Yashia Goby hiding :(

[toytech]

Hes a small fish surrounded by big fish it will take him a while to get used to that.My wheelers shrimp goby never comes out and i dont have any big fish , im sure one day he will get over it i just have to wait.

[dynamite]

Thanks for the answer Toytech, I hope so too =/ My fish are quiet small, my Yellow Tang is 2 inches, my clowns are also 2 inches and my Cherub Angel 1inch and a half. I hope he gets used to them fast, he's such a nice fish and I hate watching him hide

[George]

It's normal that your yasha is hiding because that's its nature instinct. Yasha goby is a shrimp goby which means that they prefer to have a burrow and won't leave far from their burrow. You may consider getting a pistol to go with that yasha. That will make it more comfortable and hopefully get out from its burrow more.

[carnut]

We have one in a biocube with 2 clown gobies and a pistol shrimp. We don't see him for weeks think he's dead then surprise hangs out front for a day or two then gone again.

[toytech]

Have faith in the last couple of days my very timid yellow watchman has been coming out way more , swimming all over the tank. I also vote for getting a pistol shrimp because thats just plain cool.

[Samw]

I have the cousin goby, Stonogobiops nematodes, with a pistol shrimp. It hid in the tunnel for about a month but now comes out whenever I feed small NLS pellets to the tank. When not feeding, it stays hidden in the tunnel until main lights are out and sometimes comes out in ambient light.

[gobytron]

you bought a fish that is supposed to hide.
With a little research into specimens before you take them home, you can avoid this kind of surprise in the future.