Twin Spot Goby Help

[paddyob]

Mandarins are expert only fish. Most will die in the hands of noobs. Mandarins rarely take frozen.

Do more research and don't buy anything until you know what you are getting in to.

Let the twin spot be.

As for a new tank, six months minimum before adding a Mandy or sifter. Let bugs populate.

Originally Posted by Enigma

I can certainly support it by continuing to do what I'm doing: injecting the food into the sand. I'm hoping I don't have to do it forever, though. Once the new tank is set up I'll be investigating ways to populate the sandbed for him. Though I will continue to give him his "shrimp cocktail."

I didn't treat him for internal parasites, however. When I do the tank switch he'll be treated before moving to the new display tank. I suspect this is what will kill him: if I don't treat him.

The tank is peaceful, and he doesn't seem agitated or nervous. Of course, I have nothing to compare his behavior to so I may not know what I'm looking at.

I am going to have to find someone to pop into the house a couple of times, as we have a rabbit and plants that will also need care while we're away.



How long did your gobies live? I desperately want a Mandarin, and now I'm thinking that maybe I can do it: if I can care for the goby as long as you did.

If this one does well I may look for a partner for him, but that is the only reason I would ever purchase another one. I have read a couple of anecdotal stories online where a couple of people have been successful with them for a year+, but they are very much the minority.

I had researched "sand sifting gobies" in general, but I hadn't encountered this species in my research. I figured he had to be reasonably similar to the others. A quick "google" on my BlackBerry at the store didn't raise any red flags, so I went ahead with the purchase. Then when I did my in depth research at home while acclimating him, I learned about my mistake.