Posted by Schmev on January 25, 2003 at 03:29:08:
In Reply to: Getting a Dragon Goby to eat. posted by Lenny on January 18, 2003 at 13:19:24:
:I recently bought a dragon goby and have tried feeding it flake food, live black worms and frozen krill. None of these were taken. I heard that shrimp pellets work. Please tell me how to get my goby to eat?
I'm pretty sure you can handfeed them with shrimp pellets once they get adjusted. You gotta provide extra care when feeding it since he can't see very well and may not get to the food before other community inhabitants do. That's why it sometimes works best to handfeed him :) The foods I have on hand for mine are tubifex worms, bloodworms, baby shrimp, and shrimp pellets.
Mine also seems to enjoy a lot of time to himself. Loves hiding out in one of the three claypots I set down (with a door punched through its side, upside down) and is often spotted "reclining" in my anacharis bunches.
Good luck, really! Mine seems to require extra personal attention to compete with his tankmates, but if you're good to it, it'll get to be a big guy :) Keep in mind, it could take a lot of work on your part to get him adjusted well, have patience!
Can I ask was size tank and what tankmates you have?
