Bumblebee gobies.

SeCon · Post by **SeCon** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:51 am

I was thinking about adding some bumblebee gobies to my Fig8's tank after I get a 29gal and raise the sg. Do any of you have experience with bumblebee gobies and Fig8s together, and how many would you keep in a 29gal with a Fig8?

bosshogg · Post by **bosshogg** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:44 am

I got three for my tank, one constantly buzzed my F8 the other two just swam about, it's strange but I only have two now!

The other two have been in the tank for two months without a problem.

Based on my experience I would just get two or three and see what happens, puffers don't seem to follow any rules with other fish.

OraLacerta · Post by **OraLacerta** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:12 pm

I've kept one in with my Figures Eights for a long time now, and he knows to be cautious of my puffs, and has a funny relationship with my FW Sole. Some people get away with keeping these guys with F8's and others don't. You'll just have to try it and see how your puffers react.

Peregrine · Post by **Peregrine** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:41 pm

I have 3 in my tank as well, after some close inspection by the 2 F8's they are all but ignored now...
It helps that they occupy different levels of the tank for the most part (other than when food falls to the bottom, or when resting)

(I plan on adding more, as soon as I am relatively confident that they are eating, and are not on the menu themselves)

my name is mike · Post by **my name is mike** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:45 am

i have 5 of the little guys with a baby fig 8, and the gobies seem to pick on the fig 8 more than the other way around. maybe when he is big enough, he'll exact some revenge --

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