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J Feez
06-07-2006, 04:40 PM
My Yellow Watchman Goby has turned white. Not a pure white but it is significantly lighter in colour than when I first got him and I don't believe his colour has changed gradually since I brought him home a couple months ago. Has anyone had any experience with this? All my tests came up clean showing nothing abnormal. Thanks for your time
tomini
06-07-2006, 06:16 PM
what are you feeding him?
try using a macro algae to supplement the diet.
I feed mysis, bine shrimp, and macro algae with a lot of carrotein and my watchman is bright yellow!

hope that helps
Kabong
06-07-2006, 06:42 PM
I believe that means she's a female.
danny zubot
06-07-2006, 07:00 PM
Even still, she should be yellow. Do you have a sand bed? Mine sifts through the sand when he's hungery.
Kabong
06-07-2006, 07:22 PM
Even still, she should be yellow.

Now i don't guarantee anything, But i was pretty sure i read somewhere that the female will lose her yellow as she matures.
As in this mated pair.

http://www.fish-thailand.com/goby1/ginga1.jpg
danny zubot
06-07-2006, 07:28 PM
I thought that only occured when in the presents of a male YWG.
Kabong
06-07-2006, 07:48 PM
I thought that only occured when in the presents of a male YWG.

You could definatley be right. I dont really remeber the details about what I read, Just that the gray ones were the female.
Old Guy
06-07-2006, 09:11 PM
My female is by itself and has only female coloration.
SeaHorse_Fanatic
06-07-2006, 09:16 PM
Same with mine.
Matt
06-07-2006, 10:26 PM
Same thing happened with mine. Oh well, we still love (him/her). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=21164

Several sources report having them change back and forth. Weird.

Matt
J Feez
06-07-2006, 10:33 PM
In that picture you have there my goby's entire colouration is like the lighter colouration on your female goby. I've been feeding her some new life spectrum and some brine shrimp and mysis which she seems to really like. YOu think that's a good enough variety?
danny zubot
06-07-2006, 10:50 PM
Hmm, do you guys have a pistol shrimp with your YWG?
J Feez
06-07-2006, 11:38 PM
No, not a pistol shrimp. But I do have a cleaner shrimp.
Ruth
06-08-2006, 12:43 AM
I have a pistol shrimp with my YWG and they do hang out together but not all the time.