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justahobby
Sat, 27th Sep 2008, 09:45 PM
I bought a lycopod goby (i'm guessing 3 in.) and a 6 line wrasse yesterday (lil guy). I expected the wrasse to be intimidated and warm up to the bigger fish. :thumbs_down: What I expected and what really happened is unreal. The lycopod goby is hiding behind a rock and has refused to come out. I am positive the two fish don't have a problem with each other but am really curious if thi goby is known for its shyness. I must admit I was talked into the goby and knew nothing about him except he has a gorgeous golden body and fins. I have searched the web and can only find this link below. If anyone knows about this kind of goby or can find it on a website that includes info on him, that'd be great! Thanks to all.

http://www.thepetstop.com/showprofile.cgi?index=5509&cat=livestock.fish.gobies&loc=&listpage=1
FossilReef
Sat, 27th Sep 2008, 09:54 PM
Lycopod gobies, brotulas, whatever you want to call them, are incredibly shy. They're nocturnal, actually, and their survival rate in the aquarium is rather dismal, I'm afraid.
justahobby
Sat, 27th Sep 2008, 10:00 PM
Shame on me for buying it then. Thanks for the info.
caferacermike
Sun, 28th Sep 2008, 07:54 AM
Almost all gobies and blennies are very shy. It comes from being very small and defenseless. Most all non-swimming fish will behave this way. Some that camouflage well may stay out in the open more than others.
FossilReef
Sun, 28th Sep 2008, 06:31 PM
Shame on me for buying it then. Thanks for the info.
Hey, don't sweat it. I guarantee that sometime in the course of this hobby nearly everyone has bought something that they didn't know much about. Heck, I know I did it when I first started out!
Btw, you might be interested to know that a lycopod "goby" isn't closely related to gobies at all, but is actually a type of brotula. It's also a livebearer, if I remember correctly!
justahobby
Sun, 28th Sep 2008, 07:24 PM
Hey, don't sweat it. I guarantee that sometime in the course of this hobby nearly everyone has bought something that they didn't know much about. Heck, I know I did it when I first started out!
Btw, you might be interested to know that a lycopod "goby" isn't closely related to gobies at all, but is actually a type of brotula. It's also a livebearer, if I remember correctly!


I have been at this for 2 years and that makes me the senior of the school of hard knocks :bigsmile: I was able to find a minut amount of information by looking up brotula. Thanks everyone for the help.