Heathersimn
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My gobies are sitting on top of the floaters. All 3 are doing this. Is this something that’s normal for gobies? I have never seen it before. They are pretty much out of water.
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What species are they ?
That sounds really awesome to see!That reminds me of when I was at Geraldton fishing at night. It was a full moon and I was looking for fish for my tank while dad was catching fish to eat. I looked around and went to get some water and these things moved on the rocks. I shone my torch on them and there were blue spotted blennies moonbaking on the rocks. It was night time so they weren't sunbaking, it was a full moon and these blennies were laying on their backs, out of water, on rocks. As I approached them they rolled over and hopped into the water. If I stepped back and waited, they hopped back out of the water and lay on their backs again. It was the most unusual thing I have ever seen fish do and absolutely hilarious to watch. It was like watching people on deck chairs laying out in the sun by a pool, except it was fish on rocks out of water.
Are you sure they are desert gobies (Chlamydogobius eremius)?Desert Gobies
Males are known for being aggressive when spawning and can go up to kill conspecifics. Did you ever note this ?Desert Gobies
Saw your goldfish avatar. Is that actually one of yours? Pretty! I was wondering because I'm looking for a gold fish like that. It's hard to find a fancy fantail that isn't one of the really different varieties. I have a small porch pond looking for some tranquil swimmers.I would say it's a normal goby thing. I do not have floaters in my tank however occasionally see my gobies on side of tank with half of their bodies out of the water.