i have had 2 dragon fish and they have all died. i feed my tank flakes, sinking pellets for catfish with krill in it, frozen blood worms, frozen krill. And still it seems as though they are starving them selves. I have read that they are a brackish water fish which i could put it in my brackish tank with my puffers if that is correct?
What am i doing wrong because i would like to have one in my tank.
2007-04-02 08:49:29 · 3 answers · asked by lyd285 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
my brackish water setup is 20 with a couple of puffers 2 black mollys and a scat, and then my tank that i have been trying to keep it in is a 75 planted tank with all sorts of fish.
2007-04-02 09:20:24 · update #1
Dragons are a favorite of mine as well. Yes, they will do better with salt in their water. I don't know about mixing them with puffers, though - puffers can be aggressive fish at times.
Dragon gobies are more of a filter feeder, so finely crushed flakes, or target feeding them pellets (and keeping the catfish away from them) would be a way of feeding them. Unfortunately keeping enough floating food particles or food in the substrate they can feed on isn't the best way of maintaining low nutrients (nitrates and phosphates) in a tank. They also like small worms, like frozen bloodworms that you've thawed - I use a turkey baster to "aim" the food - and your catfish would probably like these too. Dragons are also a more nocturnal eater, so properly timing your feeding is necessary for them to get enough to eat.
These really do better in a one-species tank.
2007-04-02 09:03:40 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! Puffers can not be kept with any other fish. they are very agressive fish and not fit for a community tank no-matter what the lfs says! they eat snails (they crush the shells in their teeth). dragon gobies need black and blood worms. How big is your tank and how many puffers do you have in it? hope to hear from you soon,
Andrew
2007-04-02 16:00:14 · answer #2 · answered by Andrew S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this isn't the answer you want but... I'm an experienced hobbiest. sometimes some fish just don't work w/ your setup. i have a beautiful 120 gal reef. the most delicate fish and corals all doing great, but for some reason i can't keep a yellow tang alive to save my own life. some times some fish just don't work. good luck!!
2007-04-02 16:02:00 · answer #3 · answered by jnbarner 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋