Mystery Goby: ID Please?

[ewurm]

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.

 

[ZOO YORK 207]

Looks like a small marbled/sleeper goby. I forget the scientific name.

 

[ewurm]

Found it. Marbled Sand Goby, Oxyeleotris Marmorata

http://images.search.yahoo.com/sear...jpeg&no=1&tt=11&oid=d9a802d47c4ea9c8&ei=UTF-8

 

[JD7.62]

Those thinngs get HUGE and have an appetite to match! Fear for his tankmates life!!

 

[Gemeines]

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.

Forget about your other fish, just let this little pred take over.

 

[Opiate]

great pick up wurm!!

 

[rallysman]

It's freakin sweet that's what it is!

 

[ewurm]

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.

 

[M|L]

boring little suckers.... until feeding time.

 

[benzjamin13]

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.