Dragon Gobys

[randymyr]

I just seen some wikked fish at the store, they're called dragon gobys, but the thing is, i read some info, and they seem like a pretty good fish, and apparently all you need to feed it is freeze-dried foods, or you can eventually work him over to flake foods, so my question is, since i have never heard of them until recently, are they a good fish, or will they eat the other fish in my aquarium?

 

[Ripley]

They are filter feeders, so they tend to eat food drifting around the tank. In my experience I found that mine would like eating frozen daphina, brine shrimp and bloodworms. What size is your tank and what is in the tank at the moment? Also dragon gobies are brackish water fish, so they prefer some salt in their water.

 

[randymyr]

They are filter feeders, so they tend to eat food drifting around the tank. In my experience I found that mine would like eating frozen daphina, brine shrimp and bloodworms. What size is your tank and what is in the tank at the moment? Also dragon gobies are brackish water fish, so they prefer some salt in their water.

well, i just read some more stuff a little while ago, and i found out they need at least a 50 gallon, my 29 gallon won't cut it
and i got...
4 giant danios
4 penguin tetras
and 2 blue gouramis

 

[Ripley]

A 29 gallon tank is'nt too bad for one Dragon Goby. But the main issue is the brackish water. But I would stick with what you have, you can add some more fish, just not a goby.

 

[randymyr]

A 29 gallon tank is'nt too bad for one Dragon Goby. But the main issue is the brackish water. But I would stick with what you have, you can add some more fish, just not a goby.

ok, i wasn't really sure if they needed brackish water, but they are a good looking fish, so i thought i'd get one...
any suggestions on what kind of fish would be good to add? (i'm getting an algae eater and a catfish/loach next week, since the tank is rather new and there's not near enough food for them now)

 

[Ripley]

Well you could make your schools larger. Some other suggestions could either:
-Angels
-Pearl Danios
-Odessa barbs, Rosey barbs, or Gold barbs
-German Blue Rams
-Kribs
These are all I can think of right now, but there are much more options. What are your interests, do you want more schooling fish, cichlids, catfish etc?

 

[randymyr]

Well you could make your schools larger. Some other suggestions could either:
-Angels
-Pearl Danios
-Odessa barbs, Rosey barbs, or Gold barbs
-German Blue Rams
-Kribs
These are all I can think of right now, but there are much more options. What are your interests, do you want more schooling fish, cichlids, catfish etc?

well, i need to get an algea eater soon, and i already know the kind i want, and i'm going to get some more penguin tetras soon because the danios like to pick on them since they're small, and not that many of them, but i'm kind of curious on what kind of catfish i should get, everywhere i go i hear of people getting corys, and i know they're a really reliable fish, but i was looking more at something like a weather loach, or a pictus catfish, what do you think?

 

[stang1]

Weather Loaches like to be in groups and do better in cooler water.
Pictus catfish grow to about 5", need to be in groups of 3 or more and need a tank size of 4ft+ as they are an active fish that require plenty of swimming space.

 

[randymyr]

so, is there any other cool catfish or loaches that anyone could list?

 

[Ripley]

What algea eater are you thinking about getting? Well cories are the best for a clean up crew and are nice fish to have. But if you are looking for something different in terms of bottom feeders, I would suggest either one of the following:
- Skunk Botia
- Yoyo Loach, Kulie Loach (most loaches are pretty good, all except Clown Loaches, don't get those)
- Bumbe bee catfish
- Banjo catfish
The loaches like being in small groups, so go with 3 if you buy any. I would'nt go with the weather loach as it prefers cold water and are a bit messy. The pictus likes to be in groups, and in a group they get to big for a 29 gallon. Also pictus are very active fish and are aggressive eaters.

 

[randymyr]

What algea eater are you thinking about getting? Well cories are the best for a clean up crew and are nice fish to have. But if you are looking for something different in terms of bottom feeders, I would suggest either one of the following:
- Skunk Botia
- Yoyo Loach, Kulie Loach (most loaches are pretty good, all except Clown Loaches, don't get those)
- Bumbe bee catfish
- Banjo catfish
The loaches like being in small groups, so go with 3 if you buy any. I would'nt go with the weather loach as it prefers cold water and are a bit messy. The pictus likes to be in groups, and in a group they get to big for a 29 gallon. Also pictus are very active fish and are aggressive eaters.

Now, i believe it's called a sailfin pleco, my father has one, and it is just an awesome fish, every fish tank i've ever seen (in person at least) has had one, and i just love them
and i seen that bumble bee catfish just yesterday on the internet, if i could find one, hopefully in a pet store, i would love to buy one
and what do the clown loaches do?

 

[stang1]

Sailfin Plecos need a minimum tank size of 6x2x2 as they reach 18-24".
Loaches are best kept in groups of 5+ rather than 3.
Clown Loaches can reach up to 12" and need a minimum tank size of about 90G.