Mystery Goby: ID Please?

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Aimara
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Been watching this fish for a couple weeks at the store. No one seems to know exactly wahat it is. We had several, this was the last one, so I snagged it. I love the contrasting coloration. Very interesting behavior. Never hides, sits on top of plants, next to deco, etc. Swims around a lot. Tank mates are a pair of Rams, a flying fox, and an Arabesque. No aggression so far.

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Great fish!

They like to burrow in sand with just their eyes and nostrils protuding too. May get pretty agressive later.

One of my favorite sleepers.
I have a hard time not buying them when I see them.:headbang2

Forget about your other fish, just let this little pred take over. :devil:
 
It's freakin sweet that's what it is!
 
JD7.62;749935; said:
Those thinngs get HUGE and have an appetite to match! Fear for his tankmates life!!

I bought a monster and didn't know it. SWEET! I really like the little guy. When he gets bigger, he'll go in a bigger tank so he doesn't make drive-thru out of my Rams. He's behaving well, and eating blood worms.
 
I remember working at a pet store and one of those guys lodged itself in the filter intake. It was dead when my co-worker found it. Had to dig it out by jamming a screw driver into it. Kind of a messy job.
 
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