Goby Dragon - Ideal Tank mates

[bgkfish]

Hello - I have a goby dragon currently in a freshwater tank, but am putting together a brakish tank for him. The petstore never informed me that this was a brakish water fish and not freshwater... I was wondering what the ideal tank mates for these guys are? Any information or advice would be appreciated. :)

Thanks.

[Mudfrog]

Other smaller Gobies would work best. Try bumble bee, clay, jade, etc.. Those are all fairly non aggressive and will not nip the fins of the defenseless violet goby.

[dragonfish]

Mine is in with a columbian shark, they ignore each other quite well.

[FalconKeeper]

Knight gobys, columbian sharks, candy striped gobys, bumble bee gobys. My monos like to chase him but I have plenty of hiding spots for mine so he is doing great with them in the tank. These guys are very very sensitive to water quality so please make sure your water is properly cycled and do your weekly water changes. If you see him come to the surface and try to breathe air then you know something is wrong with your water.

[Dragon cqzzzzz<]

All I can say in terms of tankmates is guppies and bumblebee gobies. I haven't kept anything else with them.
However, you asked the ideal tank for them. They need a large tank, brackish, fine substrate (sand is best), and plenty of cover (driftwood, plants, anything to hide under). They aren't aggressive fish, so smaller brackish fish are generally safe.
Ghost shrimp are also fine. The goby won't eat them, and they can live in brackish water. The same goes for some species of snails.
The specific gravity should be 1.005 or higher. Freshwater is not an option.
What size is the tank you're setting up for the goby?

[hybridtheoryd16]

ok its freak out time--------i have kept 2 gsp's with my dragon for a few years now with no problems. They sleep in the same cave all piled up on each other. It all matters what the disposition of the tank mates is. That will determine what you can keep with what. i have several freinds that have dragon goby's now and most of them keep guppies with them. And one has 3 dragons and a few sharks and that is apretty cool tank.

[dragonfish]

ok its freak out time--------i have kept 2 gsp's with my dragon for a few years now with no problems. They sleep in the same cave all piled up on each other. It all matters what the disposition of the tank mates is. That will determine what you can keep with what. i have several freinds that have dragon goby's now and most of them keep guppies with them. And one has 3 dragons and a few sharks and that is apretty cool tank.

Can you get pics of that? I'ld like to see it.

[hybridtheoryd16]

They thought it was time for breakfast but i hope you get the idea. Here are my little killers:ROFL: http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o245/boostfeind_photos/u228.jpg

[Dragon cqzzzzz<]

What kind of sharks? I've never really heard anything about brackish sharks before.

[dragonfish]

What kind of sharks? I've never really heard anything about brackish sharks before.

Columbian sharks, silver tipped sharks, black finned sharks, five finned sharks, all the same. Fresh as juvenile, needs brackish at minimum as adult for longest and healthiest life.


Hybridtheory, very cool. Reason I asked is I just added four GSP to the tank and curious as to how they will do.

[hybridtheoryd16]

great i hope they do well. i hear stories about them being viscious but i have never seen it. The only odd thing that mine do is curl there tails up and swim in circles around the other. I thought it was a mating dance for awhile but nothing has ever came from it. Iguess it is one flexing its muscles for the other. IDK

[Dragon cqzzzzz<]

How large are your gobies? How long have you had them? That sounds kind of like a courtship, or a territorial thing. Watch them carefully. If it's territorial, they might start biting. If it's courtship, then good job and I want to know everything about your tank.

[hybridtheoryd16]

It is my gsp's that are dancing. My goby is around 11''. i have had it for 1 year. My SG is at 1.017. I call it salt water but it is just close. The temp is 80F. And the ph is 8.1. The gsp's have been acting like this for quite some time maybe 8-10 months. They have never nipped at the goby or each other. I have no idea what they are doing. ---------------------How do you sex gsp's????

[kris978]

i have my dragons with 5 large senegal bichirs(round 8-10 inches) also with a 8 inch jade goby and peacock eels...so you dont always have to only get small gobies like bumblebees. my set up gets along just fine, just make sure you have enough hiding spots for everyone

[wolfsburgfanatic]

i have my dragons with 5 large senegal bichirs(round 8-10 inches) also with a 8 inch jade goby and peacock eels...so you dont always have to only get small gobies like bumblebees. my set up gets along just fine, just make sure you have enough hiding spots for everyone

Except that the violet (dragon) goby and jade goby need brackish water conditions, and the senegals and peacock eels are freshwater fish.

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

I always found topwater fish to be ideal tankmates, things like archers.

[kyleking007]

ive got one living with a larger stonefish 2 green scats and 2 sharks... other than when i first got it and the stonefish chomped on him which i saw and got stopped there hasnt been any problems. he thought the stonefishs cave looked good tell he tried to go in it.. goodluck