Bumblebee goby question

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Mokomon

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I bought 3 of these little guys the other day & have them in my quarantine tank, and they are doing awesome!
They were in freshwater at the store, and I have read various articles since bringing them home that they prefer brackish water.

I'm wondering if I should leave them in my FW tank or put them in with my mudskippers after quarantine


Opinions are greatly appreciated!

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mine are in BW but i slowly raised the salinity slowly over a period of weeks casue mine were in FW when i bought them
 
Mokomon

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OMG!

I thought I was losing my mind!
I THOUGHT I had posted this once, then couldn't find it, so I reposted :)





Thanks guys for your opinions!
 
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Actually there are several different gobies which get called bumblebee.

One is Bumblebee Goby Brachygobius nunus which will do best in brackish.

Another is Burmese Bumblebee Goby- Brachygobius xanthomelas and reaches 0.8" TL. A true freshwater goby.

And then there is the Schooling Bumblebee Goby- Brachygobius aggregatus which reaches a total length of only 0.6"! Unlike other bumblebee gobies, this one is fairly social towards conspecifics. They also school. These are a true freshwater goby, although they will tolerate low-end brackish water without trouble.

The above info came from http://www.franksaquarium.com/nanofish.htm He sells all 3.
 
Mokomon

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Thanks twotank!
 
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BBGs do fine in either fresh or brack, I've kept various species in both.
 
Mokomon

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vampie said:
BBGs do fine in either fresh or brack, I've kept various species in both.
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That makes me feel better!
These guys have only ever been in FW, so I would hate to stress them with the BW
 
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TwoTankAmin said:
Actually there are several different gobies which get called bumblebee.

One is Bumblebee Goby Brachygobius nunus which will do best in brackish.

Another is Burmese Bumblebee Goby- Brachygobius xanthomelas and reaches 0.8" TL. A true freshwater goby.

And then there is the Schooling Bumblebee Goby- Brachygobius aggregatus which reaches a total length of only 0.6"! Unlike other bumblebee gobies, this one is fairly social towards conspecifics. They also school. These are a true freshwater goby, although they will tolerate low-end brackish water without trouble.

The above info came from http://www.franksaquarium.com/nanofish.htm He sells all 3.
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To supplement TTA's post, two other species commonly found in the hobby are B. doriae and B. xanthozonus. The former adapts as well to either BW or FW, the latter tends to do better in BW.

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Xanthozona is actually quite rare and not found in the hobby.

You guys should keep in mind that A LOT of the information on Brachygobius found on the web is incorrect and spread by hearsay.
 
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