Wacko Diamond Goby

[b0gart]

Ok, so I move this guy into my tank. First he digs under every piece of live rock i have to lower it to glass level, which I suppose is fine....I should have set my live rock on the bottom anyway so it was more stable. He won't let my Conch out from behind the live rock, every time he catches it out front he picks it up and spits it behind the liverock. Rearranges my hermits at will.....now he has decided that one specific rock is supposed to be buried, I uncover it and an hour later he has it buried again. He's entertaining to say the least. Is this "normal" behavior?

 

[montidanae]

indeed.

 

[duke13]

It's part of the written agreement when you buy a goby.
You have to look at the fine print

 

[acez28]

i have only had mine a coupla days. He usually stays in a little cave and sticks his head out. Hopefully mine will start doing things after he gets comfortable.

 

[b0gart]

Stupid LFS, I never got a copy of the agreement. Actually I believe he is about my favorite fish. I had Piranha a couple of years before I set up this tank and they have zero personality compared to my saltwater fish. Have you guys ever seen a clownfish suckle on a RBTA's tentacles? I have an RBTA that my pink skunk clown lives in and lately the oscelaris has been sneaking up and sorta rubbing up on the side of it and sucking on the tentacles......like the RBTA is having an affair with the oscelaris. Such a slutty little anenome.......

 

[pufferman]

It's perfectly normal although mine is not as controlling as yours. They've got tons of personality for sure. The funny thing about my diamond is that it digs a new hole under every new liverock I put in the tank. I think there're at least 5 underground caves and 1 still in contruction. I love him in spite of occasional rockslides.