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raynist
10/31/2006, 07:23 PM
I bought an acro a couple of days ago and got 3 acro crabs and this little goby. I will try to get a better picture, but he looks rather clear and has bright orange on his head. Only about a half inch long.

--Ray

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/90957hitch_hiker_goby-med.JPG

raynist
10/31/2006, 07:34 PM
Here is a better picture, I guess it is some kind of clown goby:


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/90957hitch_hiker_goby2.JPG

asmodeus
10/31/2006, 08:32 PM
I to found a red acros crab in my blue acro. some small

OCDP
10/31/2006, 10:00 PM
Well that's a neat hitchhiker.

Serioussnaps
11/03/2006, 03:26 PM
cool hitchhiker..however, i have read they really nip at sps polyps...if you have a highly stocked tank it wont be a problem likely because the nipping will be delegated out to more corals

onehundred20
11/03/2006, 03:29 PM
ive had that same goby hitchhiker before on a colony that I ordered from RM

raynist
11/03/2006, 03:37 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8473478#post8473478 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Serioussnaps
cool hitchhiker..however, i have read they really nip at sps polyps...if you have a highly stocked tank it wont be a problem likely because the nipping will be delegated out to more corals

I have seen him nip at the coral that he is in. It is a softball size colony so it should be ok.

I don't think it will venture out of this coral as there are a couple of fish in this tank that will make quick work of him.

raynist
11/03/2006, 03:40 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8473496#post8473496 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by onehundred20
ive had that same goby hitchhiker before on a colony that I ordered from RM

what happened to it?

onehundred20
11/04/2006, 10:03 AM
the colony was half way lost durning shipping and eventually lost thw whole thing and he was still in there for a while so i just left it but never saw him after a week or so, my grouper might have seen him trying to escape or something not to sure.