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I'm on a boat!
Any preference?
Does one clean the sand better than the other?
Does one clean the sand better than the other?
Diamond or Randall goby?
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mono19
Reefing newb
I'm going to throw my :twocents: out here and see how it works, I myself have a Diamond Goby and he is crazy fun to watch, cause he is constantly shifting through sand, one thing they do do though is make piles and crazy big tunnels. Mine has made tunnels all the way throughout the rock work in my 56 gallon. I had all my rocks glued together so I don't expect a slide, but he has done some work, I'll see him disappear at one end and pop out on the other. Really cool fish to watch.
From what I've read and learned from other reefers and my trusted LFS guy is that the smaller gobies that shift sand, don't move it around as much, cause they stay small.They will just create little piles here and there. So I would think that it would really depend on your preference. I love the way he keeps the sand and he does stir a lot of the excess crap and food up that doesn't get eaten so it can be sucked into the sump, but he has bugged some corals on the ground with how much he can spit out.
Overall my bigger guy is a very cool fish..he will also get pretty big, most of the small ones stay pretty small.
From what I've read and learned from other reefers and my trusted LFS guy is that the smaller gobies that shift sand, don't move it around as much, cause they stay small.They will just create little piles here and there. So I would think that it would really depend on your preference. I love the way he keeps the sand and he does stir a lot of the excess crap and food up that doesn't get eaten so it can be sucked into the sump, but he has bugged some corals on the ground with how much he can spit out.
Overall my bigger guy is a very cool fish..he will also get pretty big, most of the small ones stay pretty small.
BL1
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Those are two completely different types of gobies. Which would you rather have, one that's gonna sift your sandbed, or do you want one that is going to hang out in a burrow with a pistol shrimp?
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I'm on a boat!
I want personality... And some sand sifting would be great.
I don't want anything that's gonna tear up the place or be too wild.
I don't want anything that's gonna tear up the place or be too wild.
LoveJC03
Reef Enthusiast
Diamond! We have one and he's awesome :) Always sifting sand, moving snails and entertaining us!
jesse
Not That Kind Of Reefer
id go with the diamond
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Be sure you have a mesh lid on your tank either way. :)
moncapitane
Reefing newb
Which goby is the one that will sift the sandbed, the Diamond or the Randall?
little_fish
Moderator
The diamond will sift the sandbed
ZyberGoby
Because I'm clever
I love my Blue Diamond Goby the dude is a sand dosser but keep the sand bed looking really nice :D I'd say Goby up with the Diamond
