Bumblebee Goby

[thrujenseyes]

omgoodness they're doing so well!
They look amazing! I love the black and yellow against all that green...with the pop of red from the shrimp!
Just love this tank!

 

[NickAu]

They are starting to be cheeky at feeding, I use tweezers to put the food into the tank and a few have learned that they can get fed faster if the come to the top and take it instead of waiting near the bottom.

 

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[NickAu]

They think they are getting fed,

 

[thrujenseyes]

"hurry up human"!!!

 

[NickAu]

They even try and nip my fingers

 

[NickAu]

Took this with my phone.

The Gobys are using the snails as public transport. Why swim when you can catch a water taxi.

 

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Just testing some settings on my camera.

 

[NickAu]

So we had a bit of a prune, I took out almost half the plants, now I have spares I need to start a new tank.

Zippy and one of the girls doing their best to keep the Bumblebee Gobys in live food.

 

[NickAu]

I remolded it a bit. Im going high tech even getting a CO2 setup.
And I got a new light
Light Aqua One Fluro GrowT8 2x18w tubes( Sunlight )

After the strip down

a bit over 3 weeks latter.

 

[NickAu]

Who needs plain old green leaves? must be doing something right.

Green and Red carpet anyone?
The Rotala is sending out runners, It think it will make a great carpet when it mixes in with the micro swords and Monte Carlo,

Memo to self.
Speak to 10 over fed lazy Bumblebee Gobys about the Endler fry population and why they are not eating them fast enough.

Warning to members thinking of keeping male and female Endlers in the same tank.

2 happy healthy female Endlers can produce more fry than 10 Bumblebee Gobys can eat especially if they also have red cherry shrimp to eat and you sometimes feed them like I do.

I feed my Gobys and Endlers live black worm once a week, I make sure the the Red Cherry Shrimp and 1 m and 2 f Endlers and fry are well fed with quality flake and lots of veggies and Pure Spirulina Powder. I figure as long as the live food in the tank the Gobys are eating is healthy and well fed they will be fine.

 

[NickAu]

And just so people don't say there are no fish in the tank.

 

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[NickAu]

Its almos time to think about pruning, In a month or so.

I think Im doing something right.