What kind of Goby is this??

[spammie5]

My friend just returned from massive trip to big city and stopped by her 2 favorite fish stores and brought me this surprise! It was sold as a White Ghost Goby but I can't find any info about one. It just doesn't look like anything I saw on SWF.com or other sites with gobies. Any help would be appreciated! He immediately went to digging a hole under a piece of live rock (which is all securely on the glass tank bottom!) and seems to be doing well. I'm just not sure what to feed him!
This is the best pic I can get...he's all white - not transparent - with iridescent blue dots near his head and one black spot on dorsal fin...Thanks!

 

[pezenfuego]

If it has blue dots on it's gills near it's head. It's probably a diamond goby. Feed him some good quality frozen food. Like ocean nutrition or something 1-2 times daily.

 

[spammie5]

All of the Diamond Gobies I've found have orange spots on them....could mine just not have developed them yet or can that happen with gobies? Interesting...thanks for the help!

 

[pezenfuego]

No orange spots? My bad. You have yourself a white sleeper goby. It is basically the same thing as a diamond goby. You will never have a dirty sandbed.

 

[spammie5]

That is it!!! Thanks sooo much PEZ - now I can go to sleep knowing I can take care of this little guy....he's sooo cute!

 

[pezenfuego]

Originally Posted by Spammie5
http:///forum/post/2972662
That is it!!! Thanks sooo much PEZ - now I can go to sleep knowing I can take care of this little guy....he's sooo cute!
No problem. He is a cute little guy. Good luck with him.