pink and blue spotted goby

anybody have a pink and blue spotted goby? if so, does it sift through the sand?
and, if I get a scooter dragonet, do you think they will get along? I have a 50 gallon tank.
Thanks,
Brad

[saltyfish922]

How long have you been in the hobby?

[amcarrig]

What kind of goby do you mean? Watchman?

My tank has been up and running for about a month and a half-
First tank I've done-
Don't know what else to call the Goby- Books just call him a Pink and Blue Spotted Goby- Type that into google and there's several pictures of the little guy-
He's eating the frozen food I feed him, but still haven't seen him cleaning the sand-
He's been in there about 10 days-
Brad

[saltyfish922]

Hey Brad,
From what I have heard the scooter is a tricky fish to keep. Maybe others can tell you otherwise. Go to www.liveaquaria.com and they should have a description of him for ya.(the goby too)

[fletch]

Brad is this the little fellow you are talking about?

Pink-Spotted Shrimp Goby, Pink-and-Blue-Spotted Goby

Cryptocentrus leptocephalus

[amcarrig]

If it's a watchman, like in the pc that Fletch has posted, it is not a sandsifter. It will remove sand from an area to either build or keep its burrow clean but it will not sift sand.

As for the scooter, unless it's eating frozen/prepared food, it will most likely starve as its primary diet consists of copepods. If you don't find a way to replenish the pod population once the fish has eaten them all, it might die.

[fletch]

If this is the Goby you are talking about I have one of these also and he doesn't do much sand sifting in my tank either.
What you want to get is a Diamond Goby they are little sand sifting machines. I had one but I think my alga blenny killed it, as the blenny would always chase after it and then one day it was dead. I got the Pink-Spotted Shrimp Goby to replace it as I was having a hard time finding an other Diamond Goby ................................ John

That's the one!
Thanks for the info-
Over the last few days he's become much more social- Hang's out in the open sand-
He takes mouthfulls of sand in his mouth, then it falls out the back of his neck- Is this considered "sifting" and good for the sand?
or is he just eating leftover's?
Brad

[amcarrig]

That's considered sifting but don't expect to see much of it. It is good for the sand in that it keeps it stirred