Engineer Gobies

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  1. special juice

    special juice Feather Duster

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    Wow! What a great eel substitute. Keep us posted on how it all works out.
     
    special juice, Apr 23, 2014
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  2. RoloSaez

    RoloSaez Millepora

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    That's exactly what the LFS said. Fortunately all my rock is on the bottom. They have a few tunnels already. Here is a small video I made after lights out. They seem to be more active at night.

     
    RoloSaez, Apr 24, 2014
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  3. civiccars2003

    civiccars2003 Great Blue Whale

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    Mine rarely comes out in the day. He peeks his head out durning feeding but that's about it. Much more active at night. Here's a pic when I had a sighting during the day.
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    civiccars2003, Apr 24, 2014
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  4. RoloSaez

    RoloSaez Millepora

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    My five year old loves them. She is the one that has staring contests with them all the time. They do come out during feeding. They grab food and throw it in reverse back into the tunnels. They are quick.
     
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  5. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    I kept two engineers over the course of like 15 years.....other than looking super cool, they are extremely hardy! They are definite tunnel makers so your rock does need to be secure - great fish!!
     
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  6. RoloSaez

    RoloSaez Millepora

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    Yeah I'm extremely happy with them so far.
     
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  7. RoloSaez

    RoloSaez Millepora

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    Feeding engineer Gobies

    Here is a short video.


     
    RoloSaez, Apr 26, 2014
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  8. DSC reef

    DSC reef Giant Squid

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    After seeing this thread I had to guy buy a small one to grow. Super cool fish.
     
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  9. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    That's what I did. Totally awesome watching him morph.
     
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  10. mdbostwick

    mdbostwick Vlamingii Tang

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    DANG IT! Now I want one.
     
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