GO Goby

[deangelo]

i saw a goby at an LFS here and i thought it was pretty cool, she said that it lived in brakish water. I have never tried caring for these types of fish, Ho does one go about it setting up a brakish tank, what tank size would be suitable for a goby since im planning to get at least 3, could they co exist? how big do they get? info and tips would be greatly appreciated....thanks

 

[Oddball]

Do you have a pic or a name? Gobies range from a 1/2" adult size to over 3 feet. And some of the larger species can eat fish 3/4 their own size.

 

[deangelo]

Do you have a pic or a name? Gobies range from a 1/2" adult size to over 3 feet. And some of the larger species can eat fish 3/4 their own size.

I'll try to get one..the tank on of the goby was stacked up between two tanks and had bad lighting, so i couldnt snap a pic using my cel phone, and talking to the employee didnt get me anywhere all she said that it was brakish thats all but there were like around 7-8 gobies in that tank w/c was around 15-20 gal...how does one set up a brakish tank? wwhat sort of salt do i use? and how much salt? do u have a goby oddball?

 

[guppy]

You will need to find out which species as not all can be kept the same way and as Oddball pointed out they can really vary in size and tank mates.

As an example here is a list of brackish gobies from Australia alone, http://members.ozemail.com.au/~thebobo/brackish.htm

here is a nice article one starting a brackish tank.
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/brackish/brackish.html

 

[deangelo]

came from the LFS the goby's there were brown goby, mudskipper and flounder goby...wasnt able to ask about them so i just took there names....can anyone share info about them.... thanks