Need Help On Feeding Bumblebee Gobys!

[Cal116]

Hi, I have 2 Bumblebee Gobys in a 20 gallon tank with other fish who are a lot more active when it comes to eating time. I've noticed that they will only eat frozen foods (i.e. bloodworms and brine shrimp). They try to eat flake and pellet food but spit it out. I'm having a hard time getting food to the bottom of the tank for them before my other fish eat all of it. Are there any strategies for feeding BGs? Please shed some light or experience for me. I don't want these little guys to starve to death.

 

[iliveinazoo]

Hi, I have 2 Bumblebee Gobys in a 20 gallon tank with other fish who are a lot more active when it comes to eating time. I've noticed that they will only eat frozen foods (i.e. bloodworms and brine shrimp). They try to eat flake and pellet food but spit it out. I'm having a hard time getting food to the bottom of the tank for them before my other fish eat all of it. Are there any strategies for feeding BGs? Please shed some light or experience for me. I don't want these little guys to starve to death.

Mine will only take frozen and live foods as well. try dropping the food in front of the filter outlet, that way the food will be distributed near enough all around the tank giving the gobies time to come out. Don't be too disheartened if you don't see them eat, I've never seen 2 of mine eat anything and they're still alive almost 2 years later.

 

[bae1994]

use a turkeey baister

also these fish are acyualy brackish so if there in freshwater need rehoming

 

[iliveinazoo]

use a turkeey baister

also these fish are acyualy brackish so if there in freshwater need rehoming

Apparently some people have been successful at keeping theirs in hard freshwater, if you have soft water then I definately wouldn't attempt it.

 

[iverhoob]

I feed mine on live artemia and frozen mysis, both squirted in with a pipette and all 6 are now looking really healthy unlike when I got them from my lfs

 

[jennybugs]

My 9 bbgs are in low end brackish with 2 F8 puffers and the puffs are super greedy. I give the puffs their quota first and then I also feed the bbgs with a turkey baster. Perfect for getting the food down to the little guys

 

[myenigmaself]

There are two species that are sold as bumblebee gobies. One is tolerant of fresh water, the other is not.

Bumblebee gobies come in two distinct species. Both of these species are really best suited for brackish water, but one type can survive quite well in fresh water.

- http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/McKane_Bumblebee_Gobies.html

I would second the recommendation of putting the food right in front of the filter return. If that is powerful enough to blast the food all over the tank the gobies should definitely get a little something, which is all they really need. Mine only manage to get 2-4 bloodworms/mysis shrimp a day, and they've all got fat bellies.