View Full Version : info on BumbleBee Gobies needed
ash9494boo
02-27-2008, 5:08 PM
i am interested in getting a few bumblebee gobies but i have know idea of how to take care of them! any advice would be great!!
Lupin
02-27-2008, 11:58 PM
What size is the tank? Tankmates? What do you need to know? There are plenty of resources for bumblebee gobies.:)
Cichlidgirl91
02-28-2008, 10:11 AM
They are actually brackish fish, and will do well with violet gobies, puffers (correct me if I'm wrong), or they can be in a species-only tank (just Bumblebee gobies). They eat bloodworms, brine shrimp, black worms, anything small and live really. Like Lupin asked, what size tank are you planning on keeping them in?
vampie
02-28-2008, 12:56 PM
They're pretty easy. Feeding is probably the hardest part for most people, they'll take only live food and certain types of frozen food. Set up little territories around the tank for them to take.
They can also be kept in either freshwater or brackish, but it's best if the PH is high.
ash9494boo
02-28-2008, 5:00 PM
well we have whell water so our PH is naturaly high! what size tank do they need?
They are actually brackish fish, and will do well with violet gobies, puffers (correct me if I'm wrong), or they can be in a species-only tank (just Bumblebee gobies). They eat bloodworms, brine shrimp, black worms, anything small and live really. Like Lupin asked, what size tank are you planning on keeping them in?
They're not a brackish fish, they do equally well in fresh and brackish water. while aquarists may dispute it, I took the information from a gobiologist Naomi Deventhal who wrote the goby section in Dr N Monks book of brackish fishes. You can keep them in fresh, the main issue with these fish comes in feeding them rather than the water conditions. They'll live in brackish water no problem because they're utterly adaptable.
well we have whell water so our PH is naturaly high! what size tank do they need?
I'd recommend a 15g to start with.:) Put plenty of rocks and plants in them for the gobies to enjoy. Keep 6-8 if you like.:) As far as tankmates are concerned, you can try the livebearers. Of course, if you want platies, then brackish conditions are best avoided. Better yet, avoid brackish altogether.
ash9494boo
02-28-2008, 7:54 PM
i have never had any gobies or brackish! i saw a "freshwater" goby at a petsmart called a dragon gobie! is that a real type of gobie? what kind of food do the need?
SpockthePuffer
02-28-2008, 8:37 PM
dragon gobies are brackish. not sure what they eat though...
here is an article on them though http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/library/misc/theres-a-dragon-in-my-tank/
ash9494boo
02-28-2008, 8:50 PM
ok are there any other gobies that are freshwater and can eat flake food?
Danyal
02-29-2008, 12:20 AM
they're a lot harder to find, many/most of the gobies you see sold as "FW gobies" aren't truely FW. the BBGs will do ok in the high ph FW so i'd go with those and just keep a good supply of frozen bloodworms, enriched brine shrimp(regular brine shrimp are very poor in nutrition) mysis shrimp and live worms.
Lupin
02-29-2008, 12:51 AM
ok are there any other gobies that are freshwater and can eat flake food?
We've mentioned before the bumblebee gobies and flakes are not sufficient as exclusive food. Varying the diet is very important.
vampie
02-29-2008, 11:36 AM
I've seen my Desert gobies and Stiphodons take dry food, which were meant for other fish but fell to the bottom. I wouldn't use it exclusively, or even as a staple, especially with BBGs, which won't eat dry food.
ash9494boo
02-29-2008, 11:45 AM
all of my fish get different foods
all of my fish get different foods
Cool. Go ahead and get the gobies if you have space for some. Lots of luck.:)