces

07-14-2007, 03:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nervoustime Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Irvine, California Posts: 486 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: diamond goby I have a Diamond Goby in my 90 gallon. He has been great!!! There are times when he goes missing in action, but he appears a few days later. He has a lot of character.

07-14-2007, 03:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
mosdojaf Fire Coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: crystal lake Posts: 83 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: diamond goby he has clouded the tank a bit, but hopefully when he is done with his first few rounds it will get better hehe __________________ 45 gallon reef tank cpr backpack skimmer Aqua clear 110, customized cpr aquafuge medium (coral life 18w compact on refugium) jbj 260w compact flourescent maxijet natural wavemaker system various power heads

07-14-2007, 05:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Triggerjay Acropora Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,989 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: diamond goby I have one, and he keeps my sand sparkling white. Decides to re-arrange the tank now and then, but he is one of my favorites... Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

07-15-2007, 09:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
leebca Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: So CA Posts: 297 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: diamond goby mosdojaf, What kind of substrate do you have? What is the size range of the particles? How deep is it? I'm just courious. __________________ LEE

07-15-2007, 09:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,857 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: diamond goby I used to have one and really enjoyed it. It ate my homemade mush very well. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

07-15-2007, 01:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
2455coop Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Amarillo,Texas Posts: 266 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: diamond goby I am considering either a Diamond or a Goldhead Sleeper... Would like to know which one is better...and what are the pros and cons of either __________________ Bill 75 gal D.A.S. 15 gal refugium

07-15-2007, 06:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
mosdojaf Fire Coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: crystal lake Posts: 83 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: diamond goby My substrate is a mix of arag live fiji pink, special grade, and a little crushed coral. It is 1 1/2 to 2 inches deep in some spots. so size ranges from .5-2mm and some larger pieces from the few pounds of crush coral i put in __________________ 45 gallon reef tank cpr backpack skimmer Aqua clear 110, customized cpr aquafuge medium (coral life 18w compact on refugium) jbj 260w compact flourescent maxijet natural wavemaker system various power heads Last edited by mosdojaf : 07-15-2007 at 08:35 PM.

07-29-2007, 11:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
mosdojaf Fire Coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: crystal lake Posts: 83 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: diamond goby Actually he has been coming up and eating frozen brine and myosis shrimp, when i do my 3 frozen feedings a week. __________________ 45 gallon reef tank cpr backpack skimmer Aqua clear 110, customized cpr aquafuge medium (coral life 18w compact on refugium) jbj 260w compact flourescent maxijet natural wavemaker system various power heads

07-29-2007, 11:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
Triggerjay Acropora Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,989 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: diamond goby mine eats with the rest of the fish.. I am currently feeding a "home blend" food. Thats him in my avitar.. Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

07-29-2007, 02:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
leebca Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: So CA Posts: 297 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: diamond goby 2455coop, I find the Diamond Goby (Valencienna strigata) to be a busier substrate cleaner than the Gold Head Sleeper Goby (Valencienna strigata). The Gold Head Sleeper Goby has the habit of scooping up some substrate in its mouth, then rising a few inches off the bottom of the aquarium as it sifts through the substrate. The effect is like falling snow. The substrate covers everything in the aquarium that is up to about 4 to 6 inches off the bottom. If you have any inverts, corals, and reef life, you don't want to invite one of these into your community aquarium. When the Diamond Goby sifts through the substrate, it remains on the bottom and doesn't spread the substrate over rocks, etc. Under the proper lighting, that colored streak along side the head of the Gold Head Sleeper Goby is brilliant! __________________ LEE

07-29-2007, 07:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Tridacna maxima Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 4,137 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: diamond goby I've also had both, and agree with leebca on the differences. I think the diamondback is a bit more hardy than the Gold Head upon introduction. However, once they settle in both are comparable in that regard. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

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