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Old 06-04-2019, 04:23 PM
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Hi all I recently got back in to the hobbie and I got a panda goby about 3 days ago and having a tough time getting him to eat . I was wounfering what you guys have had luck with feeding them any help would be great
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Old 06-04-2019, 04:40 PM
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I have tried this fish at least 3 times with no success.
Tried every food possible.
Personally I think this fish feeds of specific coral slime.
This fish should be left in the ocean.
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Old 06-04-2019, 04:59 PM
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Good to know I won’t be getting one again i just loved his look to him thought I would try him out
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Old 06-04-2019, 08:27 PM
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Yes they are tough to keep , I only tried once could not get them eating . Maybe Myka can chime in (have not seen her for a while) but last I seen she was keeping one not sure if she was successful or not .
I have had luck with getting my blue spot boxfish to eat (very tough to get eating) using LRS reef frenzy food so maybe worth a try if you have a lfs that carry's it , they also sell fish eggs witch are meant for finicky eaters . Also maybe try adding some copepods maybe might entice him to start eating , PE calanus might work also . Good luck
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Old 06-04-2019, 11:34 PM
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I know a fellow that kept one for over a year but eventually it wouldn't eat and died he said it was one of the toughest fish he has ever had to try and feed as it was quite picky he did have success with pellets placed near where it liked to sit and seemed to like copepods as well
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Old 06-03-2020, 09:37 AM
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From what I know, the panda clown goby is hard to keep because they only live in certain coral. They require a 10 gallon or larger aquarium with at least one pocillopora coral and some shaded areas for them to hide. Their diet should consist of a variety of brine shrimp, frozen mysis shrimp, table shrimp, and frozen food preparations for carnivores. Good luck!
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