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The Guy 04-23-2012 07:48 AM

Small yellow goby, eating concerns
 
I have 2 little yellow gobies they each hang out on a zoey coral on each end of the tank it seems to me that they don't go for the foods given. I do a variety of foods including mysis, brine, ocean plankton, small new spectum pellets and some flake so it's little different each day. Is it possible foods are too big for them or what? Can anyone suggest other foods that the little guys would go for? How about baby brine shrimp?
Help with this would be appreciated. Cheers Laurie :idea:

gregzz4 04-23-2012 08:22 AM

What else do you have in the tank with the gobies ?
They are shy, oportunistic fish. Have you tried getting the food close to them ?
You can try using forceps or a turkey baster

Starry 04-23-2012 11:24 AM

Cyclopes?

The Guy 04-24-2012 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Starry (Post 708788)
Cyclopes?

Not familar with this please explain. :question: I actually lost one of them overnight, not happy about that!

The Guy 04-24-2012 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregzz4 (Post 708784)
What else do you have in the tank with the gobies ?
They are shy, oportunistic fish. Have you tried getting the food close to them ?
You can try using forceps or a turkey baster

tried this but it seems the food is too big for them.

gregzz4 04-24-2012 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by clown lover (Post 709031)
Not familar with this please explain. :question: I actually lost one of them overnight, not happy about that!

I think he meant Cyclop-eeze

gregzz4 04-24-2012 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by clown lover (Post 709032)
tried this but it seems the food is too big for them.

Have you tried chopping up the Mysis ?
C'mon Laurie, you've raised Parrot-fish. You will get these guys to eat :mrgreen:

gregzz4 04-24-2012 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clown lover (Post 709031)
I actually lost one of them overnight, not happy about that!

Sorry to hear that .. you'll figure this out

noirsphynx 04-24-2012 01:44 AM

Yup, I'd try Cyclop-eeze along with the turkey baster idea.

Snaz 04-24-2012 02:54 AM

I had one of these waste away. Tried every food including two types of cyclopeeze with no luck. I think these guys like calm tanks until they get settled. Mine seemed nervous.


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