Goby - Firefish Nemateleotris magnifica
 

Please provide your experience in this poll:

• Use the top 9 poll questions if your fish has passed away.
• Use the bottom 7 poll questions if you currently own this fish.
• Multiple polls are allowed.
• Select the best answer to the best of your knowledge.
• Adding comments or elaborating on the cause of death in a post is encouraged.

The options are as follows:

died within 0-3 months
died within 4-6 months
died within 7-9 months
died within 10-12 months
died within 13-18 months
died within 19-24 months
died within 2-3 years
died within 3-4 years
died after 5 years +
currently alive 0-6 months
currently alive 7-12 months
currently alive over 1 year
currently alive over 2 years
currently alive over 3 years
currently alive over 4 years
currently alive 5 years +

Had 2 in a 48G tank, both got along fine until one started to harass the other and wouldn't let it come out to eat so I target fed it. The more dominant one ate like a pig and eventually was twice the size of the other. A sally lightfoot crab finally caught the big one after 2 years and munched it down. The smaller one was out more often and flourished in the tank for about 3.5 years before it died of a dinoflagellate outbreak (dinos in the water column).

The biggest issue I've had with them is they like to jump. The one I have is in a tank that is covered. I've had it for a little over a year now. I have a friend who has several and they are all at least 3 years old.

Is it possible to put a picture of the fish in the thread for proper ID?

I have 2 in my 65g that get along very well, and have resided there for almost 3 years.

had 1 shy of 2 years before he jumped

Talented carpet surfers, these guys. I've had two, and each escaped, despite egg-crate. I love them, but I don't know if I'll try again.

mine dies within 2 days of bringing home. Had some curly worm parasite tho
heres a pic for those that want\

http://banditpowdercoat.com/Powderga...0%28103%29.JPG

mine jumped 3 times the night it came home the wife picked it up each time and put it back the fourth time it jumped she never caught on and it was found behind the sump dead

Died after a year from an anemone that wiped out my first tank.