All About The Diamond Goby

One of the BEST sand sifters. These guys are great for scooping up sand in their mouth and sifting it through their gills. It is an art to see it! Thanks again for watching and check out my channel for more episodes!!
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[@amccann99]

Should mention that you really want to find one that is eating pellets, mysis etc. They will eat the healthy microfauna in your live sand and slowly starve to death if they are not taking food you put into the tank. In the wild, just one of these gobies typically has a huge patch of sand as their territory that they constantly sift through for food. See these guys starve to death very frequently, if they haven't jumped out of the tank first.

[@BrockLeonard]

Alex McCann some great info man! Thanks so much for sharing

[@wandarobinson9002]

Ihad a lovely Diamond Gobi then we got A pin cushion urchin and the Gobi Ran into the urchin and died immediately.

[@koaleighhomestead2606]

Definitely the best sand sifting fish around, they do love to dig burrows under your rock so if it's just sitting on the sand instead of the glass your rock will eventually shift. We got a big goby a few years back for our 125 gallon tank and in 2 weeks our brown sand was white, a great addition to your cleanup crew when your tank is young and you are having new tank syndrome with algae issues. We've had a couple jumpers in our time so make sure you have a cover on your tank.

[@jonathansimpson1106]

When a freshwater keeper is introduced to saltwater and they're looking for a sand sifter like corydoras, this is what they'd want

[@chasejohnson2550]

A good beginner fish but I didn’t enjoy the one I had. Sifted so deep in my sand that it slowly started to mess up my rock formation. Made the tank really dusty and after a few weeks he jumped. If you are gonna keep this fish make sure you have a lid. I have actually seen on in my LFS jumping back and fourth between two separate tanks.

[@FredericRosaire]

True. Mine jumped three times. He was too nervous when seeing people in the room and he killed another goby.

[@chadbellbowa7525]

I put two in my tank and they spit sand out at eatchother when they get mad 🙂❤️ makes me happy

[@BrockLeonard]

Chad Bellbowa hahaha😂 you gotta catch a video of that

[@chadbellbowa7525]

Brock Leonard it’s shagadelic baby

[@Evergreenroblox1]

Will they do well in a 10 gallon with 2 clownfish?

[@jesterscorner879]

Definitely a solid sandsifter. My old one died and I replaced it. Sand was looking absolutely awful. He had it gleaming white within about 24 hours of introduction. Got a few vids of it.

[@2meniacal]

I have a diamond Goby in with a mandarin goby and a fire goby. Out of all my fish, they get along just fine. They can swim near each other and never bat an eye. So I assume two diamonds in one tank would probably be risky.

[@BrockLeonard]

It can be, they tend to fight over territory.

[@TurulHEMA]

Really? a 30 second intro?

[@BrockLeonard]

Turul HEMA Hell Yeah! The new one is much shorter though😂

[@taylord9772]

It’s the best part

[@GreenGobi]

He’s very fun to watch but only thing that scares me is that he digs under rocks, I don’t want rocks falling

[@darrinhawkey8913]

i would give you 10 thumbs up on this one. ive had 2 and love them but you didnt say they jump out. 2 at 29.00 each and they jumped outa my tank in 12 hours.. but love them

[@BrockLeonard]

Darrin Hawkey omg you're right!! Gon' pin this so everyone will see!

[@fishfreak9380]

Darrin Hawkey HA sucks to suk

[@4children09]

I had one in my QT tank with an egg crate lid and he was on the floor within 7 hours.😰

[@KolkataMarineHobbyist]

Every gobies are jumpers Either watchman-prawn gobies or sand sifting gobies So yes you need a tight led. I have a yellow watchman goby. Even this little goby can jump . My aquarium is 2 feet hight , still it sometimes go top of the tank. I have a tight cover. And another thing is common. Gobies are very shy towards human . They needs long time to accustomed with human interaction New gobies generally hide when the owner goes near the tank .

[@FRANKIEGBANGEMS]

Just got one today its digging a massive hole under my reef and making a huge mess of the water hopefully it stops soon

[@BrockLeonard]

frankieg bangems Hopefully he is just marking his territory and will calm down!

[@FRANKIEGBANGEMS]

@@BrockLeonard Had to take the fish back to the store got home from work and found my aquarium looking like a sand storm and 4 inch sand mountains everywhere. Spitting sand on my coral too.

[@hybridaquatics5034]

@@FRANKIEGBANGEMS dang! Maybe you can find one that is less of a troublemaker.

[@1988galloway]

Mine is causing a lot of trouble too

[@dominicpowell3867]

Can you keep diamond with a high fin goby in 200L

[@BrockLeonard]

Yes!

[@jonathanstopher4478]

Compatible with a flame hawkfish?

[@jeremiahmanaloto.4543]

I just got one today he’s been hiding under a rock for 8 hours is that normal 😭

[@joeygee23able]

My Kole Tang, Roscoe P., hates my diamond goby.

[@raulmedina6223]

Cool clips

[@brendancraft4002]

Would I be able to keep a yellow watchman with my diamond goby?

[@zafishguy5166]

I wouldnt unless you have a big tank

[@chloesaundle4290]

Is the diamond goby compatible with the longnose hawk fish?

[@BrockLeonard]

Chloe Saundle yes!

[@brendancraft4002]

Would I be able to keep other sand sifters with mine?

[@BrockLeonard]

Brendan Craft Yes!

[@wilk7958]

Could I get 4 of them?

[@Ilostmyschmungus]

Unless you got a 6 foot tank I would say no

[@stephenmartin7227]

Will they spit sand on corals?

[@BrockLeonard]

Stephen Martin it is definitely a possibility. I know their first week in the tank they are pretty destructive on the sand bed while they mark their territory. Other than that they normally calm down.

[@page_182]

Odd to say but these are my favorite saltwater fish. Lol

[@BrockLeonard]

Brittany Gardner I got one, just to keep my sand white and he turned into one of my most loved fish in the tank😂

[@thewhiteplague4143]

Can i have him with my snowflake eel

[@BrockLeonard]

It's definitely a risk. A well fed eel will not mess with your other fish, but as they get older and bigger, they could see that goby as a snack.

[@thewhiteplague4143]

@@BrockLeonard ok i was just wandering ive had my eel for about 8 months so it might not be a great idea lol

[@PaulGarwood]

My aquarium has an SG of 1.030 would this be ok for him?

[@BrockLeonard]

Paul Garwood sounds pretty risky. If you were to acclimate him slow enough, maybe he would get used to it. Why you running it so high?

[@PaulGarwood]

I don't know, I do RO water changes of an SG of 1.020 everytime, and I have an auto top system of RO water at below an SG of 1.000 SG,. and all my corals are flourishing.. I only have 3 fish, a Yellow Tang, a Pyjama & a Bengali,. do you have any suggestions please?

[@BrockLeonard]

Paul Garwood well where I work, we always top off with freshwater. Because when the water evaporates, the salt stays in there.

[@PaulGarwood]

Yes.. but the salt might stay in there, but all the nutrients have been depleted, is that correct?

[@BrockLeonard]

Paul Garwood ummm. So you’re saying the water in the tank would lose its nutrients?