Violet goby?

[Tanganyikaman18]

Has anyone ever heard of a dragon goby, they look pretty mean, just wondering if it could go with some of my cichlids, i think it might also be called a violet goby, and they things ive seen online conflict with each other, some say they are brackish, others say it is not needed.

 

[Fruitbat]

The Violet Goby (Gobioides broussonetti), also called the 'dragon fish' or 'dragon goby' does have a rather fearsome look to it. They are, however, not predatory fish but rather are filter-feeders who will take large mouthfuls of substrate and sift all of the edible bits from it. They will usually take frozen bloodworms and frozen brine shrimp with gusto.

They are brackish water fish and have a definite tendency to develop VERY nasty fungal infections in fresh water....which usually leads to a long, lingering death. They're not particularly good tank-mates for aggressive cichlids.

-Joe

 

[Tanganyikaman18]

ok thanks alot for the help, just looking for something tht is a little bit more of an odd ball to put in my tank

 

[DarkElf_Mairead]

I just bought one, I have a 5 gallon freshwater tank, and marbles as substrate. Will this be a problem? The info that walmart got with thiem said they can stand very small amounts of salt, but other places I've heard they like brackish.

 

[Pure]

Yes it will be a problem. The food will fall between the marbles and he can not filter marbles very well in his mouth. Not to mention as said before they are prone to illness when not in the right water (brackish).

 

[BigDaddy420]

yeah walmart sold one to my brother in law and told him it would be find in freshwater also.
tang if your looking for something like the violet goby or dragonfish, there is a dinosaur eel (bichir) that petsmart has been selling for about 5$. i have one in with my oscars, i just made some caves that only he can get into and he is doing very well in there, i have another in my 29, he is always swiming around, he doesnt hide like most eels, he's really wild to watch.

 

[DarkElf_Mairead]

Ok i put some gravel over the marbles to fill in the cracks. As for brackish water, that may have to wait for a bit. I have a snail and the 5 gallon is my biggest tank, the 2 gallon has brine shrimp in it.

 

[Pure]

emm not to mention he has the potential to get over 24 inches in length. FYI.

 

[BigDaddy420]

yeah i wouldnt put him in a 5 gallon for very long, might wanna try to take him back, or give him to someone with a brackish setup until u can get one of your own.

 

[DarkElf_Mairead]

Damn...If I take him back someone else will just get him and kill him. But mom doesn't want him in the house cause he looks too much like a snake. So unless I get a place of my own fairly quick and can keep him in the bathtub, looks like I'm screwed. I'll call walmart and see about it.

 

[DarkElf_Mairead]

They'll take him back, so away he goes I'll tell them he needs a brackish setup.

 

[BigDaddy420]

yeah, yell at em and stuff..lol tell them to quit selling those to people as fw or your gonna call peta or something.. j/k

 

[DarkElf_Mairead]

lol, I told them they need brackish water. Hopefully anyone who buys fish is smart enough to look up some info about them. The info card they got with them said that the can stand very small amounts of salt, so it's not really their fault. Anyway, my dragon eel is back in his Walmart tank, and I bought a molly and two platys.