Dragon cqzzzzz<;3915252; said:
I'm very glad that you liked my article. As the author though, I'd say it's my responsibility to correct a couple errors that are in it. In there I said they aren't aggressive. The truth is that when they reach maturity they become more predatory and territorial. I've heard of a two footer that suddenly started eating all its tankmates after a year. Also, I recommended a 75 gal or larger. You should really think about housing a fish that has the potential to be 24"+ in length. I just don't see that in a 75.
Everything else I put in there seems to be correct as far as my knowledge goes.
While I agree with your recommendation with a larger than 75g tank (I kept mine in a 125g tank, and it accommodated it well), I can't understand where the aggression comment comes from. Are you sure it was a dragon goby? Because they're about the least aggressive fish I've ever seen.
They have large mouths, but tiny throats. They can't physically swallow anything larger than a couple of millimeters. The only things that have to fear dragon gobies are small insect larvae and crustaceans, such as bloodworms, blackworms, etc. Even ghost shrimp were too large for my dragon goby to eat. The only fish that would likely be eaten by a goby would be very small fry.
Sometimes he would accidentally "inhale" things off the bottom of the tank, but usually spit them right out if they weren't what he recognized as food.
I think dragon gobies make GREAT community fish, as they're peaceful, diurnal, eat small community foods, don't bother tankmates (that I ever saw, in over 2 years of keeping), and generally aren't bothered by other fish. Other than needing a large tank (I recommend a 125g tank for a large specimen), they are a perfect community resident.
