Gobioides broussonnetii

[BushFishRox]

Has anyone ever kept these in fresh water? what are they like?

right now I am actually looking for a nice show piece something odd ball or monster that is can live in my 150gal tall for atleast a year if not life and is compatible with my other fish.

2x Leopard Ctenopoma
1x Angel (it can go if needed)
3x RH
6x Apollo Sharks
1x Common Pleco

Filtration is 2x Emp 400s and 1x Fluval FX5

 

[Fish Room Plus]

THEY DONT EAT FISH AT ALL! THEY FILTER FEED AND FEED WELL ON CRUNBLES, BLACK-BLOOD WORMS, ECT. THEY WILL LIVE IN FRESH WATER AS LONG AS THE PH IS OVER 7.8 AND IS HARD. THEY WILL LIVE LONGER IN BRACKISH CONDITIONS

 

[BushFishRox]

ok thanks for the info

 

[davo]

Do a search for them... lots of info on the site already.

 

[dragonfish]

Just give it a place to hide and make sure it gets enough to eat and it should be fine.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Dragon Gobies

 

[guppy]

If you add an area of fairly fine gravel or sand and inject it with filter sludge about once a week they will appreciate it as they are bottom sifters, they also like brine shrimp and tubifex worms, a bit of salt does help though.

 

[Pufferpunk]

HUH? What could possibly be in filter sludge that would be nutritious for a fish?

 

[santoury]

I have kept them only in freshwater - for indefinite amounts of time until I got rid of them for whatever reason. They do like to eat a lot, otherwise they get really thin and sickly looking.

 

[guppy]

HUH? What could possibly be in filter sludge that would be nutritious for a fish?

They are detritus feeders in the wild and sift out the bacteria from the substrate they live on. Filter sludge is a mix of living and dead bacteria mixed wpartially broken down organics, great stuff for bottom sifters. Also works as brine shrimp food.
The main drawback to dragon gobies is getting the enough appropriate food, filter sludge is a good supplement as is finely minced earth worm, the other fish in the tank, however tend to eat the earthworms before the goby can. This is one fish that a well established undergravel filter rewally helps, if used with fairly fine gravel.