glowbug0015
08-19-2005, 10:23 PM
Well, I've been trying to find out more information about grey knight gobies and breeding, because I have a pair that I originally thought were males. About two weeks ago (have had them two months) one goby continued to just get fatter and the other remained small, and then just today I saw what looked like small bubbles being gobbled up by every fish that was quick enough, and then I found the culprit- the fat goby was literally scattering her eggs, but chasing the trails of them as they came out of her!
So I came online to try to find what I could, but any information says gobies are egg-layers, and that the difference b/t male and female is in the length of the caudal fin. My gobies have the exact same size caudal fin size, the only differences are the spot pattern and the fat/thin thing.
So now I'm thinking I have two females. Would that make the eggs infertile? and if not, how long before they hatch, and what can I do to help them survive?
I was just shocked (after first thinking I had two males)!
So, according to my observations, grey knight gobies are egg-scatterers (NOT layers) AND they eat the eggs in the same fashion they eat everything else (with lightning quickness & darting). I'm sure a few hit the ground, with as many as I saw pour out, but I'm sure 4 out of 5 were eaten.
Anybody else have an experience to share?
Thanks, Gloria
So I came online to try to find what I could, but any information says gobies are egg-layers, and that the difference b/t male and female is in the length of the caudal fin. My gobies have the exact same size caudal fin size, the only differences are the spot pattern and the fat/thin thing.
So now I'm thinking I have two females. Would that make the eggs infertile? and if not, how long before they hatch, and what can I do to help them survive?
I was just shocked (after first thinking I had two males)!
So, according to my observations, grey knight gobies are egg-scatterers (NOT layers) AND they eat the eggs in the same fashion they eat everything else (with lightning quickness & darting). I'm sure a few hit the ground, with as many as I saw pour out, but I'm sure 4 out of 5 were eaten.
Anybody else have an experience to share?
Thanks, Gloria