The case of the missing gobby

kriv4o · 12/03/2011, 06:15 PM

Here is my story. A month ago I got a gobby/ shrimp combo that spent 4 weeks in QT. The night before moving day(the day I was suppose to put them in my DT) the pistol shrimp died. I got very upset about it and decided to move the gobby the same night. Long story short I moved the gobby fine only I haven't seen him since. The only thing in the tank besides it are two camel shrimps a few hermits and CUC.
I've checked everywhere: overflow, sump, fuge, behind and around the stand. I only have 40gal breeder with about 35lb of live rock so not that much hiding space.
Do you guys think he is hiding somewhere between the rocks where I can't see him(and believe me I've looked), or do you thing he didn't survive the move and the shrimps and CUC took care of it?

cody6766 · 12/03/2011, 08:05 PM

Give him time and keep checking the sump. My YWG took a few trips into the sump in his day. He would also hide for a few days from time to time.

1fishkeeper · 12/03/2011, 09:40 PM

Its not that all uncommon to have them go into hiding for weeks at a time. I once had one go into hiding for about two months were I never seen and figured it was dead. Then just one day there he was so go figure. And this is just in a 40 breeder so not that large of a tank. But I wouldnt worry to much about it.

kriv4o · 12/03/2011, 09:46 PM

Thank you for the fast response guys. Being my first actual SW fish I sure hope he made the move OK

89Foxbody · 12/03/2011, 09:51 PM

My Antenna Goby disappeared for over a month once...Thought for sure he was dead but then he just reappeared. My Bar Goby also disappeared...sadly I found him on the floor under the tank, crispy as a potato chip. He was my favorite fish.

12/03/2011, 06:15 PM	#1
kriv4o Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ocean Pines, MD Posts: 509	The case of the missing gobby Here is my story. A month ago I got a gobby/ shrimp combo that spent 4 weeks in QT. The night before moving day(the day I was suppose to put them in my DT) the pistol shrimp died. I got very upset about it and decided to move the gobby the same night. Long story short I moved the gobby fine only I haven't seen him since. The only thing in the tank besides it are two camel shrimps a few hermits and CUC. I've checked everywhere: overflow, sump, fuge, behind and around the stand. I only have 40gal breeder with about 35lb of live rock so not that much hiding space. Do you guys think he is hiding somewhere between the rocks where I can't see him(and believe me I've looked), or do you thing he didn't survive the move and the shrimps and CUC took care of it? Last edited by kriv4o; 12/03/2011 at 07:04 PM.

12/03/2011, 08:05 PM	#2
cody6766 Super Best Friends! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 3,772	Give him time and keep checking the sump. My YWG took a few trips into the sump in his day. He would also hide for a few days from time to time. __________________ "The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments." - John Galt Current Tank Info: Cadlights 60G Arisan II mixed reef with 2x MP40s and 24" ATI

12/03/2011, 09:40 PM	#3
1fishkeeper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Spanaway, WA Posts: 1,101	Its not that all uncommon to have them go into hiding for weeks at a time. I once had one go into hiding for about two months were I never seen and figured it was dead. Then just one day there he was so go figure. And this is just in a 40 breeder so not that large of a tank. But I wouldnt worry to much about it. __________________ "You can run but you will only die tired" U.S. Army Snipers

12/03/2011, 09:51 PM	#5
89Foxbody Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 1,532	My Antenna Goby disappeared for over a month once...Thought for sure he was dead but then he just reappeared. My Bar Goby also disappeared...sadly I found him on the floor under the tank, crispy as a potato chip. He was my favorite fish. __________________ Red Sea Max 130D Mixed Reef: ReefKeeper2, Rapid-LED retrofit, MiniMaxx Reactor, Tunze 9001 Skimmer, 2x Jebao RW-4, 2x Maxi-Jet 600 returns, 2x Koralia Nano 425

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12/03/2011, 09:46 PM	#4
kriv4o Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ocean Pines, MD Posts: 509	Thank you for the fast response guys. Being my first actual SW fish I sure hope he made the move OK