does anyone know if bumblee gobies can be acclimated into full saltwater? i have a pair now in a small brackish tank which i was thinking of converting to saltwater. whats an ideal S.G. for them, and can they thrive in water with a higher salinity like saltwater?
bumblebee gobies in saltwater?
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i've seen a lfs do it but i've never heard or read of any references saying it happens in nature. i'm sure it might somewhere but i'm not sure how long they'd be able to tolerate it. i've never kept them since all i have in my BW tank is five puffers and a toad fish at the moment so they wouldnt even reach the bottom of the tank before my big ceylon rendered them into sushi.
jason
jason
I've never seen it done w/ bumblebee gobies. However, but if the acclimation process is slow and gradual, I have no doubt that it's possible, as evidenced by Jason's post. I have seen it done with knight gobies, Stigmatogobius sandanundio, which are a FW to lightly brackish species.
As far as an "ideal" SG for BBGs, I'm thinking something around 1.005 would be best. However, that's not enough to keep most SW species. As far as a compromise for BBGs and SW species, it depends on whether you're planning to have a reef tank or keep invertebrates, which like higher SGs like around 1.022-1.025. If you're only doing a FO or FOWLR, then you can get away with something around 1.016 to 1.018, which the BBGs would probably like better. Also, running around 1.016 to 1.018 would help keep down on parasites like cryptocaryon, aka SW ich.
Yes they can be acclimated to full salewater but I have found them to be very aggressive and they will attack even large fish then themselves. I won't keeping them with anyone else.