Food for Goby?

[KyleAlexander]

I have two fresh water gobys from a river in michigan. They are about 1.5in long.

What should I feed these guys? Have tried shrimp pellets, leaf worms, snails i caught. Everything i've tried to feed them seems to be too big.

Any help would be awsome.

-Kyle

 

[Lycanthropic]

what kind of goby? can you be more specific?

 

[kyryah]

The only gobies that I know of in MI are invasive species and illegal to own or posses. They are the Round Goby and the Tubenose Goby. If you live in MI you need to dispose of these fish, they are destroying the natural environment, decimating native fish and insect populations and linked to a recent break out of avian botulism that accounted for the deaths of some 700,000 fish-eating birds. It is highly illegal to own them.

Posting pictures will help with a positive ID. There are darters and sculpins that resemble gobies but are not in fact related.

Kristina

 

[KyleAlexander]

It may not be a goby... I'll try to post a pick. I am also aware of the laws and don't plan on putting any of my fish into the wild...

Wasn't aware of darters. Looks more like one of those than it does a goby.

-kyle

 

[KyleAlexander]

OK i know what it is now. Its a Central Mottled Sculpin
for sure.

 

[kyryah]

It may not be a goby... I'll try to post a pick. I am also aware of the laws and don't plan on putting any of my fish into the wild...

Wasn't aware of darters. Looks more like one of those than it does a goby.

-kyle

It isn't a matter of putting them in the wild - it is illegal to own Round or Tubenose gobies. Anglers are instructed to kill them if they catch them accidentally. Just possessing one would get you into MAJOR trouble.

Glad to hear it is in fact a sculpin. Sculpins are wonderfully interesting fish. Your best bet for feeding is going to be live or frozen foods such as bloodworms, black worms, grindal worms, etc. and mysis shrimp, etc. Cultured mosquito larvae are a good food also.

You should utilize a powerhead with an airhose attached to keep the water flowing in the tank and to make sure the water is highly oxygenated. They reach about 5" in length and have a lifespan rarely as long as 4 years. A tank with a sandy bottom and rocks scattered about, with sparse grass like plants would be ideal.

Kristina