The Puffer Forum

Does anyone have bumblebee gobies with their f8's? How are they together?

I've done it, they seem to fare very well together, as long as your figure 8's have a good temperment and don't chase anything that's small enough to fit in their mouth.

I've had over a half dozen BBGs in my tank & ended up with 1.

hmm, I want to get a few BBG's for my tank but not sure b/c my puffer chases my whussy molly. He needs fast moving tank mates.

I think i will get a few on tues, I will let you guys know how it turns out.

I have one F8 with 8 bumblebee gobies (and now 5 mollies too) in a 44 gallon corner tank. They all pretty much ignore each other. The F8 investigated the new fish at first, but now he just stays away from them.

I'd go for a larger goby, like a knight goby, if I were you. I've kept them with no problems with my pair of F8s for over 6 months. All three accounted for still
BBGs...I'm not so sure. People have tried it, with varying success. It's a risk putting tankmates with most puffers.

Knight gobies, I will ask my lfs if they have any. Have u kept knight gobies and bumblebee gobies ever?

Yes, I keep both. I keep BBGs in my freshwater tank (they're amphidromous, so calling them 'brackish' is incorrect; they'll tolerate brackish water and may do well in it, but keeping them in brackish conditions permanently is not a true simulation of their natural conditions). I keep knight gobies, which are brackish AFAIK, in with my F8s. I have a trio of BBGs in my 58G FW tank and they've been there and thriving for over two years, and I have a trio of knight gobies in my 53G Brackish tank and they've been there for ~6 months. Seem to be doing well. They're nearly as greedy as my puffers though...!