Engineer Goby
(Pholidichthys leucotaenia) wont go inside of his cave he dug out a last night he is barely a inch long but for some reason he just wont go in .... any insite he is eating fine and every thing he even protects the cave from other fish any ideas??
E-Goby
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Re: E-Goby
Sounds like normal engineer goby behavior from what little I know of them. I had one for a short period of time and he dug several tunnels or caves. I think they dig sometimes for the joy of it like a dog does 
Hence the name.
Just make sure, if you have live rock in that tank that it's seated on the bottom glass, otherwise you could be in for an earthquake later on when he's bigger. Ask me how I know this...and why I don't have an engineer goby anymore.
Hence the name. Just make sure, if you have live rock in that tank that it's seated on the bottom glass, otherwise you could be in for an earthquake later on when he's bigger. Ask me how I know this...and why I don't have an engineer goby anymore.
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Re: E-Goby
lol yea all my rock is on the glass and ive had a banded sleeper goby before that collapsed all my LR so lesson learned ....
but i thought that they hung out in there caves alot i had no clue that they swam around much at all ill post a vid in a sec
but i thought that they hung out in there caves alot i had no clue that they swam around much at all ill post a vid in a sec
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Re: E-Goby
Mine hid most of the time, but it was probably an adult. About 7-8" long, and I got him along with the tank which was rescued.
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Re: E-Goby
ahh so it could be a juvi thing??
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You did fine. Cute little guy. You have some huge hermits in there, dude! (or dudette as the case may be 
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They may become more accomplished excavators and hide more as they grow. Maybe someone who has raised one from a juvenile will weigh in here.
)They may become more accomplished excavators and hide more as they grow. Maybe someone who has raised one from a juvenile will weigh in here.
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Re: E-Goby
lol im definitely a dude all 6'4 325lbs of dude lol but i got him because he colors looks very strange not solid horizontal lines 
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Re: E-Goby
Ok Dude!
Yes, engineers have really neat juvenile coloring. I think they grow up to be really attractive adults, too. They must have the constitution of oxen as well, because I've never seen a more neglected SW tank than my neighbor had when he turned the whole sad mess over to me last summer, and the engineer was one of the fish inside still surviving.
Yes, engineers have really neat juvenile coloring. I think they grow up to be really attractive adults, too. They must have the constitution of oxen as well, because I've never seen a more neglected SW tank than my neighbor had when he turned the whole sad mess over to me last summer, and the engineer was one of the fish inside still surviving.
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