Bumblebee Goby

[FriedFlowerHornFillet]

Does anyone know the lifespan on the FW Bumblebee gobies? Had this guy for over 5 years now in a mostly freshwater set up with guppies, corydoras, and abp's. It eats bloodworms, daphnia, mosquito larvae and slow baby guppies

 

[predator]

Does anyone know the lifespan on the FW Bumblebee gobies? Had this guy for over 5 years now in a mostly freshwater set up with guppies, corydoras, and abp's. It eats bloodworms, daphnia, mosquito larvae and slow baby guppiesView attachment 1246829

That is awesome about what size is he?

 

[tlindsey]

5 years in freshwater is a great length of time. I don't know exactly the lifespan though.

 

[kno4te]

I've read up to couple of years in home aquariums. Congrats on the 5 year mark.

 

[FriedFlowerHornFillet]

he's probably closer to 7 years old actually and he's still under an inch. I've seen hundreds of bumble bee gobies and they never do well in fresh. I think he might be one of the types that actually do he's a bit smaller and not as round as the type I usually see. Just a sponge filter, plants, and ghost shrimp.

 

[Lingwendil]

I had a pair for nine years through middle school, high school, and gave them to a friend from work when I had to break the tank down. I wasn't able to keep in touch to see how they were doing long term, but he had them for about a year at least before we fell out of contact. Fed exclusively live gammarus and tubifex, and they were voracious little pigs.