Pair of Blue Gudgeons

[Triggerfish]

looking at possibly getting a pair of these,,looking for bar gobies but these guys came in...

they are very reclusive right now..hiding on top of each other under the filter.
write-up is they rarely will become aggressive towards other fish.
but since they are larger wouldn't want them messy up the firegoby(pair).
any experiences here? thx

 

[Valexia]

very gentle, mine were afraid of strangers and hid in burrows until there was food around...then when they settled, they would be out and "darting" around.
Peaceful, no trouble fishes. HARDY, and very cute cuz they sleep in the burrow together.

 

[jovreef]

Do you think they do better in pairs? Also do they burry things on the sand? Was also looking into getting "A" lyretail version of these once I get the deamon sixline out. tried doing some searching on them but have not found much.

 

[Triggerfish]

one source i came across mentioned: "They enjoy being in pairs"
so perhaps they would tend to do better if they are enjoying themselves...

 

[Paula]

I am pretty sure these guys are jumpers .. . make sure you have a tight-fitting lid on your tank.

 

[Valexia]

thats why mine are no longer with me

 

[jovreef]

Well I guess I'll skip on them since I cant get 2...back to the drawing board on what fish will replace the sixie

 

[Triggerfish]

picked up the pair last night..whew..almost flew out of the tank trying to net them..
awesome looking fish.. probably be awhile b/f i can get some pics..they both went to the back of the tank, blew some sand around the rocks and made their home.

 

[Triggerfish]

they finally came out long enough for me to grab the camera and sneak into position.. they are very cool fish.

 

[Triggerfish]

can't get much closer together..except perhaps when they are in their burrow.

 

[Triggerfish]

well,,unfortunately, 1 of them never really took to eating much and eventually became emaciated and past on. too bad..such nice looking fish.

 

[Triggerfish]

sadly the last one perished even though it seemed to be doing ok.
no idea why.. just found it laying in the back, wasn't emaciated nor seemed like there was any blunt trauma.
this one lasted 8 months.

the fish was very reclusive while i had it. would come out to eat but wouldn't stay out long, nothing was bothering it either as there really is nothing else in the tank.
too bad as it was a nice looking fish. i don't think i would give these species a 2nd try.

 

[mloebl]

sadly the last one perished even though it seemed to be doing ok.
no idea why.. just found it laying in the back, wasn't emaciated nor seemed like there was any blunt trauma.
this one lasted 8 months.

the fish was very reclusive while i had it. would come out to eat but wouldn't stay out long, nothing was bothering it either as there really is nothing else in the tank.
too bad as it was a nice looking fish. i don't think i would give these species a 2nd try.

Sorry to hear it I had gotten one a few months ago, and lost it as well (one of the very few fish I've ever lost.) My female skunk clown is fairly passive, but gets VERY hyper when eating so I think spooked it too much so it wouldn't come out and eat. Never saw it dead so it could have jumped out and become a cat snack. Within 5 minutes of adding it, it had already tried to jump out. After losing one fish a couple weeks ago to jumping, finally got the egg crate installed. A little more diffuse in there, but at least no more casualties.

Is your substrate deep/rubbley enough for a jaw fish? Not nearly as blue, but very pretty, interactive as well as animated.

-Mike

 

[Triggerfish]

A jawfish is on my extensive fish list.. they are very cool.