Goby ID Needed

[John&Lynn]

Please can you help to ID this Goby? Click on picture to enlarge.

Thanks

<a href="http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee63/Johnsamuels_2007/?action=view&current=Goby.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee63/Johnsamuels_2007/th_Goby.jpg" border="0" alt="Goby" ></a>

[espocrespo]

looks like amblygobius phalaena to me

[FlyinggFish]

Also looks like a lot of hair algae.

[John&Lynn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15747891#post15747891 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FlyinggFish
Also looks like a lot of hair algae.

Believe me there was a lot more hair algae!! Have been battling the problem for about 12 months but it seems to be getting less. Any magic cures? Using Elimi-Phos and only using RODI water.

[ataller]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15748202#post15748202 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by John&Lynn
Believe me there was a lot more hair algae!! Have been battling the problem for about 12 months but it seems to be getting less. Any magic cures? Using Elimi-Phos and only using RODI water.

Feed less? Three-days no light?

[100%hydrophylic]

manually remove it, small swarm of emerald crabs and turbo snails.

[fishkid6692]

a sea hare will have it gone within a week or two.

[Gdevine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15748202#post15748202 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by John&Lynn
Believe me there was a lot more hair algae!! Have been battling the problem for about 12 months but it seems to be getting less. Any magic cures? Using Elimi-Phos and only using RODI water.

AlgaeFix will do the trick.

[VacavilleFC3S]

chemicals only mask the problem they do not fixit.

run phosban for a month or 2. get several emerald crabs, and manually remove as much as possible

[mtisc323]

Been battling it for 12 MONTHS?!?!?! ...

[FlyinggFish]

Sorry to hear about your hair algae problem. Just think of it this way: you could have worse. I had hair algae in my old tank but not as much as you. If you can remove the rock and boil it, or get a clean up crew...or manually remove it.

[WallyV]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15747294#post15747294 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by espocrespo
looks like amblygobius phalaena to me

I agree, but not 100% sure.

For the hair algae, are you using RO/DI for your water? I would kill the lights, add some phosphate remover and cut back feeding the tank as much as possible. Oh yeah and remove as much of the algae by hand as possible.

-Wally

[Zestay]

says youve been battling for 12 months, and have 1 year of experience in your sig.
so this leads to me belive youve always had this outbreak.

i agree with above posters. your going to need the 3 types of cleaners

biological
snails
crabs
sea hair
lawn mower blenny
less feedings

mechinal

pull a rock out and remove as much as possible rinse with fresh salt water than put back in

lights off for 3 days

chemical
phosban
chemipure
carbon
and as a LAST LAST LAST ditch effort. some sort of chemical algae killer.

[John&Lynn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15751301#post15751301 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Zestay
says youve been battling for 12 months, and have 1 year of experience in your sig.
so this leads to me belive youve always had this outbreak.



Profile/Sig not up to date! Have had the tank 4 years now. For the first 3 years no problem with algae, then had a wipe out and when I restocked the tank the problem appeared. I have a Deltec nitrate filter but have had problems running it so gave up on it.

For the last few months I have been removing manually. Have tried 2 Sea Hares but on each occasion they have died within 24 hours. I am reluctant to clean the rocks by scrubbing, etc as they are covered in zoanthids, etc.

[screwsloose]

bullet goby if it hasnt been answered already

[jerryreefrigger]

Manually remove, then water change. Then wait, then manually remove some more, then water change, then wait, then manually remove some more, then water change....etc....

you get the picture.

IME, snails and crabs will go after the residual that's left over, but they rarely touch it when it's growing long and healthy and thick.

When it's that long, you can pinch and pull and get most of it in one piece. Then take a toothbrush to the rock. Then you can blow the rock off with a hand held power head. Put on a filter sock while you do this. Then do a nice water change and remove the sock as soon as the water clears back up.

Eventually it will be gone.

[RB Chagoi]

+1

or banded Goby.

[Gdevine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15753034#post15753034 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jerryreefrigger
Manually remove, then water change. Then wait, then manually remove some more, then water change, then wait, then manually remove some more, then water change....etc....

you get the picture.

IME, snails and crabs will go after the residual that's left over, but they rarely touch it when it's growing long and healthy and thick.

When it's that long, you can pinch and pull and get most of it in one piece. Then take a toothbrush to the rock. Then you can blow the rock off with a hand held power head. Put on a filter sock while you do this. Then do a nice water change and remove the sock as soon as the water clears back up.

Eventually it will be gone.

Yup...I agree with this post or at the very least this management practice will keep it well under control for sure.