Diamond Goby

Chris3859 · 03-23-2008, 02:24 PM

Thought I would let everyone know what this little freak did.

Well, my little buddy apparently likes his new home. After destroying my nice sand bed and me leveling it back out....twice...he finally found a home. It was under a nice piece of Fiji that made a shallow arch under the sand. He fortified the entire area with a sand cover that goes up the rock about 2 inches all around. Then he placed some shells he found near his entrance. Kinda looks like a mailbox or something! He made a 1 inch entrance to his fort.

He spends much of his day hiding and likes to come out when just the actinic lights are on in the dawn and dusk. He also likes frozen brine shrimp delivered about 2 inches from his front door.

He has quite the personality!

Dentoid · 03-23-2008, 04:45 PM

Isn't reefing fun! Just imagine what's going on at the bottom of the ocean's reefs!

Chris3859 · 03-23-2008, 05:20 PM

It must be something under the deep blue. Hey, I found something else out. He has cleared out the bottom of his fort to the bare glass. I can now open the cabinet and look up at him. It's kinda cool to watch him in his den. And he seems to know when I am looking at him through the bottom 'cause he angles his head to look at me.

Tru2nr · 03-27-2008, 08:13 PM

thats aweome i love those diamond goby's i've heard they don't have a high survival rate which is why i haven't gotten one yet how long have you had em

Chris3859 · 03-27-2008, 08:21 PM

I have had him for a little over a week. I hand feed him twice daily. I have a long bulb feeder that is made by Kent. I use frozen brine shrimp and a krill algae combo. He eats off the bulb feeder first, then I squirt some of the mix into the sand near his den so he can feed later. He likes eating from the bulb feeder and often attacks it as soon as I introduce it into the water! Everything I have read says they are very hardy, but often slowly starve to death because they need so much food. And boy does he like to eat! I know when he is full because his small stomach makes a big bulb shape. I will report more findings as I watch him and learn more about him.

Craig Manoukian · 03-27-2008, 08:41 PM

Congrats on the new fish, we'd love to see some pictures of what you're enjoying!

Chris3859 · 03-27-2008, 08:52 PM

I am going to try and shoot a video of this little freak eating. It is so funny. I forgot to mention, A cerith snail crawled too close to his den. Goby flipped him over on his back and attempted to eat him. I was not impressed. I got my feeder bulb and moved him to the other side of the tank. The Goby swam over there and started spitting sand on him. He is such a baby!

Craig Manoukian · 03-27-2008, 08:54 PM

Territorial to say the least, eh Chris?

Chris3859 · 03-27-2008, 08:59 PM

Yeah... a little bit...LOL!

mosdojaf · 04-11-2008, 10:10 PM

My goby has done the same, under a huge piece of base rock, the entrance is flanked by yellow polyps and a double headed hammer coral.

raleej337 · 04-12-2008, 12:36 AM

i've had a diamond goby for three months until i moved it to a bigger tank and maybe got confused jump out and found it under the tank stand after 2 weeks. well got a new one and been sifting the sand everyday. loves to eat mysis shrimp. of course like the rest of its kind, did its own sandscaping without consulting me first. well it is its domain and i am just the keeper so what can i do.

Varga · 04-12-2008, 12:56 AM

I've had mine for almost a year. hes been in the same hole since day 1.

he closes the openning at dusk and squeezes hiself in there, and closes it a little more from the inside. interesting fish to watch

Chris3859 · 04-12-2008, 12:41 PM

Mine never closed his hole until I added Fiji premium. I put a nice corraline encrusted rock right on the sand. I swear....60 seconds later, he exited his old home, filled it with sand and moved in under the Fiji. He now closes his hole up every night. He is the coolest fish I have ever seen. I just wish he would not silt the tank up.

Snelly40 · 04-12-2008, 02:07 PM

im getting one this afternoon !
I was thinking about it this morning and came on here to see threads and its fate, this was on the homepage!!!

Chris3859 · 04-12-2008, 03:36 PM

You will love them...just make sure you feed them everyday. They often slowly starve to death in a home aquarium because they have to eat eat eat. I absolutely love mine.

03-23-2008, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Chris3859 Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 194 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Diamond Goby Thought I would let everyone know what this little freak did. Well, my little buddy apparently likes his new home. After destroying my nice sand bed and me leveling it back out....twice...he finally found a home. It was under a nice piece of Fiji that made a shallow arch under the sand. He fortified the entire area with a sand cover that goes up the rock about 2 inches all around. Then he placed some shells he found near his entrance. Kinda looks like a mailbox or something! He made a 1 inch entrance to his fort. He spends much of his day hiding and likes to come out when just the actinic lights are on in the dawn and dusk. He also likes frozen brine shrimp delivered about 2 inches from his front door. He has quite the personality! __________________ Chris Tanks stats: 1)Big 2)Expensive 3)Time Consuming Just got my Discover bill--> "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines...Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion." -Unknown

03-23-2008, 04:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,239 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Diamond Goby Isn't reefing fun! Just imagine what's going on at the bottom of the ocean's reefs! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

03-23-2008, 05:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chris3859 Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 194 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Diamond Goby It must be something under the deep blue. Hey, I found something else out. He has cleared out the bottom of his fort to the bare glass. I can now open the cabinet and look up at him. It's kinda cool to watch him in his den. And he seems to know when I am looking at him through the bottom 'cause he angles his head to look at me. __________________ Chris Tanks stats: 1)Big 2)Expensive 3)Time Consuming Just got my Discover bill--> "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines...Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion." -Unknown

03-27-2008, 08:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,082 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Diamond Goby thats aweome i love those diamond goby's i've heard they don't have a high survival rate which is why i haven't gotten one yet how long have you had em __________________ The Addiction Chronical Pt. 2 The 75g Build R.I.P. My 55g Addiction Chronical... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!!

03-27-2008, 08:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Chris3859 Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 194 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Diamond Goby I have had him for a little over a week. I hand feed him twice daily. I have a long bulb feeder that is made by Kent. I use frozen brine shrimp and a krill algae combo. He eats off the bulb feeder first, then I squirt some of the mix into the sand near his den so he can feed later. He likes eating from the bulb feeder and often attacks it as soon as I introduce it into the water! Everything I have read says they are very hardy, but often slowly starve to death because they need so much food. And boy does he like to eat! I know when he is full because his small stomach makes a big bulb shape. I will report more findings as I watch him and learn more about him. __________________ Chris Tanks stats: 1)Big 2)Expensive 3)Time Consuming Just got my Discover bill--> "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines...Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion." -Unknown

03-27-2008, 08:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,915 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Diamond Goby Congrats on the new fish, we'd love to see some pictures of what you're enjoying! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

03-27-2008, 08:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chris3859 Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 194 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Diamond Goby I am going to try and shoot a video of this little freak eating. It is so funny. I forgot to mention, A cerith snail crawled too close to his den. Goby flipped him over on his back and attempted to eat him. I was not impressed. I got my feeder bulb and moved him to the other side of the tank. The Goby swam over there and started spitting sand on him. He is such a baby! __________________ Chris Tanks stats: 1)Big 2)Expensive 3)Time Consuming Just got my Discover bill--> "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines...Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion." -Unknown

03-27-2008, 08:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,915 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Diamond Goby Territorial to say the least, eh Chris? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

03-27-2008, 08:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Chris3859 Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 194 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Diamond Goby Yeah... a little bit...LOL! __________________ Chris Tanks stats: 1)Big 2)Expensive 3)Time Consuming Just got my Discover bill--> "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines...Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion." -Unknown

04-11-2008, 10:10 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 goby has done the same, under a huge piece of base rock, the entrance is flanked by yellow polyps and a double headed hammer coral. __________________ 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

04-12-2008, 12:36 AM	#11 (permalink)
raleej337 Tunicate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 24 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Diamond Goby i've had a diamond goby for three months until i moved it to a bigger tank and maybe got confused jump out and found it under the tank stand after 2 weeks. well got a new one and been sifting the sand everyday. loves to eat mysis shrimp. of course like the rest of its kind, did its own sandscaping without consulting me first. well it is its domain and i am just the keeper so what can i do.

04-12-2008, 12:56 AM	#12 (permalink)
Varga Acropora Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,791 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Diamond Goby I've had mine for almost a year. hes been in the same hole since day 1. he closes the openning at dusk and squeezes hiself in there, and closes it a little more from the inside. interesting fish to watch

04-12-2008, 12:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
Chris3859 Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 194 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Diamond Goby Mine never closed his hole until I added Fiji premium. I put a nice corraline encrusted rock right on the sand. I swear....60 seconds later, he exited his old home, filled it with sand and moved in under the Fiji. He now closes his hole up every night. He is the coolest fish I have ever seen. I just wish he would not silt the tank up. __________________ Chris Tanks stats: 1)Big 2)Expensive 3)Time Consuming Just got my Discover bill--> "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines...Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion." -Unknown

04-12-2008, 02:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,451 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Diamond Goby im getting one this afternoon ! I was thinking about it this morning and came on here to see threads and its fate, this was on the homepage!!! __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society* In Hoc Signo Vinces

04-12-2008, 03:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
Chris3859 Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 194 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Diamond Goby You will love them...just make sure you feed them everyday. They often slowly starve to death in a home aquarium because they have to eat eat eat. I absolutely love mine. __________________ Chris Tanks stats: 1)Big 2)Expensive 3)Time Consuming Just got my Discover bill--> "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines...Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion." -Unknown

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