Pic of my fat engineer gobi
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someone400
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I really like mine but man, they can almost bury LR over night! Maybe someone can answer a curiosity question for me. At times mine will come out from under his rock(s) and won’t go back in for a couple of days. I was thinking that it might be the bristle worms in my crush coral causing him problems?? I put an Arrow crab in not long ago in the hopes that it would help control them. :notsure:
fatpuffer
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Originally posted by ManjiSann
That wouldn't always be a bad thing. with a little advanced planning you could put down egg crate or screen mesh at about an inch or two below the surface of the ls. having the top layer constantly stirred up is actually a good thing as it keeps it from getting too debris choked.
I absolutely love thier colouring, reminds me of fresh water kouli loaches.
Over all how big do they get. If I wanted to create a habitat just for them, what would you guys recommend?
Mine are absolutely humongous. On average they are 12-13 inches long and fat fat fat. I would guess 35 gallons and up...only b/c they don't swim alot and like to stay hiding underground...but mine have been very active lately-especially with the installation of a new powerhead. You could probably start them in a 10 gallon considering how small they are-they will reach maturity in a 10 gallon and then can be moved over to a larger tank as needed.
moraym
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Looks good, as of recently my engineer goby is no longer in my tank, but he was approaching a foot. He would build 8" mounds of sand and kill my bioload by stirring up way too much (I didn't plan ahead and eggcrate the bottom at all.
But here's a pic from the gift shop at baltimore aquarium, they have 10-12 huge engineer gobies. Theyre approaching 16" and theyre fat too.
(crappy pic since I had to lean over the cash register to get a quick pic of the tank behind the counter. cashier thought i was nuts)
But here's a pic from the gift shop at baltimore aquarium, they have 10-12 huge engineer gobies. Theyre approaching 16" and theyre fat too.
(crappy pic since I had to lean over the cash register to get a quick pic of the tank behind the counter. cashier thought i was nuts)
nutindeadyet
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I got one a few months ago It grows fast. I have about four inches of crushed coral at the bottom of mine . I has only stayed in one corner and hasn't moved It has created an underground tunnel though. Its cool you never know which hole he'll come out of. cool Pics
tony detroit
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I have a pair in my barebottom and absolutely love them. Had them close to a year now. They have to be over 6'', possilbly 8.