Could someone Id for me
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darthtang aw
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Engineer Goby. It is not an eel.
darthtang aw
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No, I can see why it would be possible to confuse the two, but typically a chainlink eel the yellow is thinner and not so prominent. I owned an engineer that looked just like that one pictured. Great fish......Problem is over time, they will clog up theiur digestive tract with sand/rocks. They burrow in the sand under rocks and move it with their mouth. They sometimes end up swallowing the sand a bit.
symon
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Originally Posted by PonieGirl
The engineer goby in the SWF.com photo is a juvenile. The one in the photo posted by xtyx is an adult.
How large is this fish?!
You are correct, that is an adult , i have 2 of them about 7" long, they are alot of fun to watch tear up my tank!
I would suggest making sure you LR is firmly on the bottom, as they burrow they will colapse the rock and possibly crush themselvs or damage the tank!
The engineer goby in the SWF.com photo is a juvenile. The one in the photo posted by xtyx is an adult.
How large is this fish?!
You are correct, that is an adult , i have 2 of them about 7" long, they are alot of fun to watch tear up my tank!
I would suggest making sure you LR is firmly on the bottom, as they burrow they will colapse the rock and possibly crush themselvs or damage the tank!