opinions on bumblebee goby

[vrmmmpshhh]

hey guys i researched this little fish and decided to buy 2 of them for my 51G community tank, they are pretty lazy little fellows, ohh yesterday i saw one of them stuck half way up the side of the glass and it wasnt even moving any fins, what allows them to do this?

ON another note i read that they will eat anythign that fits into their mouths, well the day after i put them into the tank i noticed that one of my glass cats had a missing tailfin!!! it was struggling to swim properly and died today. Do you think the bumblebee could have done this? The fin is so big compared to its mouth.

 

[cryosi]

Bumblebee Goby
Species/genus: Brachygobius xanthozona

a fin nipper yes.... also comes as freshwater and brackish water, so best to check which ones you have! great little guys.

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[MsDad]

Bumblebee gobies! Wow, I haven't seen those around here (N FL) in a long time. I used to have them though. I never had any problem with them being aggressive toward any other fish, other than I once had them in a tank with guppies and never seemed to have baby guppies for more than a few days. Hmmm, built-in live food! What else do you have in the tank? I find it difficult to believe (though I've certainly come to learn that anything is possible) the bumblebee would have done that to your glass cat.

 

[aquamaniac2003]

I tried three of these a few years ago.....
Shortly after I started loosing Neons. I had no diseases and the water qual was fine.
I got rid of the Gobies and never lost any more Neons.

They can stick to things becuase they have a dip/cavity onthe belly that can 'sucker' on to things. When they are on the glass you should be able to see it.

I would not get them again, even though they do look nice.

Good luck there..........