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A Quick Response Appreciated!! (Sand-Sifting Goby) - 12/11/05
Bullet Goby or Diamond Goby? Is there a major difference?
<<Bullet Goby/Genus - Amblygobius...Diamond Goby/Genus -
Valenciennea...similar in habits/feeding.>> I wrote to CREW
asking for a recommended critter that would eat algae dust from our
sand surface. <<Yes...was I...EricR here again.>> Per your
recommendation, was told to get a Bullet Goby. <<Correct>>
I sent my husband in search of a Bullet Goby and he came back with 2
small Diamond Gobies, being told they would work equally as well and
told we needed more than one because they are small. Tank: 180 gallon.
<<Mmm...likely Valenciennea puellaris, the Orange-spotted
Goby. Have had these in the past...can/will do a good job
sifting the substrate. This goby will get large (6" or
more), compatibility issues aside, two might be too much for your
tank...possibility of not being able to keep both adequately
fed.>> Are we ok to add them or should we take them back and hold
out to find a Bullet Goby? <<Up to you. If you like
the looks of the Diamond Goby then give it a try...though I'm
hesitant to recommend two at this stage.>> Scrambling here, I
can't find any differences other than keeping more than one may
create an issue, <<Maybe, yes>> thus don't know if I
should return both or one, or continue to ready them as new additions
to our tank. <<If you decide to add both make sure you do it at
the same time, though I would be inclined to only add one of these
fish. We house live rock, Naso Tang, Green Bird Wrasse, Fox face,
Yellow Tang, Percula Clown, Coral Beauty, Royal Gamma, 3 Blue Damsels,
3 Striped Damsels, 1 Six Line Wrasse and 1 Black Brittle Star along
with a host of Crabs that enjoy the night life. Debi Stanley-Viloria
Mission Viejo, CA |
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