I have 2 GSP's and have had them for a year and a half. I bought them in fresh water and then moved them to brackish over a period of 3 months. They have now lived in brackish of around 1.01 for over a year and there size has increased from 1.25'' when i got them to maybe 1.75'' now. At this rate it will take a decade for them to reach the 5-6'' mark everyone says they will hit. So does anyone have a large one, say 3'' plus. If so what was there growth like and what is there diet. And please post pictures of any GSP. Also mine have been fed frozen blood worms and mysis shrimp and occasionally live ghost shrimp and market fish or shrimp.---------thanks alot
largest GSP?
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I've seen some large one, but they're usually in full marine. Maybe acclimate them to marine? How big is the tank?
A violet goby shouldn't be put into marine conditions, so if you're going to do that for the puffer, it might be best to get the violet goby out of there.
Also, what's the footprint of that tank? The goby needs room down there, since it doesn't often leave the bottom. Anything tall probably has an insufficient footprint.
Also, what's the footprint of that tank? The goby needs room down there, since it doesn't often leave the bottom. Anything tall probably has an insufficient footprint.
Miles;2082829; said:
Craig had/has his in full marine with no ill effects. And according to the Peterson Field Guide Atlantic Coast Fishes:
"Range: Ne. Fla. and n. Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; possibly in e. Atlantic.
Habitiat: Prefers muddy bays and estuaries; ranges inland almost to fresh water. Also occurs offshore on muddy bottoms, off the mouths of large rivers."
I'd definately agree that brackish is more ideal for these guys, but I'd be a lot more worried about aggression from the puffers than any health problems from the Goby in full marine.
I got mine at 2" & within 2 years, they were 6". I'm really surprised the puffers haven't chewed that goby to shreds.
Yea it makes me laugh everytime I go into the lfs's and see signs on the puffer tanks that say extremely aggressive and becareful I bite. lol Mine have been with the goby since day one. I purchased them together. I started off with the 2 puffers and the goby and put them in with 6 fancy guppies all in a 20g. And the guppies had maybe 25-30 babies in that tank with the puffers and i never seen them even show interest in the fry. The puffers and the guppies would all feed on the same frozen peice of bloodworm and never fight or nip. This all went on for 6-8 months and then i got the puffers and goby a bigger home. So basically i have yet to see any aggression. It may happen but it has not yet. i am starting to think i have some kind of dwarf gsp's that are lovers and not fighters. lol------------------one more thing i forgot to add is that they even sleep in the same decoration, a sunken car all piled up on each other.
I thought I was giving my GSP an unusual treat- a small deformed angelfish I needed to cull (from my first batch of fry- no I don't usually feed the puffer live fish). Figured he would enjoy chasing something down. Well the angel was a little bigger than pea size when I put it in (puffer 2 in in 1.01SG). Now 2 1/2 months later I still have a deformed (but larger) angel in the tank that is acclimated to brackish conditions and will steal food from the puffer's mouth (watch the two have a tug-o-war over a piece of squid- very funny). Extremely aggressive- yeah right (at least for this one)