MARBLE GOBY GROWOUT THREAD

[SharptoothBass]

[video=youtube;OYBeVwQh2M8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYBeVwQh2M8[/video] both these tanks have caves that can house 20+ inch fish and lots of overhanging plants to make a nocturnal fish more comfortable coming out in the day.

 

[SharptoothBass]

[video=youtube;2lUL5OGuE_w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lUL5OGuE_w[/video] this is in the day my cows feeding

 

[SharptoothBass]

[video=youtube;fRaGMXofTSQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRaGMXofTSQ[/video] this is at night pitch black turn on the camera as a drop the fih takes a while for their eyes to pick up the light while the night vision is n.

 

[SharptoothBass]

also largest ive ever seen or seen verified foe a water cow was little over 18 inches for MARBLE GOBYS its around 3 feed, also cows have small brillo like teeth like a redtail catfish Marbles have large wolf fish type teeth. Most the MARBLE GOBYS we see in tanks never come anywhere near max potential.

 

[felix453]

[video=youtube;DL5PfsfBMP8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL5PfsfBMP8[/video] My big boy will eat anything edible. And has killed some of my favorite fish including my huge barramundi.

Did you feed him an axolotl? Pretty expensive lunch

 

[nstefan2597]

I had a marbled goby for 5 months. Never grew at all. Was 5 inches. Ate like a pig but ne

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[nstefan2597]

Oops sorry guys didnt mean to submit it yet. Meant to say ** never grew a bit. It was weird but he was awesome

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[SharptoothBass]

Did you feed him an axolotl? Pretty expensive lunch

Yea he deserves it too he goes 1-2 weeks without eating during breeding a couple times even longer. Removed his female for a while just to fatten him back up he was in ruff shape. Hes 17 inches could easily be 20 had he not been breeding the last couple years.

 

[SharptoothBass]

Oops sorry guys didnt mean to submit it yet. Meant to say ** never grew a bit. It was weird but he was awesome

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People think this is easy fish to take care of but i feel they are for specialist. As large as they get this is a fish that stunts easy and will max out at 10-12 inches if not cared for properly. Some are stunted when purchased others are stuted by the owners. As soon as i find a close supply of live rotifers im gonna raise a batch of true monsters. Ive been keeping these for 20 years and i get a better feel for them with every one i get.

 

[crenicichla444]

Water cows arent more aggressive feeders they are daytime fish MARBLE GOBYS are nocturnal fish with night vision that spend the day sleeping and hunt at night. Two different types of fish simular in looks but very different in habit. A MARBLE GOBY can eat everything a water cow can and then some. I had a 18 inch male that loved to eat baby red ear slider turtles, water cows attemt to eat alot of things but they also vomit alot of things back up(my dorado from jeff rapps and ashortnose gar) because the bite off more than they can chew alot of times. Once it goes in the MARBLE GOBY it doesnt come back out. I like both of them i have 4 MARBLE GOBYS and 3 WATER COWS. MARBLES get much larger and more aggressive most never recive a proper set up and care so never reach full potential. I hae mine cows in with 2 female MARBLES and they rule over the cows with a iron fist had 4 cows big female just killed ne 2 weeks ago. All my goby will feed in the day and hand feed also except the one in this growout will feed in the day but not from my hand yet. Most tanks i see with MARBLE GOBYS have them just sitting out in space these ae true nocturnal fish that thrive off of caves and hollw logs for daytime resting. They inhabit the same waters as giant snakeheads,giant knife fish and asian arows these gobys are one of the things that go bump in the night.

Wow, you're like a goby expert! Yeah my watercow threwup once after transit from the lfs to my house but that was only once never noticed it anymore though even when I fed him alot. I also noticed my marble buried himself in the gravel a lot.