Is this normal?

[SAKTEK]

So my wife sends me this picture in the morning of our yasha goby laying on top of our open brain coral. He's never done that before, for the most part he stays under a rock along with his mated shrimp. Only time he comes out is when we're feeding the tank. Recently I added a bicolor dottyback, which harasses the goby. Should I be concerned about my goby? If he's out like in the picture, the bicolor is going to stress him out. Before he would just dash inside his hole when the bicolor was around.

 

[Tangwich]

i would get the bi color out immediately if you want to keep the yasha. those dottybacks are little pr*cks and will harrass smaller fish til the little guy either jumps out or just chills on that brain long enough to be a lunchtime snack

 

[pgr11]

i would get the bi color out immediately if you want to keep the yasha. those dottybacks are little pr*cks and will harrass smaller fish til the little guy either jumps out or just chills on that brain long enough to be a lunchtime snack

Exactly

 

[SAKTEK]

Yes I concur. I didn't think he was going to be that bad. I had a yellow tail damsel that started messing with the goby and quickly took him out, I figured he was the last one in (dottyback) he'd be a good tank mate, boy was I wrong. When I get back to Cali I will take him out. Hopefully he survives til then.

 

[Reefomeez]

I don't know if this will help or not but you could try containing the bicolor in a clear container so everyone in the tank sees each other and gets used to each other. Then after a week or so let it out and observe. It might be like when a new supervisor is hired at work. The first month is all ball-busting and then once they're used to seeing your mug they mellow out. Just a thought...

 

[SAKTEK]

I don't know if this will help or not but you could try containing the bicolor in a clear container so everyone in the tank sees each other and gets used to each other. Then after a week or so let it out and observe. It might be like when a new supervisor is hired at work. The first month is all ball-busting and then once they're used to seeing your mug they mellow out. Just a thought...

LMAO... Nice analogy

 

[Imsosavvy]

Hope he will be ok good luck.

 

[SAKTEK]

I don't think yasha is going to make it. My wife was able to catch him in the morning without a struggle, poor guy

 

[Six2seven]

poor guy. throw him in the freezer dont let him suffer.

 

[SAKTEK]

poor guy. throw him in the freezer dont let him suffer.

For reals??? What would that accomplish?

 

[Six2seven]

For reals??? What would that accomplish?

I meant if your going to put him out of his misery, then it seems more humane to slow his heart rate down in the freezer than shocking him in toilet water. its just my guess i really dont know the best way

 

[SAKTEK]

I meant if your going to put him out of his misery, then it seems more humane to slow his heart rate down in the freezer than shocking him in toilet water. its just my guess i really dont know the best way

Lol... Ok!!! I thought you knew of some voodoo magic that cures them. I'm hoping for the best, that he's only tired and a little stressed. Hopefully if he's ok when the wife gets home, she can net the dottyback and throw yasha back in the tank.

 

[Six2seven]

oh ok i thought you gave up on him and took him out for good. I hope he makes it.

 

[SAKTEK]

Me too

 

[JOSE CASAS]

i would get the bi color out immediately if you want to keep the yasha. those dottybacks are little pr*cks and will harrass smaller fish til the little guy either jumps out or just chills on that brain long enough to be a lunchtime snack

well said "son" lol

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Putting the goby in a bowl with out flow will certainly kill him. He will run out of air. Fyi

 

[JOSE CASAS]

I don't know if this will help or not but you could try containing the bicolor in a clear container so everyone in the tank sees each other and gets used to each other. Then after a week or so let it out and observe. It might be like when a new supervisor is hired at work. The first month is all ball-busting and then once they're used to seeing your mug they mellow out. Just a thought...

Wont help

 

[SAKTEK]

Looks like good news. Yasha was still alive in the bowl when my wife got home, she fed him, he ate, which was a plus. When moonlights were on she turned all the lights on and blinded the dottyback, which she was able to net. She put yasha back in the tank, so now he's safe. I'm happy.