Frankiethepuffer Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Can I keep a bumblebee goby with guppy endlers, least killifish, and one golden wonder killi? My tank is very heavily planted. And I'm pretty sure they came from a freshwater breeder as that's what Petco is saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankiethepuffer Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Here is the tank he would go in. It's a 12 long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 My experience with bumblebee gobies was that they were aggressive and slow eaters. They nipped on guppies in the tank but left the pea puffer alone. They prefer live or wiggling food, so my worry in a community tank is that they would be underfed and then aggressive cos hungry. I auctioned my three off rather than put them in a community tank but ymmv especially if you regularly feed live food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankiethepuffer Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 @RovingGinger I do happen to have a pea puffer tank with just one in it. it has lots of hiding places. I dont feed the puffer worms as he only eats snails. What kind of food did they eat and would I be able to just put it in there to munch on or would i have to hand feed him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I had best success with vibra bites and frozen bloodworms. They will pick at snails but can’t eat them as well as the puffer can. Oddly, my puffer now does great in the community tank but he is a coward and not very aggressive, plus is well fed on bladder snails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankiethepuffer Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 did you have to dose your tank with salt at all? Because I cant fully confirm if they were raised freshwater or brackish, and if i keep him in a quarantine tank, do I have to put much in there besides a spot for hiding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Mine were freshwater, I did not add any salt and didn’t see any issues beyond losing one of the four early on (just disappeared, never found a body). I believe bumblebee gobies actually are several different potential species and some may be more inclined towards brackish. This was my type I think: True Freshwater Bumblebee Goby (Brachygobius xanthomelas) AQUATICARTS.COM * For the safety of our animals, we now ship live fish exclusively via UPS Next Day Air. If your order contains... I have seen others come into petco or petsmart that had a sharper more pointed face and seemed to be a distinctly different species. I always had them in with plants which seemed to be appreciated, they like to have things they can perch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankiethepuffer Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 thanks for the source! how often did you feed them? and was it a whole block of frozen food or was it cut in half? if he takes the blood worms, could i just put them in a feeder ring thing and let him eat out of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I fed them daily usually, sometimes skipped a day. For bloodworms I melt a cube down and pour a few in each aquarium. They will not eat from the surface, and they prefer it if something floats by them in a lifelike manner. Kind of infuriating when you are used to fish that gobble food. I would go slow and drop a few worms in at a time to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankiethepuffer Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 What's the main difference between the xanthozona and nunus so I can tell the difference? It said in the article but the pictures I'm looking at are just confusing me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankiethepuffer Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 here is the one I got. it looks like its a juvenile he's so small. I'm pretty sure he's freshwater as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 He definitely moves like mine does. Best thing you can do is just observe carefully. If he’s thriving (eating and pooping and out and about sometimes) then he’s fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 i used to keep these guys. from all the research i did i do believe there are many species that get lumped into the “bumblebee goby” name. the issue is some of them do require brackish water so it can be very difficult making sure you get a freshwater variant since wholesalers ship them all under the same name. i have found that all of the ones ive kept over the years did better in harder water with more minerals and tended to fall apart in soft water. when kept in proper groups there is little aggressive behavior although they will go hard on snails and inverts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankiethepuffer Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 would be pea puffers, a dwarf red lily, anacharis, and guppy grass be ok with me adding salt to the water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankiethepuffer Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 @RovingGinger the goby isn't eating, he actually grabbed at the bloodworm but he spit it out. he ate the day after i got him but he hasn't since. I dont want him to die. should i cut my loses return him since starting a daphina culture would take too long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 I’d keep trying for a day or so tbh. Mine did not eat every day. I tried to keep scuds and snails in the tank as a source of food too which I think helped. Depending on your guy’s size bloodworms may need to be smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankiethepuffer Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) @RovingGinger @Cory would it be ok if I put them in with my golden wonder killifish and make that tank brackish? Or is the tank not suitable for them? He's not eating when I try and give it to him but he's not dead so he's eating something. I tried the vibra bites and he didn't take to them. I'm not sure what to do at this point. I think he's too small and pretty much still a juvenile to take the bloodworms or bites and I can't get the daphnia until my next paycheck comes in because I gotta get an air pump as well. I know this tank doesn't have the greatest setup, but my golden was getting too aggresive in my 12 so I had to put something together without any funds. I honestly might just return the golden and the goby. I dont want to kill them because I can't properly take care of them. But it will be hard because I've gotten attached to them. Edited November 12, 2020 by Frankiethepuffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted November 12, 2020 Administrators Share Posted November 12, 2020 I think you could potentially have the golden wonder eat the goby depending on size difference. My advice is, make sure you're keeping fish you actually want to keep. The golden wonder sounds too aggressive for what you enjoy and are you wanting to setup a brackish tank based on 1 fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 On 11/10/2020 at 2:34 PM, Frankiethepuffer said: @RovingGinger @Cory would it be ok if I put them in with my golden wonder killifish and make that tank brackish? Or is the tank not suitable for them? He's not eating when I try and give it to him but he's not dead so he's eating something. I tried the vibra bites and he didn't take to them. I'm not sure what to do at this point. I think he's too small and pretty much still a juvenile to take the bloodworms or bites and I can't get the daphnia until my next paycheck comes in because I gotta get an air pump as well. I know this tank doesn't have the greatest setup, but my golden was getting too aggresive in my 12 so I had to put something together without any funds. I honestly might just return the golden and the goby. I dont want to kill them because I can't properly take care of them. But it will be hard because I've gotten attached to them. I have no experience with killifish sadly so can’t advise there. Maybe try frozen bloodworms - if you have to get a small siphon to spit out small ones so that they move right past his stubborn face. Like I mentioned above, I did eventually rehome my gobies. They were charming but I struggled to find tank mates that worked with them and I was always stressed about them getting enough to eat. They are a charming fish but I wouldn’t say easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankiethepuffer Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 I've wanted these guys since I saw them, but now I realize that they wont work with what I have unfortunately. I tried my best. Maybe in the future I will get them again but I feel like I've done this the wrong way. So, I'll take them back to the store. Hopefully someone else who can take proper care of them will take them in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 10/30/2020 at 9:43 PM, Frankiethepuffer said: Can I keep a bumblebee goby with guppy endlers, least killifish, and one golden wonder killi? My tank is very heavily planted. And I'm pretty sure they came from a freshwater breeder as that's what Petco is saying Golden wonder killis are going to eat all of those if they get the chance, also the gobies really should be in brackish (even if they were breed in fw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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