Stonogobiops nematodes prawn goby
 

Had him since Aug 1. Hides most of the day. Had a rare opportunity to take a pic.


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Nice shot Sam,
:cool: fish

Caught a few more pics

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How big is he, Sam?

Tony, its about 3/4" long

Very nice Sam.
Always wanted one but of course other thing took priority and then my tank was over stocked. Maybe when I go bigger

J

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Very cool fish, is it hard to care for?

Samw,

Do you have a pair of them? It looks like another one peeking out from behind that elegance coral (i think that is what it is) in the last pic. :confused:

A pistol might bring them out more if you would want to try. THey are a nice little fish. YOurs looks great keep us posted.

Nice shootin', Sam. :cool:

Thanks guys. I don't know if I still have a pair of them. I did when I took the pic. :biggrin:

I find them to be very delicate and wimpy fish. When I first get them from the store, they usually have sunken stomachs probably because they don't compete for food very well in an open tank without hiding places. Once in my tank, they will either die (disappear and eaten by a predator) before they get a chance to fatten up or they'll settle and start getting fat and then disappear all of a sudden. In my tank, I have a serpent star, 4 BTA's, and some large hitch-hiking crabs which any one of those predators would probably be happy to catch and eat a little wimpy fish like this when it is sleeping. This is why I think they *might* do better with a pistol shrimp to guard it when it is sleeping. :lol: But they don't pair up with all pistol shrimps so you'd have to get the exact right kind.

In a tank with no predators, they should do fine. Mine seldomly come out during the day. They are scared and hide until feeding time when they will dart in and out of their caves really fast. They come out more when my Halides are off and my dim 55W PC's is on. When its dimmer, they'll get braver and stay out in the open longer than when it is full daylight.

Ah, I see a pair of them again. Glad to see my remaining pair still alive. This pic is taken under one 55W PC light only.

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Very beautiful fish Sam. Big thumbs up. Were they special order or just found them at the LFS & which one?

Anthony

Hey Anthony. Thanks. I've only ever seen them 3 times. The first time was at J&L where I bought the last one. The 2nd time was during Boxing Day where I picked up 5 of them. They were in pretty bad shape with torn fins and sunken stomachs. I put the weakest one in a floating trap but it died the next day. 2 of the remaining ones dissappeared within a few days (probably captured and eaten). The 2 strongest ones survived to this day. The only other place I've seen these is at Pet Gallery where they are being sold with a pistol shrimp as a package.

I've only seen them at king ed's ... thats where I got mine...

They're getting harder and harder to find so if you see one get it![/img]