just had a huge scare

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i had a dragon goby for some time.

at first in fresh water, he had real dull colors and was developing red sores on his body. these guys wont thrive for long in freshwater, as alot of the reading i did on them told me.

problem was, in brackish, he wasent eating. finally i came across a site that said their sometimes found in full salt down to depths of 100ft. needless to say, he survived a few years in straight salt water.

mine ate sinking carnivore pellets, and the occasional blackworm. there eues are EXTREMELY small, so finding food is sometimes difficult, and for this reason dont feed them feeder fish.

http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Oddball, Dragon Goby.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/BrackishSubWebIndex/violetgobyfaqs.htm
 
Mine is about a foot long. In brackish with a columbian shark. Ate brine and bloodworms when smaller but now eats small strips of fish and shrimp. Will not hold up well with aggressive tankmates. Will just go into hiding and starve. Likes a place to hide in. Mine uses that little fin to scoot along the bottom or to hold himself against an object. Cool fish. Good luck.
 
I had always wondered how well they kept in fresh, so I gave one a try. He was doing great- about 6-7", ate well, hung out in his own little hiding places, then one night he just started acting strange, flopping around, swimming like a spaz. I assumed he wouldn't make it through the night, and I guess he didn't because the next morning he wasn't there and my ornate had a fat belly. There was a bit in TFH about them, but I can't remember when it was. If I remember right, they should be kept in saltier water as they get older. Like maybe they're born in fresh, and make their way into heavier brackish. Maybe thet's why they're so hard to keep. They also like good ground cover to hide in. As for the fin, it is just a means for transport across ground. Hope some of this helps!
 
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