yellow clown goby and sps

marie · #1 10-23-2008, 02:49 AM

If they are a mated pair they could be clearing a space to lay eggs.

On the other hand they could be like my yellow clown goby and will be just having a light lunch... saving room for a big dinner of acropora tissue

tgoeujon · #2 10-23-2008, 03:06 AM

if they start to be to much of an issue im going fishing

Aquattro · #3 10-23-2008, 03:24 AM

I've always heard of them doing this.

tgoeujon · #4 10-23-2008, 03:26 AM

would people advise that i try and remove them or should it be alright?

JDigital · #5 10-23-2008, 03:32 AM

I lost a colony in my 20G that my CG perched on all the time, but I NEVER saw him nipping at it... So I don't think the loss of the colony had anything to do with the CG... but I could be wrong.. I think it was just a case of STN.

Aquattro · #6 10-23-2008, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by tgoeujon

would people advise that i try and remove them or should it be alright?

I'd watch them. They may just clear a small area and leave it at that. If the coral is big enough, it should be fine.

tgoeujon · #7 10-23-2008, 03:44 AM

thanks for the advise. ill just watch and see and if need be move them to a ifferent tank. (if i can catch them lol)

untamed · #8 10-23-2008, 04:59 AM

I wish I could loan you my Lookdown. He solved my coral goby "problem" in about 1 week. I had 6 of them...briefly.

If they would just STAY in the coral heads they would be fine...but nooo...they have swim around from coral to coral to...oops.

Whatigot · #9 10-23-2008, 02:01 PM

quattros right IME...
These guys are bad, as a matter of fact, sps polyps are the only thing I have seen mine eat...lol
and I'm pretty sure he stressed out one of my JL 70 dollar frags to the point point of death....
not 100% on this but it was his favourite perch and none of the other 15 or so sps were affected and params are bang on.
Fortunately for him, clown gobies are one of my favourite fish and essential to my 'scape.