they keep dieing

blue strip

blue strip

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well ive had gobies and blennys and i cant keep them alive they stay in my 120 and all my other fish are just fine my tanks been up for a few years and running really good and i never see it eat i think they starve to death but i cant get anyone to tell me what they eat i try to feed it brine or flake but it dont eat it even live brine i want one to stay in my tank i think there a very nice fish but how do i keep them alive
 
promisetbg

promisetbg

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What type of goby and blenny are you trying to keep? Brine and flake is'nt a very nutrtious diet. Try frozen mysis shrimp and vary the diet. Do they just die..or disappear?
 
promisetbg

promisetbg

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There is your answer. They are unfortunately called gobies and blennies by the hobby, but in fact both are dragonets. They require an established tank, with alot of LR..and a good pod population which is being fed so that it reproduces. A refugium plumbed into the system is the best way to insure a safe place for pods to breed. Some will take to frozen foods,but it is'nt enough to sustain them. They need the pods...and a constant supply.
 
promisetbg

promisetbg

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They need copepods. Pod is a term we use for many small crustaceans that come in with LR...copepods,amphipods,isopods. But scooters,and mandarins need copepods. You can seed a refugium with them..you can buy them online or in good reef-oriented LFS'. I have a pair of mandarins and several pipefish..and a hefty population of copepods. But I still buy copepods periodically to give their numbers a boost...a couple times a year. The pods eat algae..phytoplankton,so I feed the tank this every few days or so. The cost is approx $ 25. 00 per bottle of 1,000. If the tank is maintained properly,after the addition of the bottles you should see a bloom of them in a few weeks as the eggs hatch.
 
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