Neon Gobies?

[Mikeman]

My dad really likes these guys after he saw them in souix falls, and he said as long as i got some for my new tank he'd pay for some of it, so I'm obviously letting him pay for it and getting some,

at ffexpress, they say I should keep 6 of them if I want more than one. I guess they wouldn't add alot to the bioload but I mean 6 fish, that's alot of fish in a reef tank.

and I really think finding a mated pair would be a p!sser

so would 6 of them be alright?

[ranaman]

Try to find tank raised. Neon gobies are not long lived fish so tank raised assures you of young fish. they also haven't paired up yet. Six fish should give you at least one pair. Just watch for any fighting that might get out of hand. They aren't supposed to be that hard to spawn so if you want a real challenge try raising up the fry.

[Mikeman]

I really don't want farm raised fish, I know it would benifet the ocean but I want the cleaning effect of these guys, plus the 30 buck price difference

[Ninong]

Originally posted by Mikeman
I really don't want farm raised fish, I know it would benifet the ocean but I want the cleaning effect of these guys, plus the 30 buck price difference

Is that something they told you when you worked at the LFS?

I've heard some LFS people tell customers basically the same thing about clownfish--that their wild caught clownfish were superior to captive-bred clownfish because the captive-bred fish would not accept a host anemone.

It isn't true of the clownfish and it isn't true of Neon Gobies. Their behaviors are not learned, they are instinctive.

Here is some information from ORA in Florida. They breed these along with clownfish, dottybacks and some other species.

Neon Goby - Gobiosoma oceanops
The neon goby from Florida and the Caribbean is one of the most easily recognized and popular saltwater aquarium fish. It is well documented that this fish is a cleaner species that picks parasites and other debris from the mouth, gills and skin of larger fish. They are small, reaching about 2 inches in length, and are black with two neon blue stripes along the back and a white belly.

Neon gobies are not difficult to keep in aquariums, and are especially suited to reef tanks. They will eat small bits of frozen and dry aquarium foods although in nature they are almost exclusively parasite pickers. Normally they are not bothered by larger fish because they are recognized as cleaners, but they can fall victim to mantis shrimp, pistol shrimp and other ambush feeders sometimes present in the live rock of reef tanks.

Spawning of this species is well documented, and pairing and spawning are often observed in aquaria. This species can lay 500-800 eggs every 10 days, hatching in about 8-9 days. They spend about 25-28 days as larva until metamorphosis. http://www.orafarm.com/otherspecies.html#neon


Ninong

[Mikeman]

can't blame the lfs this time


http://www.ffexpress.com/setfish.htm


I'm still a little confused should I try to get a pair from premium aquatics or www.orafarm.com or should I get a pair of them?

[Ltspd]

I just got 1 today. Should I have gotten 2?

[Mikeman]

never mind

ora doesn't sell to hobbiests

maybe paragonaquatics

I think that's a site?

nope swimming pools

[Mikeman]

I think if one is better than 2 unless its a mated pair