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vyastk
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 Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:13 am Post subject: Gobiidae |
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Gobiidae - This is large family of fishes..mostly ignored by aquarists....The variety available is quite mindblowing...some exotic colors.... some very drab, some very tiny... some very large, Algae eating to ambush predators..the list goes on!
I have been fascinated by Gobies for some time now and thought it would be a good idea to put up some info, Pics and experience that we have had while keeping these wonderful fishes. |
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:56 am Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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Nice thread....I dont have much knowledge about goby keeping but would like to share what I know.
The only goby I had is Glossogobius giuris commonly called the tank goby.
Setup preference: It prefered sandy portion of the tank eventhough there were rocks and drift wood in the tank
Water: I had it in freshwater, but a few people say it does well with adding a little salt.
Temperament: Peaceful to fish larger than its mouth, did not see it fin nipping or chasing fish around
Feeding: Its a predatory fish, it swallowed a few tankmates smaller than itself. Did not accept dry food but took frozen bloodworms.
Max size: Mine was around 3 inches but I have collected specimens more than a foot long in the wild.
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 12:08 pm Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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Excellent Thread!!!!
Scientific Name : Omobranchus zebra
Common Name : Zebra Blenny
Tank Setup : Can be easily acclimatized to fresh water. Lotsa hiding places are a must as these are extremely territorial and nasty to each other.
Feeding : Easy to feed. Will eat anything. Sinking food works best but will come to the surface to eat too.
Maximum Size : Around 2"
Distribution : India,Malaysia,Indonesia |
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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| Cute, I want one of these blenny... |
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 1:16 pm Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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The tank goby - G. Giuris
Extremely hardy and eats anything that fits in it's mouth - including tankmates.
The blennies - fun fish to keep as long as you've chosen the tankmates properly. Provide lots of hiding spaces and rocks to form "territories"
O. zebra
And the "horned" cousin - O. smithii
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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Lovely pics.
Omobranchus smithi I found is more docile and shy than O.zebra. Otherwise, their feeding habits,water condition etc are the same. |
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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Some Glossogobius giuris I had in the past, loved their aggression during feeding time. 
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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| wow,,,great pics...very beautiful... |
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vyastk
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| Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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Scientific Name : Sicyopterus griseus
Setup preference: Rocks and drift wood in the tank preferably a setup which grows natural algar (slime/Diatoms)
Water: Pure freshwater
Temperament: Very peaceful and may show some conspecific aggression ..Nothing dangerous
Feeding: Algae eater and a constant grazer. Also eats observed to eat frozen blood worms readily in captivity. Guaranteed to keep your glass alga and diatom free
Max size: Largest size I have seen is around 5" ..But specimens found are usally much smaller
Pics...See Tirtha's post below |
Last edited by vyastk on Thu May 19, 2011 12:03 am; edited 2 times in total |
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vyastk
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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Scientific Name : Stigmatogobius sadanandio
Common Name : Knight Goby
Water: Prefer slight salinity. Can be acclimatized to fresh water
Temperament: Quite peaceful and may show some conspecific aggression..May eat smal fish and or fries of other fish if kept together
Feeding: Observed to eat frozen blood worms readily in captivity. NOt really a fussy eater
Max size: Largest size I have seen is around 3" ..
Other notes: Shankar from IAH has bred them. One of the more common and easy to keep gobies |
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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| Anyone kept Gobiopsis macrostoma??? Got 'em a coupla years ago and managed to keep 'em alive only for a few weeks. The most beautiful Goby IMO. Finicky buggers though. |
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 7:10 pm Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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Sicyopterus Griseus
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vyastk
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| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 12:04 am Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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@ Balaji ... Any pics?
@ Tirtha ...Fantastic pics of a wonderful fish...Edited my post |
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Tirtha C
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| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 12:09 am Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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| vyastk wrote (View Post):
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@ Balaji ... Any pics?
@ Tirtha ...Fantastic pics of a wonderful fish...Edited my post
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No problem Vyas. |
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| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 10:12 am Post subject: Re: Gobiidae |
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Redigobius sp.
Schismatogobius deraniyagalaii
Stigmatogobius sadanundio
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