feeding a diamond goby

[omoreno]

Bought a diamond goby a few days ago. He is a really cool fish. He adds a little character to the tank. But how do you feed him when he tends to hide out in his make shift fort. When I feed my other 3 fish, they usually don't let anything drop to the bottom. I don't want to loose him for lack of feeding, any suggestions on how to feed the diamond goby. Thanks again.

[DeletedAccount]

If you have a healthy, active live sand bed then the goby will shift through the sand and eat from the bed. Also, try to use a turkey baster, or similar device, to shoot some meaty food down to the bottom towards his home.

Good luck! These are awesome fish! Mine is fat and happy. After a while he may become less secretive and come out to get food at feedings more aggressively.

[Ed]

Marineland Bio-Blend has a new SW food for carnivores. It is a sinking pellet and the bottle has a red cap and a picture of a Clown Trigger on the front. We have been trying a sample at AA and discovered that the sand sifting gobies love it. Might give it a try.

HTH.

Ed

[omoreno]

Thanks.... for all the input will definitely give all this a try.

[prof]

I have one and really like him. He makes a big mess of my sand. I have never had any problems getting him to eat. Flake, bloodworms, brine shrimp, anything...

[omoreno]

thanks guys, turkey baster works great and pellets work good too. Also started to baster feed my shrimp and serpent star which was getting kinda thin i think. Feeding the star is cool to watch since i never really see it except for an arm hanging out of the rock. Goby says thanks also.

Omar