neon goby

[TRe]

i picked up a neon cleaner goby last week and i think its the coolest thing how he attaches him self to the other fish im kinda scared about him getting sucked into the overflow...what would be a good idea to prevent this from happening??

 

[1979camaro]

From what I have heard, that is supposed to be a great little fish (I have never kept one myself). The only thing I can think of to keep it out of the overflow would be a plastic mesh. I don't know where you would get such a thing, but I would imagine if you went to Home Depot or a similar store you would be able to find something.

 

[Fuzz16]

putting wire mesh behin the overflow holes? or however you have it set up...
hopefully he doesnt fall through

 

[TRe]

yea i thought about using some type of mesh but wouldnt that slow down the overflows??

 

[1979camaro]

I was envisioning this being above the water line. I suppose if you put it below the water line it would slow the flow a bit, but I think it will probably be minimal.

 

[Lotus]

We've used some plastic canvas on the overflow teeth to prevent fish getting through there (a couple did before we put it on). I don't think it reduced flow too much.

 

[TRe]

i really have to get something... i was just doing a water change a noticed my yellow watchman goby went overflow surfing sometime in the past day

 

[CAPSLOCK]

You can get a sheet of the plastic needlework canvas for around 50 cents at craft stores.

I loved my little neon goby... they're awesome fish. Very friendly since they're tank bred and such. He would sit on my fingers to eat whatever I was holding. Need to find some more, I'd like to try a pair next time.

 

[shift_9k]

I got one too, awesome fish, trys to clean my hand every time i put it in the tank. It never rests on one spot for too long. I think i read somewhere that they can have a painful bite.