Citron Gobies

[NavyNano212]

Ok, so I decided to buy a pair of yellow, citron gobies. They are very personable, but I am finding feeding difficult...I have tried cyclopsease, pellets, brine shrimp and cropped up imitation crab(which everyone else loves).

I don't want them to starve...any thoughts?

 

[KathyC]

Did you see these fish eat before you purchased them? Any chance of asking the seller what they were eating in the past?

Suggestions found on the web include brine shrimp (live), mysis and table shrimp (the human kind, uncooked, no cocktail sauce please).

You can purchase brine shrimp (not nutritious but might help jump start the feeding response) at Petland in portions. You might also try a portion of blackworms.


ohh...how long have they been in the tank and are any tank mates giving them a hard time?

 

[ellebelle]

Citron gobies are often cyanide caught.

 

[NavyNano212]

which means what? They won't eat?

 

[NavyNano212]

Did you see these fish eat before you purchased them? Any chance of asking the seller what they were eating in the past?

Suggestions found on the web include brine shrimp (live), mysis and table shrimp (the human kind, uncooked, no cocktail sauce please).

You can purchase brine shrimp (not nutritious but might help jump start the feeding response) at Petland in portions. You might also try a portion of blackworms.


ohh...how long have they been in the tank and are any tank mates giving them a hard time?

I have had them a week...no one is bothering them...they love sitting in my beautiful Frogspawn...they spit out everything I have given them...

 

[ellebelle]

Often when fish are cyanide caught there are health problems with the fish since they are essentially poisoned to make for easier catching. This could manifest itself in a refusal to eat.

 

[KathyC]

Some more feeding suggestions in here
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-10/hcs3/index.php

 

[NavyNano212]

Some more feeding suggestions in here
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-10/hcs3/index.php

Thanks...I bought them in Manhattan at New World Aqaurium...they have good to me in the past.

 

[ellebelle]

In the future, you should ask them to feed the fish for you before you buy them. No matter what store I am in, I always ask for that. If they are reasonable, they will do it. (The guys at NWA always humor me.)

 

[NavyNano212]

Call NWA...was told that using cynanide on small fish is useless and that to the best of their knowledge, their fish are hand caught. They feed them cyclopseaze, which is something I tried, but will try again.

Will let you know...

Thanks!

 

[ellebelle]

The guys at NWA told me that a mandarin was eating cyclopeez too, and that wasn't true. I'm sure they were FEEDING the cyclopeez, but I have my doubts as to whether it was EATING the cyclopeez. Did they tell you how long the fish was in the store?