Fish Info Please

[bae1994]

hi i went to my local fish shop the other day and saw a fish called a worm goby it was 6.95 (pounds) but it said they dig up a lot of sand also would they be ok with green chromis, maroon clown, sailfin tang, blue damsel and pink cheeked goby.and is it reef safe

 

[seffieuk]

hi i went to my local fish shop the other day and saw a fish called a worm goby it was 6.95 (pounds) but it said they dig up a lot of sand also would they be ok with green chromis, maroon clown, sailfin tang, blue damsel and pink cheeked goby.and is it reef safe

Cerdale ionthas - the spotted worm goby - I can see you have visited fishbase as you have used their photo

Cerdale ionthas Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Family: Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) picture (Ceion_u0.jpg) by Allen, G.R.


Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Spotted worm goby
Max. size: 7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed
Environment: demersal; marine; depth range 0 – 1 m (Ref. 11482), usually 0 – 1 m
Climate: tropical
Importance:
Resilience:
Vulnerability: Low vulnerability
Distribution:
Gazetteer Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Colombia.
Biology: Inhabits shallow rocky coasts, including tide pools. Feeds on zooplankton and tiny benthic crustaceans.
Red List Status: Not Evaluated
Dangerous: harmless

Read somewhere else that they are peaceful fish who do best in a group - they look lovely

Seffie x

 

[Lynden]

They probably are similar to firefishes in temperament. Since they feed on tiny crustaceans according to the fishbase info, they should be reef safe.

 

[bae1994]

hi it seems my memorys shot as i went to my local fish shop and they looked different to that it said they grow up to 30cm would this be okayy with my stocking as i also have two hermits a cleaner shrimp and a blue starfish also it said that they have been known to move lots of sand could this cause a rock fall as all my rock is on top of the sand.
sorry for inconvinience

 

[bae1994]

any one out there

 

[bae1994]

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[SkiFletch]

Thats a pretty big fish, how big's your tank?

Furthermore, if your rocks are on the sand, yes that will cause a significant problem.

 

[Lynden]

An engineer "goby", perhaps?

http/www.wetwebmedia.com/pholodichthyidae.htm