Gobies sitting on top of floaters?

[Heathersimn]

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.

 

[Uberhoust]

I don't know about what species of goby you have but some gobies have the ability to at least partially breath air and climb out of the water. Mine doesn't though

 

[Avel1896]

Hello
What species are they ?

 

[Colin_T]

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.

 

[yeti79]

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.

 

[Heathersimn]

Hello
What species are they ?

Desert Gobies

 

[Heathersimn]

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.

That sounds really awesome to see!

 

[Colin_T]

Desert Gobies

Are you sure they are desert gobies (Chlamydogobius eremius)?

 

[Heathersimn]

Yes they are babies to my wild adults.

 

[Colin_T]

cool

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Normal.

 

[Avel1896]

Desert Gobies

Males are known for being aggressive when spawning and can go up to kill conspecifics. Did you ever note this ?

 

[mwood]

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.

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.