Sarrixx

I've been reading a lot of threads on gobies the past week on fish lore, and this has LED me to become very interested in them!
They are cute little critters and i would love to add some to my 57 gallon tank, which is currently housing a pair of bristlenoses and 3 eletric yellows while the yellows wait for their new tank to be complete!
I was in my local pet store recently where I noticed in one tank they had some native australian fish for sale!
in the bottom were these cute little guys with huge mouths about 2" long under the tag "Desert Gobie", also at a fish store a little bit farther away, they sell TINY bumblebee gobies, i fell in love with the little guys straight away!

I was just wondering that if i moved the yellows into another tank, would either one of these little guys be ok in there? What other fish are they compatable with? Would the bristlenoses be ok to stay in there?

iloveengl

I noticed that your ammonia reading is .25 - I know that sounds minuscule, but that is actually enough to kill off your fish, especially gobies, which tend to be particularly susceptible.

If you're not already, you may want to commit to daily water changes of 25% and regular testing until the tank is safe, so your bn don't suffer.

So, once your tank is ready (no more ammonia or nitrites & nitrates less than 20), it seems like these cute little buggers would be a lot of fun.

From what I've read, these guys are tiny - less than 2" and they can vary in water condition, seemingly happy in FW or brackish, so if you plan on making the 57 gallon a strictly peaceful and, not including bn, fairly small fish tank (just because anything too big might chomp on your gobies), then in my opinion, they would make a great addition to your tank. And... pictures please

EDIT: Bumblebee gobies are NOT appropriate for your tank. They are strictly brackish.

Edit #2: I'm SO jealous. Lol. Never seen those little guys around here.

aquarist48

Hello Sarrixx.
I have moved your thread to the "freshwater gobies" section of the forum. It may help you to get more responses.
Best of luck
Ken

Sarrixx

thanks for the advice iloveengl, ill get on top of it!

Neji

Well I found out that gobies I think all types of gobies... they jump out of the tank sometimes. Mine did, and it didn't jump from the lid it jumped from where I had to cut the place to put the filter at the side of the tank.