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aggman
Sat, 4th Oct 2008, 12:25 AM
someone help me out here...i just got two of these awesome fish at a great deal $5 bucks each. don't you just love uneducated petco employees? well, i guess the jokes on me because they aren't eating. it's only been 24 hours, but i tend to freak out. is this normal, do i just give them time? or should i worry? bad juju coming back to me:confused:

~alex
acropoorer
Sat, 4th Oct 2008, 02:18 PM
Hey alex,

I got a couple of the green citrons (would like to find a couple of the yellows). They like to nestle in SPS. Mine are still aliive after two months. Have never seen them eat, but expect they like small stuff (cyclops or small bits of mysis). I think they just need to feel comfortable in the environment, then they will eat. Do you have sps for them to live in?
millerdog
Sat, 4th Oct 2008, 03:03 PM
Guys, be careful with the little guys I have had a few in my tank 3 yellow (never any luck with the greens). They would all slowly disappear after a few weeks and I'd end up having to fish them out of my sump. Ended up putting some screen around my over flow to keep them out. But that was the worst I can say until the first heat wave hit SA and my chiller went out this summer. Had them for about 2 years all I can think is they didn't take to well to the sudden heat.

Sam
Kyle46N
Sat, 4th Oct 2008, 11:46 PM
I had a couple green clown goby's and they did well until I sold them. Grew in size and ate well. I wouldn't sweat their eating habits the first couple of days, due to the stress of being in a new tank and new water.
aggman
Sat, 4th Oct 2008, 11:49 PM
wow good info...no i don't have any sps, but i have lots of odd shaped lr with nice crevices and perches. but these guys are weird, they kinda lean on the glass at the top of my 20 hi. oh and good to know about the heat thing. my tank is tiny so i don't use a chiller [don't really know if i have to :confused:] and i keep my a/c set at 72. will that be good enough? lemme know, thanx

~alex
aggman
Sat, 4th Oct 2008, 11:50 PM
I had a couple green clown goby's and they did well until I sold them. Grew in size and ate well. I wouldn't sweat their eating habits the first couple of days, due to the stress of being in a new tank and new water.


ahh good to know. i'm kind of an over-reactor, but i swear i'm getting help...

~alex