Goby question

[happypoet]

Hi all,
I'm thinking about getting a little 5.5 gallon aquarium to house a pair of either White Cheeked Gobies (Rhinogobius Wui/Duospilus) OR a pair of Desert Gobies (Chlamydogobius eremius). They'll be the only animals, and I'll have sand substrate with some light planting and caves available. I'd love if I could get them to breed.
Any thoughts on which would be more comfortable in the small space? Also, I'd love if anyone could share experiences with the Desert Goby especially, as it seems less common.
Thanks!

[SubRosa]

Hey Aaron how's it going? Deserts get bigger, but a 5 would be fine for a pair. They're about as forgiving as a fish can be in terms of water. They'll thrive in anything from straight fresh to salinities well above that of natural seawater. I kept them about 10 yrs ago for a while, but I found them a bit boring and certainly no challenge to maintain. That's a double kiss of death in my fishroom!

[happypoet]

I found them a bit boring and certainly no challenge to maintain. That's a double kiss of death in my fishroom! Heh.
It's going well! Thanks for the input. What did you find boring about them? I found my single female Rhinogbius Wui to be really entertaining to watch (this was 10 years ago or so).
And easy sounds good to me. Did you ever get those shark eggs to hatch?

[SubRosa]

Gobies just don't do it for me. Not active enough I guess! A bunch of the sharks hatched out and we sold a bunch as eggs as well. I still have a couple left that should be hatching soon.

[Fractalis]

just know that desert gobies have short lives

[happypoet]

yep, I've read that. Thanks!

[Inka4040]

Rhinogobius beg for food, and will generally ham it up in interesting ways. Rhinos no contest. If the wui are to common for you, there are a bunch of interesting ones currently available. A 5.5 would be fine for a pair, but I'd suggest you go bigger, so you could keep more than 1 male and see their most interesting behaviors, which are generally territorial in nature.

[user_name]

+1 on getting the rhinos because of their behavior, and how adaptable the desert gobies are.

Here's a thread I started awhile back where people gave some advice on how to keep the Rhinogobius....

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?241651-Rhinogobuis-Wui-Questions

[happypoet]

Thanks. I'd go with a bigger tank if I could, but I'm lacking the room.

[user_name]

definitely get the rhinos!

[happypoet]

Heh. I'm leaning that way. They're quite a bit more expensive, but from what I've read, they'd really like the current of my new filter (thread (http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?248942-My-sandproof-hidden-filter)).