Panda gobies?

Question

are panda gobies nice?
are they hard to find?
do they get along with other gobies?
what is your favorite goby?

Answer 1

I have no personal experience keeping them, but here's a site that seems to have some good info:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=2230

Hope that helps, sorry I couldn't help more.

MM

Answer 2

You do know that they are saltwater fish, don't you? They are very pretty, though, aren't they?

I, myself, keep freshwater fish and darters are US native fish that act and look very much like saltwater gobies. I have two small darters that I rescued from a feeder goldfish tank at the pet store. The clerk had no idea what they were and gave them to me for $.25 each. They are living happily in a 10 g tank with 5 taeniatus females. Of course they don't have the bright colors that marine fish have.

Here is some info on Panda Gobies:

RESTRICTED SPECIES: This species is very difficult to keep and should only be attempted by expert aquarists.
Panda Goby - Paragobius lacunicolus
Maximum Size: the Signigobius biocellatus grows up to 1.5 inches.
Minimum Tank Size: The Panda Goby prefers a tank of at least 10 gallons with plenty of places to hide & swim and will require at least one colony of pocillopora.
Diet: The Paragobius lacunicolus is a carnivore and likes to eat variety of foods, especially Mysis Shrimp, worms, flakes. May picks at SPS corals.

Level of Care: The Panda Goby is a high maintenance fish.

Behavior: The Panda Goby may act peacefully toward other fish.
Breeding: Able to breed, will lay eggs on pocillopora or other SPS corals causing tissue recession in that area of the coral.
Water Conditions: Keep water quality high (SG 1.020 - 1.025, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Temp. 72 - 78° F).
Range: Indo-Pacific.
General Notes: Gobies may sometimes attempt to jump out. Panda Gobies will prefer plenty of hiding places in live rock such as caves and overhangs and prefers the presence of Pocillopora or other branching SPS corals.

Answer 3

They are a nice and peaceful fish, but small and difficult to keep. http://www.marinedepotlive.com/panda.html

Since there's yellow clown goby you already have, they would probably not get along (similar body shape, same family of fish = territorial aggression).

You should be able to have a local fish/pet store special order for ANY fish you would want to keep.

My favorite of the saltwater gobies is the scissortail: http://www.marinedepotlive.com/scissortail-goby---ptereleotris-evides-fish--gobies.html - this is one of the few saltwater species that can be kept in an aquarium in schools, plus I like the "different" shape.