bbatman99 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 My Yellow Watchman went missing a few days after I put him in the tank. I don't know if he's hiding out with his buddy the pistol shrimp or not. How long until I should start worrying? I read they can disappear for a while but is 2 weeks normal? Thanks, Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twogirls Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I have had them hide for up to a week and then appear like nothing. I would not worry yet. They can be shy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Mine was hiding for 10 days, after I rearranged some rock, and then reappeared with his pistol shrimp buddy. If you have a lot of rock, they might just be setting up home somewhere you can't see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAD Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Mine will hide for a few days at a time. Try feeding next to an obvious tunnel and see if he pops out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 mine hid for over 3 months at one point. Then just reappeared and is still kicking today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead77 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Pardon the thread hijack, but my Yellow Headed Sleeper Goby has gone missing as well. I just came back after 10 days in Singapore and my wife tells me she hasn't been seen for a few days. Definitely NOT normal behavior for this fish. It is nowhere to be found. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Pardon the thread hijack' date=' but my Yellow Headed Sleeper Goby has gone missing as well. I just came back after 10 days in Singapore and my wife tells me she hasn't been seen for a few days. Definitely NOT normal behavior for this fish. It is nowhere to be found. Any ideas?[/quote'] Jumper? Glad to hear your back Scott! Your wife didnt have to call me either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead77 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Hey Ryan, Thanks for the back-up! It was a great trip. (See my Aquarama thread) My first thought was that maybe it jumped too and the cat got a tasty snack, but I don't think it was a jumper. She pretty much stayed right on the bottom, sifting sand all day long, never venturing more than a 1/3 of the way up. It's really got me stumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undrtkr_00 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I've had nothing but bad luck with gobies - every one I put in my 110 ends up jumping. Even though I have a hood with only limited places to pop out, they always find a way. One of the yellow watchmen apparently couldn't find his way out the back, so he went down the overflow - multiple times - even after I put a barrier up (still trying to figure out how he got through that one (scratch)). I had one that got along fine for months, then went MIA one day. Some time later, I came across the cat playing with his dried up carcass - apparently he jumped out the back and it took a few days for the cat to find him. After 4 dead gobies, I've given up on having them in that tank, even though I really like them. I do have a small one now in my 29, which has a glass top and no way to escape! (jail). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugenereef Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I had a diamond goby that use to disappear weeks at a time and then reappear. I found it had a little cave in the back of the tank where I could not reach at all. So the front of the tank must be a vacation spot for her. Whenever s/he wanted to entertain, she would come out to look at me (kind of like we go to the zoo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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