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05-11-2007, 05:29 PM
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I think when you have "a ton" in a tank theres so much crowding, no single individual is picked on. But when theres only another individual in a sea of open space they sort of fixate on it and the harassment begins.
Kinda like 2 people and the last air conditioner on a hot day in Home Depot 
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05-11-2007, 05:38 PM
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Refer to what I posted.
According to the mini article, the gobies are seen singly, in pairs (I'm assuming mated pair, thus no aggression), and a super large group which is similar to what you're seeing at JL. It had all the answers. My best guess is that some fish naturally pair up easier than others ie, clownfish/bangaii cardinals.
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05-11-2007, 05:48 PM
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I think in general they might be fine, but not always.
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05-11-2007, 06:51 PM
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Were they a mated pair or just two fish he put in at the same time? That's what I'm wondering:
Most people seem to agree that just throwing two in the same tank will provoke a war between the two. However, the site says "in their natural environment, they can be seen singly, in pairs, and in large 30+ groups" which brings me to believe that the said pairs naturally came together as a mated pair, thus no fights whereas two random neon gobies will destroy each other. You're right though. It could depend entirely on the fish but no one's had a good experience with introducing two at the same time yet  .Last edited by Moogled; 05-11-2007 at 06:54 PM.
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05-11-2007, 07:00 PM
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@justinl, I googled more information about the pairing of neon gobies:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...3/breeder2.htm If you look on Reefkeeping.com as well, some reefers briefly talk about neon goby pairs in their TOTM article. I would say definitely try for a neon goby pair, as I've yet to experience a boring pair of organisms. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...totm/index.php If a pair does form, remove the loner as the pair will start to defend their marked territory.
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05-11-2007, 07:58 PM
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thank you all for the great info. I think i will attempt to form a pair by buying three more neons (total of four in the tank) allow a pair to form and then remove the extra fish. this is ideally of course... hopefully none die. or if they are getting eaten i hope i have a camera nearby at least!
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04-12-2008, 12:18 AM
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Wow, just found this thread. Yeah, I once bought 2 and had them delivered from J&L (way back when they did free local deliveries) to my work place. Within a short time, one had ripped the other one up so badly (while they were in the same bag), it died by the time I got home.
I probably still have that video of the gobies (other ones that I bought) fighting.
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