Jacob B Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Hey folks, The three Lipstick Gobies (1M, 2F) that I bought last week haven't been eating very much. I'm reaching out to the Aquarium Co-op community to see if anyone can give me advice for how to feed them. From what I've read online, Lipstick Gobies are micro-predators that will only eat high-quality live and frozen foods. I've tried feeding them a variety of different foods with varying levels of success: Hikari Frozen blood worms: Only the male will eat these. I have tried to using tweezers to the feed others. Hikari Frozen Daphnia: The gobies completely ignore these, even when dropped directly beside them with a pipette. Live Baby Brine Shrimp: The gobies eat these but probably not enough with the other fish in my tank. Am I missing any obvious foods / feeding techniques? I'd be happy to get any advice on feeding these gobies, and to hear any stories about your own Lipstick Gobies. Thanks, Jacob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) Try live black worms you can get a starter culture of white worms and micro worms vinger eels you can get starter cultures online Edited September 5, 2021 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob B Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 Thanks for the advice, Colu! I bought some live black worms today and the gobies all love them 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF McUmber Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 On 4/26/2021 at 12:23 AM, Jacob B said: Hey folks, The three Lipstick Gobies (1M, 2F) that I bought last week haven't been eating very much. I'm reaching out to the Aquarium Co-op community to see if anyone can give me advice for how to feed them. From what I've read online, Lipstick Gobies are micro-predators that will only eat high-quality live and frozen foods. I've tried feeding them a variety of different foods with varying levels of success: Hikari Frozen blood worms: Only the male will eat these. I have tried to using tweezers to the feed others. Hikari Frozen Daphnia: The gobies completely ignore these, even when dropped directly beside them with a pipette. Live Baby Brine Shrimp: The gobies eat these but probably not enough with the other fish in my tank. Am I missing any obvious foods / feeding techniques? I'd be happy to get any advice on feeding these gobies, and to hear any stories about your own Lipstick Gobies. Thanks, Jacob @Jacob B how are the lipstick goby's eating for you now? what are you finding works best? I have some right now that I am trying to get eating but it seems like they fairly slowly eat and or barely take a bite of something bigger like a bloodworm before spitting some of it out. I've has limited success with the daphnia as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob B Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 They've been eating live blackworms daily for the past few months without any problems. We haven't had much success feeding them anything dry or frozen, however it seems like they'll also eat live baby brine shrimp, and they would probably like other kinds of live food (white worms, vinegar worms) as well. Assuming you're in the Seattle area, you can try buying a starter colony of blackworms from Aquarium Zen or Ivy's Axolotls and then breed more at home (we followed this guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7HQVvRn69o). There are also several online retailers, including Ivy's Axolotls, which sell live blackworms online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Odd Duck Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 On 9/3/2021 at 12:42 AM, Jacob B said: Adorable! You might look into getting white worms. They are easy to raise and you can easily keep an ongoing supply. Grindal worms have very similar care to white worms and are smaller if you end up with fry. You might even try microworms since some smaller fish will eat them even as tiny as they are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF McUmber Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 I will look into getting some blackworms to try. I just got some frozen rotifers that I tried today and it looked like they were eating it decently. I also bought some frozen baby brine shrimp that I will try tomorrow. I have some cherry shrimp in another tank. Once they breed we will see if they can semi-cohabitate or if they will just decimate the shrimps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF McUmber Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 oooh man these blackworms sure do stink. My dominant goby bent absolutely crazy for them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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