orange spotted goby

[grdpder]

Just a question. I see my orange spotted goby scooping bunch of sand into its mouth and filtering it and coming out of its gills. What is it doing? Eating or...?

Thanks in advance.

David

 

[ErinCahir]

Yup. Eating. It's what he's supposed to do.

 

[yote]

+1 Erin
He's eating the micro fauna in the sand bed which is their natural diet.

 

[wontonflip]

Keeps your sand clean, but leaves you corals a sandy mess ;) I love mine. My sand is pristine! He sifts all day long.

 

[Tetra1]

Yep, he is eating and doing exactly what he is born to do. He is Mr. Clean the orange spot goby!