Watchman Goby or any fish antics

[PeterD]

well i have a pinkspot watchman goby and he/she is hilarious. just a few minutes ago he was eating free floating stuff, like copepods, than a snail got in its way and he grabbed it and threw it behind him. than a few minutes later he found a baby serpent or brittle star fish, couldn't tell, picked it up threw it in the air than ate it. If you have any fish like this please tell. I wrote watchman goby because i have heard that many like mine do funny things.

 

[KathyC]

Does he look like this guy?

If so - he is a Pinkspotted Shrimp Goby (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus..and therefore needs a sense of humor..lol)

Great fish, I've had one forever. We call him 'Kickstand'. They do tend to toss things around, especially snails. I thought I lost him during my last aquascaping about 4 months ago but found him living under a different pile of rocks about 2 weeks ago. I was sure I'd dropped a rock on his head..happy to find I didn't.

I'll see if I can find a pic of him when he was having a particular crisis a while back...it was interesting...

 

[THEDLO]

WOW kickstand is Such a great name for a goby!!! lol just changed the name of mine! "kickstand II"
i have a decorated goby, he doesnt do anything trully funny but he loves staring contests, and its funny to see him try to reach for food that is higher in the water column then give up when its with in an inch of him

 

[PeterD]

@kathy yep thats him and that is a great name. @thedlo i also get in starring contest they last a while, until either i blink or he see food. i also open and close my mouth, like eating, and he starts to do the same.

 

[THEDLO]

@kathy yep thats him and that is a great name. @thedlo i also get in starring contest they last a while, until either i blink or he see food. i also open and close my mouth, like eating, and he starts to do the same.

haha yea u saw the video of my tank he pretty much like that all the time.

 

[PeterD]

hahaha that video was great

 

[THEDLO]

they were all pretty shy tho i think the red dot off the camera kinda spooked them. my naso usually shows his ability of looking into ur soul with those amazing eyes.

 

[KathyC]

Yippee, I found the pic..and the thread it came from..

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/fish/20952-sick-goby.html
We never did figure it out, but had some fun with it in the thread...

I miss that mine is at the far end of the tank now, I liked it better when he'd sit and stare at me while I was working, always good for amusement. Of course where he is currently living is in the area where the Vortech circulates the food the best. Can't blame him I suppose..lol

 

[THEDLO]

is he still half black? or hes gone back to the normal coloration?

 

[PeterD]

i understand what you mean, mine is also in the a place were food comes from two directions and there is a huge cave that only he can get in. My whitest sand is there too. That is amazing how his face is two different colors. maybe he'll take out a coin and decide your fate... (Two face from Batman)

 

[THEDLO]

i understand what you mean, mine is also in the a place were food comes from two directions and there is a huge cave that only he can get in. My whitest sand is there too. that is amazing how his face is two different colors. Maybe he'll take out a coin and decide your fate... (two face from batman)

rofl

 

[exodus32]

I have a Yellow Watchman... comes straight to the front of the tank when I get close, swims up and down. When I feed it, he goes all over the place.. thot these suckers were supposed to be fed directly with a squirter :d

 

[PeterD]

hahaha thats great I had a yellow watchman goby at one point too he was awsome.

 

[THEDLO]

funny thing i observed today, my goby really enjoys being cleaned by my fire shrimp so much so that if its not paying attention to it the goby will actually knock the shrimp behind the eyes till it decides to clean him. im going to try to catch this on video cause its just too funny lol also i noticed that when i put the tangs food out he is more than happy to pick algae off the feeding rock lol

 

[bigdog1428]

I have the same goby ,, he chills in his lil area under a rock,, cones out at night ,, and to get food


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[TRIGGERMAN]

gobies are awesome so much personality they are my 2nd favorite group of fish.