I wish I could say percnopterygionus

[mellowvision]

and I wish my phone had better focus.



bigup importstar inka san

[Inka4040]

Coolest fish ever! Too bad they're so freakin small. These things are gonna disappear in my 55.

[jpappy789]

Amazing!

Where did ya get them from?

[vampie]

I really need to get started on that goby tank..

[jpappy789]

What's it with New Yorkers and gobies? ;)

[mellowvision]

it's funny, about a half hour before the lights were to go out, they both hid inside the driftwood tunnel. guess they like their peace and quiet!

I got them from Inka.

I like that their small. They fit the sense of scale I like to work in.

[fishorama]

Cool gobies!

[mellowvision]

that green rock is totally clean now. yikes!

[Inka4040]

How's the new pair doing dude?

[mellowvision]

HARD TO SAY, all of them are hiding all day. I saw 2 for about 10 minutes, but otherwise the tank looks empty.

[msjinkzd]

at least they are pretty when you see them

gobiegobiegobiehairballgobiegobiegobiegobie

[mel_20_20]

at least they are pretty when you see them

gobiegobiegobiehairballgobiegobiegobiegobie


:lol::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[mellowvision]

:)

hidehidehidegobiegobiegobie.

[lookit]

Neat fish and really cool rock!

[jamesstill84]

What do they eat? Algae? Flake Food?

[Inka4040]

They're algae grazers in nature. Personally havent seen mine eating much of anything else, but I've only had em a couple days. The other stiphs in the tank take prepared food with varying degrees of enthusiasm.

[jamesstill84]

Sweet. Maybe they would eat snail jello.

[mellowvision]

I have tried algae wafers, bottom feeder sinking pellets, ken's sticks, crab cuisine... they have nibbled if passing, but shown no interest in any of it really. I did add algae powder to the water column, and that definately got them going for a bit.

on a side note, I found the venturi adapter for the duetto and installed it, it's variable flow, so I set it as low as possible to keep noise and bubble chaos to a minimum... seems to have brought them out of hiding a little bit.

[mellowvision]

the HQ button on the link ought to look way better...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz-mdZdz93U

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[AquatiCreations]

VERY cool!:grinyes:

[fishorama]

Oooh, tiny cuties!

[Inka4040]

What are you mixing with the algae powder to coat those rocks? I tried both egg yolk and gelatin and could never get such good coverage

[mellowvision]

I used egg white and water. about a spoonful was all, and then a lot of algae, then I mixed it thoroughly and used a paint brush to paint it on, and then baked it in the oven. 300 for the first 10 minutes, then down to 200 for 20 or so... until there were no more soft spots.

[Chrisinator]

Awesome gobies!

[Inka4040]

Gobieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[mellowvision]

snapped a few pics tonight.

[Inka4040]

Sweet dude! Those guys look fat and happy.

[msjinkzd]

gesundheit

[mellowvision]

!lol!

[mellowvision]

they're a little blurry, I gotta figure out this camera a bit better... but here are a few new photos of my stiphodons

[msjinkzd]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[Turbosaurus]

I like that their small. They fit the sense of scale I like to work in.

you did that just to break his horns didn't you?

[mellowvision]

yes I did.

[Turbosaurus]

Their aweful cute,
but I am not sure they are hundreds-in-shipping-spend-all-day-in-customs-forms-must-be-in-triplicate kinda cute.

[Inka4040]

Just wait till they color up... Looking good dude!

[jpappy789]

I don't think I could guage they're beauty unless I was in person...

[mellowvision]

Jpappy has the rite idea, you really need to see them to appreciate there antics

[pinkertd]

Cute lil buggers!

[mellowvision]

I'm having such a blast watching them. what a bunch of hooligans!

I wish I could grab better photos of some of the atropurpureus. insane color variations, and they change so rapidly sometimes.