Knight Goby

[Mabel]

My Knight Goby, Mack the Knight , is a very picky eater. I feed Blood worms and dried shrimp. I alternate them ever other day. He doesn't like the flake that I feed to others, so i need some suggestions. Here is his picture...

 

[evelyn80]

is he in brackish water? hes very cool looking!

 

[Hooked Newbie]

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/brackishsubwebindex/knightgobyfaqs.htm

 

[rsanz]

Awesome fish. He needs brackish water, in case you're not keeping him in that environment!

I'm surprised that he's not taking the frozen bloodworms. I would try frozen brine shrimp. Flake food will not work, nor will the dried shrimp I don't think.

 

[Mabel]

I am slowly adding the salt in after every water change. I noticed immediate change in him after I put the salt in. I had never seen this fish before on this site and I was wondering if anyone has had them and what they are feeding.

 

[Hooked Newbie]

I am slowly adding the salt in after every water change. I noticed immediate change in him after I put the salt in. I had never seen this fish before on this site and I was wondering if anyone has had them and what they are feeding.

Are you testing your salinity?

 

[Mabel]

Here is a picture of him with the Dried shrimp in his mouth. Sorry for the misunderstanding but he does love the frozen blood worms. I feed them into the tank in a shot glass. I have actually had him swim into the glass and eat until his belly was very plump.

 

[Mabel]

I put the salt in a glass and swish it a little then I let the rest seep into the water slowly. It normally takes about 3 days.

 

[severum mama]

I assume you're talking about adding marine salt? Aquarium salt will do nothing to make brackish water. If you are in fact adding marine salt, I hope you are testing the salinity of the water.

Are the fish in your sig all in the same tank (where the number 1 is)? If so, you have a stock list that is incompatible... your only brackish fish in that list is the knight goby.

 

[Hooked Newbie]

I put the salt in a glass and swish it a little then I let the rest seep into the water slowly. It normally takes about 3 days.

Mabel,

Are you testing the salinity with a hydrometer or refractometer? Water evaporates, salt doesn't. The other fish you have will be killed with salt. You have fish that require VERY different water conditions in the same tank. I hate to be a wet blanket, but I'd hate to see such a striking fish come to harm.