Hi all, I'm from The Netherlands, my name is Karen. Yesterday I received 4 gobies, about 1.5 inches in length. I've been told they're a freshwater species from...
Karen, I'd suggest Redigobius balteatus, though I'm far from a goby expert. My understanding is that is is a brackish water species, not a freshwater one, but...
Karen, I'd suggest Redigobius balteatus, though I'm far from a goby expert. My understanding is that is is a brackish water species, not a freshwater one, but...
I'd also suggest it's R. balteatus. Last year I collected one specimen of this species (Helen identified it) nearby the muddy banks of a small river influenced...
Thank you Neale and Gianluca, I think you're right (Rediobius balteatus). I'll treasure them and will do my very best in trying to breed them. cheers, Karen...
Karen, You should try with 50% SW (that is to say about 10-15 ppt, or 1010-1015g/l); 24-27°C; very soft and dark bottom; roots for shelter; soft illumination;...
There are lots. Here in the UK, bumblebee gobies are widely sold, and while they don't do well in soft freshwater, they usually do well in hard freshwater or ...
If you are interested in breeding freshwater goby, then try one of the following species Peacock Goby - Tateurndina ocellicauda Blue Gill Goby - Eleotris...
I keep Rhinogobius wui in freshwater, ph 7.0, completely freshwater. They are a gorgeous fish and dont get bigger than around 2 inches. They are peaceful...
ah, wrote freshwater twice instead of saying tropical - 22 -28 oc I believe for this species. Mine are at 24oc. If they are available in the uk, then they...
I don't know how much this will help you being stateside, but i collected a southeast australian species, Mugilogobius platynotus, which is described as...
It's also worth asking if they have any gobies in stock. I've often missed gobies completely because they're so retiring (in dealer's tanks, anyway) only to...
Hi, Aileen wrote : I believe this species has not been bred in captivity (let me know if I am wrong?) [Rhinogobius wui] They have been bred in captivity (but...
Morning,\\How very exciting! I had not even bothered to attempt to breed them as all reports I had read suggested that it was impossible. After looking at your...
To the best of my knowledge, no mudskipper species (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) bred in captivity. G ... Gianluca Polgar Ph.D. student c/o Prof. G. Ardizzone ...
Can anyone give me an idea as to the identification of this goby. It's from Nigeria. I got 600 of them by accident (I ordered shrimp, and they sent gobies!)...
my guess is Dormitator lebretonis <')////==< Dr Helen K. Larson Curator of Fishes Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory PO Box 4646 Darwin, NT 0801 ...
That's what it looked like to me. If I recall correctly, there's a greenish, metallic patch edged with white behind the gills that's quite distinctive and sets...
Hi Frank, I've not found they can be reliably distinguished from D. maculatus by colouration alone. But D. maculatus don't occur anywhere near Nigeria, so if...
In UK, the are usually sold between £5 to £10 depending on size. I have know a few fishkeepers who have breed them, mostly accidently, spawning in a well...
Hello Frank -- I defer to Naomi on identifying these sleeper gobies. They're relatively inexpensive fish. I can't say I've seen them sold for 10 pounds... that...
... bred in captivity. Too right, do you know what they have to go through to breed? They don't just spawn into the water they need to dig a tunnel 1st, coax...
Evening, As I thought - after reading about the breeding process of mudskippers in their natural environment I believed it would be a nigh on impossible task!...
Thanks for all the info. I hve since added some marine salt to the water. Seems that they all survived the shipping process. There's a wide range of sizes in...
... You've been clear. These are the main steps: you need good substrate, a good pair (maybe more different chances would be a better option), and a good...
Dear all, looking through my archives, I suddenly realised that I published some photos on my web site that I found on the web, but for which I didn't ask for...
Sorry for the confusion: the author I'm looking for is a friend of Yuko Ikebe (maybe Mr. Yamaneko?) thanks again Gianluca ... Sorry for the confusion: the...
