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Found my yellow goby after two weeks he was in the back of the tank assuming he went down one of the overflows. i have filter pads i thought would keep him from getting past that point but anyone know of a product that helps make it harder for him to get through the overflows? B88A98B6-4229-4052-9FA3-A501DF3AECC1.jpeg
 

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They usually like to stay in a cave or hole in the rock. I'm sure he thought the slats in the overflow were a hole and swam in. I don't have any tricks at the moment to keep him from doing it again other than offer a dark cave in your rocks if you don't already have one.
 
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They usually like to stay in a cave or hole in the rock. I'm sure he thought the slats in the overflow were a hole and swam in. I don't have any tricks at the moment to keep him from doing it again other than offer a dark cave in your rocks if you don't already have one.
I did make a bit more of an overhang seems to be working currently. The other dayI found him in the back and he went back through the overflow like an hour later but has been doing well since.
 

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Mine always liked a cave between the sand bed and the rocks. Make sure your rocks are sitting on the bottom of your tank and not just on the sand. These guys can burrow through the sand under the rock and cause it to collapse on them. Their defense is to retreat to a cave, so they always look for a cave between your sand and rock to make their home. Make sure you have something like that to offer him and not just an over hang.

These are cave dwellers and you usually only see them peeking out of their cave. They do not like to come out and swim around like other fish. They will dart out, grab some food, and dart back in. Not having a cave to hide in will make this fish a nervous wreck and is why he keeps swimming into your overflow.

Maybe they are called watchman goby's because they watch out for the pistol shrimps they are known to partner with. I think pistol shrimp have very poor eyesight. It's a cool relationship if you can ever find a pistol shrimp. No other shrimp will work. Only pistol shrimp. And pistol shrimp will constantly burrow so another reason to make sure your rocks are stable. They will make tunnels all under your rock.
 
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Yeah he has found several little caves that the crab kept escaping from me into lol as of now i see him in a different little cave every time. My sand bed is quite shallow but he is doing well now that he adjusted to being in the tank.I will probably add some more sand though if i decide to get a shrimp for him to watch over.
 
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