Toadfish

[simonas]

I'm aware that these fellas I have are pretty gobby when given food in the sense that there mouths are huge

Could you keep Dragon Gobys with them or is it just a no no because of the toadfish

Alos what salt measure would you recommend. Mine seem to be doing fine at quite a low level couldn't say off top of head but know level on salinity measurer.

 

[CFC]

Always err on the side of caution with toad fish, they can eat amazing large prey, if you have the slightest feeling they might eat a fish then they probably will, mine have eaten moray eels, puffer fish, monos and gobies when i have thought they couldnt.

I keep my tank at around the 1.010 mark and they seem to thrive.

 

[severum boy]

How big are the toadfish and how big are the gobies?

 

[simonas]

Cheers CFC

I read your old post after posting this thread and noticed what yours had eaten!!!

I'll raise my salinity a tad then just in case its too low now as I know you've had yours a while

I never see Dragon Gobys anyway although some Mogurnda Mogurnda were advertised as such in my LFS this week!!

My toadfish are gulping earthworms down at the moment I need them to get more into lancefish as I suspect the worms are not enough nutritionally

Cheers again

How big are the toadfish and how big are the gobies?

My toadfish are about 7 inches and very chunky. I haven't got any gobies but may look out for some at about the same size

 

[severum boy]

I woudent if I was you. The gobies are quite thin, and no matter what lenght they are, I think the toadfish would eat them at the size they are.

 

[simonas]

I woudent if I was you. The gobies are quite thin, and no matter what lenght they are, I think the toadfish would eat them at the size they are.

Judging by the way they gulp large lancefish I'd probably agree with you was just wondering about a big goby but I suppose it would be too much of a risk

 

[Fella]

my toadfish ate 2 gobies about 2/3rds its length.

I also woke up one morning to see an inflated puffer staring back at me from in its mouth.

 

[simonas]

my toadfish ate 2 gobies about 2/3rds its length.

I also woke up one morning to see an inflated puffer staring back at me from in its mouth.

Blimey I'll scrap that idean and stick a tin of tune or someting like that in with it lol

 

[simonas]

I managed to get a pic of the more adventurous one pre worm eating!!

 

[lisa_perry75]

Yep my fiances did the same, ate a breeding pair of knight gobies 2/3s of his length. Also caught him one day trying to eat a puffer, the puffer would inflate but as soon as he'd deflate the toadfish would try to eat him a bit more. Luckily my fiance managed to poke him and get him to spit out the puffer.

His likes eating prawns alot.