Cowfish sleeper Goby Eleotris Picta

syddakyd

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Anyone have experience on them? They had him on feeders at the store so I got some feeders along with it. I know they carry disease so I am putting a stop to it. He ate half a shrimp at night and I am getting frozen smelt from a friend tomorrow.

I'm seeing conflicting reports on max size. It seems they level off at a foot but can potentially reach 18inches.

Are you keeping them in pure fresh or slightly brackish? tankmates?
 
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Also it's said to reach 17 inches, biggest I've heard of was around 5 years old and around 14 inches.
 
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I've kept a few. Size sounds about right maybe a little larger. Easy to get off feeders. The shrimp is good and also things like tilapia and earthworms. I've been looking for a marbled goby myself
 
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hes thriving. I got him on smelt too
 
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KNH said:
I've kept a few. Size sounds about right maybe a little larger. Easy to get off feeders. The shrimp is good and also things like tilapia and earthworms. I've been looking for a marbled goby myself
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Marble goby is a different species. I've been looking for one as well as hey don't come around often at all.
syddakyd said:
hes thriving. I got him on smelt too
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good to hear, and these are freshwater fish sorry I didn't see that question
 
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moe214 said:
Marble goby is a different species. I've been looking for one as well as hey don't come around often at all
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I understand it's a different species. I've had 3 water cows (Elotris picta) but mentioned the marbled goby since they are similar and I'm after one. Both are interesting fish.
 
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I understand it's a different species. I've had 3 water cows (Elotris picta) but mentioned the marbled goby since they are similar and I'm after one. Both are interesting fish.
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Oh I thought you confused the two cause a lot of people do, just trying to help lol
 
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