kribensislover Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Hello all, I was wondering if anyone here is familiar with fresh water gobys? I have one that was sold as a freshwater silver dragon goby. When I looked up images of this fish, they did not resemble the goby I have. The images that came up were or the Senegal bichir. The goby I have seems to prefer being on the sides of the aquarium just like a pleco. The goby has a circular disc like fin that is under its head/upper portion of body it seems to aid the fish in sticking to the glass. The Goby when on the sand does appear to stand on his pectoral fins. He is very bland looking just plain silver/grey. If anyone has any experience or knowledge with these fish I would appreciate any input. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kribensislover Posted October 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 This is a poor picture but it's the best I can get at the moment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasshalffull Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 I'm not 100 percent sure but I've heard they're a brackish water fish filter feeders that sift sand and get pretty large Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 I'm not 100 percent sure but I've heard they're a brackish water fish filter feeders that sift sand and get pretty largeactually there are several freshwater gobies that stay quite small but can be difficult to care for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 http://www.tfhmagazine.com/freshwater/feature-articles/gobies-for-the-freshwater-and-brackish-tank-full-article.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasshalffull Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Yes I know I was just talking about dragon gobies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kribensislover Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Well it's definitely not a dragon goby [emoji16] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kribensislover Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 It was sold as a completely freshwater goby that stays small. Was recommended by seller to be in 20-30gal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kribensislover Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 I'm thinking it is Apocryptes bato Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasshalffull Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Oh ok like country boy said most gobies do stay pretty small what did the seller tell you they ate. It's a pretty unique looking critter. Gotta be careful buying "oddball" fish lot of times they had pretty extreme needs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherblue Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Odd ball gobies can be work; especially with feeding. Mine only eat tiny live food, so im hatching micro batches of bbs daily forever. Try wet web; they're great with specific emails and they're existing q&a posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabMember004 Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 It could possibly be Stiphodon atropurpureus (female). I have one myself and it is silver/gray. http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/stiphodon-atropurpureus/ If you scroll through the pictures you'll see a female. Just throwing out guesses because I can't really tell from your picture lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kribensislover Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 So I went to the LFS that I got my "silver dragon goby" from and tell the guy that I cant find any information about him under that name. Then I realize that he only knows it by that name and likely will not be able to assist in correctly Id'ing the fish. Then I asked him what he eats because he is so small and his head his so much larger than his body proportionally. He proceeds to blow off my first question and states that he is a small goby and will stay small, also that his head is supposed to be much bigger than the body. He tells me to feed foods that I have already been feeding...i.e. bloodworms. So I go home and feed him, dropped the blood worms directly infront of him. Nothing. He literally wont eat anything. Then the more I am staring at him I notice that his body is sunken in clearly he is malnourished. So I return to the pet store and tell the owner what I saw (the lack of eating and sunken body). He then tells me, well he didnt grow at all while he was here and he was here a long time. Ok now im really upset with the man. So clearly he knows the fish was failing to thrive and yet he sold him to me. Not a happy fish momma right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 That sucks, sounds like someone who doesn't care about there live stock. Which store did you get it from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Try some small live foods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Have you tried baby brine shrimp? A lot of times the pickiest eaters will get started on that due to instinct. If you need any help hatching them, or need some eggs to try, pm me and I'll help you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasshalffull Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 I agree I primarily kept predatory fish up until I found the shrimp game. If it's a predator try something small and wiggly bbs are great or daphnia Rotifers that sort of thing that's how I always got reluctant eaters to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasshalffull Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 But I'm wondering if it's predatory having the circular disk "sucker" type thing you mentioned in original post most predators move fast that sounds kinda more like a veggie eater or an algae eater of some sort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 I am a huge fan of gobies, I would get some if I did another saltwater tank. countryboy12484 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 I want a watchman goby so bad! ctaylor3737 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I want a watchman goby so bad!Ii know im actually setting up a 20L for frags and getting a closed system going. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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