chinapattern
05-26-2007, 06:35 PM
I've taken the liberty of producing the factfile below. The information came from www.fishlore.com (http://www.fishlore.com)
The Yellow Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus) is an interesting specimen that forms a very cool symbiotic relationship with the pistol shrimp. The goby watches out for predatory fishes and warns the shrimp. The shrimp has limited eye sight and needs the goby to alert them of predators while the goby uses the shrimp's hole as shelter. They both benefit.
The Yellow Watchman Goby should do fine in most setups but may get eaten by larger, more aggressive tank mates. They do like to hide a lot and live rock should help make them feel secure. Some have reported that this fish has jumped from the tank so a good tight fitting aquarium hood with no escape points is needed.
You may be able to keep mated pairs but it is not advisable to keep more than a mated pair of Yellow Watchman Gobies in smaller tanks. They may fight over territory with other goby species.
They are not very picky when it comes to fish food and should accept most foods that you give them. Try to give them a varied diet of live, frozen, freeze-dried and vitamin-enriched flake foods. Make sure they are getting their share around feeding time.
They seem to be very resistant to most saltwater fish disease but you still need to take the proper pre-cautions and use a quarantine tank before introducing them into your main tank. After they've been in quarantine for two weeks or so and you notice no signs of illness, slowly acclimate them into your display tank.
Common name: Yellow Watchman Goby
Latin name: Cryptocentrus cinctus
Region of origin: Indo-Pacific
Max fish size: Up to 3 inches (8 cm)
Minimum tank size: 30 gallon (114 litres) minimum (assume US gallons?)
Tank region: Usually stays close to its chosen territory in the live rock, substrate or any other tank decor that can provide shelter.
Susceptible diseases: They seem to be very resistant to most saltwater fish disease.
Feeding requirements: Omnivorous, try to give them a variety of marine foods. They should accept vitamin enriched flake foods, frozen and live foods. Make sure they are getting enough to eat.
Reef tank suitability: Reef safe
Other fish compatibility: Usually does well with most other fish, except overly aggressive species. Should leave most invertebrates alone and may form a close bond with a pistol shrimp. Avoid keeping them with other gobies unless you have a very large tank
Please feel free to comment/amend so I know whether I'm on the right track.
Jenny
The Yellow Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus) is an interesting specimen that forms a very cool symbiotic relationship with the pistol shrimp. The goby watches out for predatory fishes and warns the shrimp. The shrimp has limited eye sight and needs the goby to alert them of predators while the goby uses the shrimp's hole as shelter. They both benefit.
The Yellow Watchman Goby should do fine in most setups but may get eaten by larger, more aggressive tank mates. They do like to hide a lot and live rock should help make them feel secure. Some have reported that this fish has jumped from the tank so a good tight fitting aquarium hood with no escape points is needed.
You may be able to keep mated pairs but it is not advisable to keep more than a mated pair of Yellow Watchman Gobies in smaller tanks. They may fight over territory with other goby species.
They are not very picky when it comes to fish food and should accept most foods that you give them. Try to give them a varied diet of live, frozen, freeze-dried and vitamin-enriched flake foods. Make sure they are getting their share around feeding time.
They seem to be very resistant to most saltwater fish disease but you still need to take the proper pre-cautions and use a quarantine tank before introducing them into your main tank. After they've been in quarantine for two weeks or so and you notice no signs of illness, slowly acclimate them into your display tank.
Common name: Yellow Watchman Goby
Latin name: Cryptocentrus cinctus
Region of origin: Indo-Pacific
Max fish size: Up to 3 inches (8 cm)
Minimum tank size: 30 gallon (114 litres) minimum (assume US gallons?)
Tank region: Usually stays close to its chosen territory in the live rock, substrate or any other tank decor that can provide shelter.
Susceptible diseases: They seem to be very resistant to most saltwater fish disease.
Feeding requirements: Omnivorous, try to give them a variety of marine foods. They should accept vitamin enriched flake foods, frozen and live foods. Make sure they are getting enough to eat.
Reef tank suitability: Reef safe
Other fish compatibility: Usually does well with most other fish, except overly aggressive species. Should leave most invertebrates alone and may form a close bond with a pistol shrimp. Avoid keeping them with other gobies unless you have a very large tank
Please feel free to comment/amend so I know whether I'm on the right track.
Jenny