Breeding Neon Gobies

[Zman16]

In about 2 months, I'm thinking of startinga 5-10 gal breeding tank for some type of saltwater fish, and i was thinking the neon goby. I have a few questions:

1. How do can u sex neon gobies?
2. Would it be better to go with 5 or ten gallon for them.
3. And would i need to do any preparition for breeding.

Thanks

 

[Igor The Cat]

neons? i dont think anybody has been able to purposly breed them in aquaria.

cheers

-Java

 

[Mahamotorworks]

I dont have any experince. I would go for the 10 gal than you have more room if you are sucessful to raise young.

MAHA

 

[Zman16]

I think your thinking of neon tetras, Igor.

 

[Igor The Cat]

no im thinking of most SW fish in general, nobody has breed most SW fish ever, thats why so many are wild caught.

cheers

-Java

 

[Lotus]

Neon gobies were one of the first SW fish to be bred by aquarists... I thought everyone knew that!

There's an article here: Breeder's Net

I'm sure a google search (scientific name usually gets better results) will give you some good info.

 

[Zman16]

Thanks Lotus!

I'm think of breeding the common Elacatinus oceanops Neon Goby. For a regular ten gallon tank how many gobies can be placed in there? ALso Will the gobies eat there children?

 

[Lotus]

So, you didn't read the article?

 

[1979camaro]

it is a very good article...should answer your questions

 

[Zman16]

No I read the article, twice, but I was just a little confused. It says a ten gallon is a good tank for two gobies. But it also says you should get six for it. And I don't know which is true. It also says if you have another tank for young it would be helpful but it doesn't say the adults will eat there young. Its an excellent article, answers almost all my question, I just wanted to get the facts straight.

 

[Zman16]

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[Zman16]

Okay, for a regular ten gallon tank how many gobies can be placed in there? Also Will the gobies eat there children?

 

[Zman16]

Oh well. I guess I'll figure out.

Thanks anyways

 

[CAPSLOCK]

I'm not sure where, but I've read that they'll get along in bigger groups, but that if you have more than 2-3 they won't breed. If you can sex them, a pair would probably work best.

 

[juggernaut303]

I read thatthey like to be in small schools around corals.If they give birth i think they will be safe but i dont no i just read this in a magazine at the doctors.

pat

 

[FWSWBW]

Hi you can get them already paired up, proven breeders. The problem is not so much the parents eating them, it is raising the fry. Most ppl will remove the babies and put them in their own tank..SW fry are very hard to raise, they are very seceptiable to parasites and fungus, water chemisrty and just plain don't eat very well. Most fry will only eat live foods and it's not so much quantity as quality and variety of foods. You will need a seperate tank for fry with very low flow and absolutely need a filter sock..these babies are tinnie weenie like specks, they will go up the filter in a heart beat. You really need a book on raising fry and breeding specific fish, they all need different water chemistry and special needs. Hope this helps.