Jawfish possess a single, long dorsal fin with 9-12 spines and a caudal fin that can be either rounded or pointed. Jawfish typically reside in burrows they construct in sandy substrate. They will stuff their mouths with sand and spit it out elsewhere, slowly creating a tunnel.

The Yellowhead Jawfish is typically a shy feeder, eating very small live foods that wander near its burrow in the wild. In the tank, it can be enticed with small pieces of mussel, daphnia, brine shrimp, bloodworms, or other meaty foods. Eventually, prepared foods can be offered. Feeding must be done near the burrow.

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Some jawfish consume worms, crustaceans, and invertebrates, but the blue-spotted jawfish feeds on tiny animals: benthic and planktonic invertebrates. They are colonial species and can be found in quite large colonies.

The blue spot jawfish, Opistognathus rosenblatti, is found in the east Pacific. It ranges from Baja California to Mexico. Opistognathus translates to behind mouth; it is adequately named considering jawfish both protect their eggs and build their home with their mouth.

Yellow-head Jawfish Temperament / Behavior : They should be kept with peaceful tank mates. You can keep multiples in the same tank. Take your time getting them acclimated to your tank. Breeding : These fish are mouth brooders, meaning that the males incubate the eggs in their mouths.

The families Microdesmidae (Firefishes), Callionymidae (Mandarins), Opistognathidae (Jawfish), and Malacanthidae (Tilefish) are often included in the group of fish called gobies. Although these families are not Gobies, they are close relatives which have similar characteristics or habits.

It can be found in the tropical waters of Caribbean Sea. Yellow-headed jawfish inhabits sandy slopes and sandy flats near the coral reefs. It can be found on a depth from 10 to 165 feet. Yellow-headed jawfish is popular aquarium fish due to colorful body and unusual burrowing behavior.

Well-Known Member. Another thing you can do for jawfish is build them a burrow out of PVC, and decorate it with shells and sand and such. When you add the fish to the aquarium, dump him directly into the burrow.

The Family Opistognathidae, otherwise commonly known as jawfish, is comprised of three genera and nearly 40 described species with possibly another 30 un-described.

You can mix jawfish and gobies together. They might have a problem getting food with the anthias in with them. If you feed two times a day might be ok.

When someone is asking what’s the best sand sifting fish almost every time the answer from hobbyists is the diamond Watchman Goby. And it’s easy to see why. These guys love to burrow in the sand, which is beneficial because it’s keeping the substrate well oxygenated.

Most gobies are going to be territorial towards anything that competes for the same space/food. In a larger tank, you may be able to keep multiple gobies of different types, depending on the specific fish in question.

It will be fine without the sand.

Sand Sifting Gobies plow through the tank substrate, sifting/straining algae, detritus and uneaten food from the sand. This not only removes unwanted nitrate producing substances, but it also stirs and aerates the substrate (very important for deep sand beds), releasing toxic gases.

Why Do Cichlids Spit Sand? African cichlids will often sift through and spit out sand in search of food or to rearrange their physical surroundings to better suit their needs.

Are your fish herbivores or omnivorous? If your answer is yes, than they are eating algae that grow on the rocks, pebbles or sand. It’s normal for the fish to do it.

The dragon goby are sometimes labelled as aggressive fish but they are actually quite docile and, in fact, are almost completely blind. The white-cheeked goby can be found in freshwater streams, so in the home aquarium it prefers high oxygen levels and fast-moving water.

Gobies are a bottom dweller. In Lake Michigan, they’re on the do not eat list (I had to look that up). To answer your question they are edible. But keep them off your diet if there are other options.

Blennies can be kept in a community marine tank or reef aquarium with fishes of all varieties. Gobies and Dragonets should be kept with other small, non-agressive fishes of similar disposition. Most of these fishes will readily accept frozen and prepared foods including brine shrimp, flakes, cyclops, mysis, etc.

One of the easiest things you can manage is tank size. Bumblebee gobies do just fine in a standard 10-gallon tank. Thanks to their small size, you can keep several fish in a single 10-gallon nano tank without any issues. As long as the tank isn’t overcrowded, the fish can stay happy and healthy in close quarters.

Bumblebee Gobies can be rather quarrelsome with one another, so it is always best to keep a large sized group (8 or more) so that any territorial behaviour is spread evenly throughout the group, with no single fish bearing the continual brunt of it.

Gobies eat micro-fauna and sometimes tiny fish they find near the bottom, the shrimps feed on what they find in their burrowing and hence do not compete for food. The Yellow Watchman Gobies Diet should consist of mysis shrimp, with the occasional offering of brine shrimp.

Live or frozen brine shrimp, daphnia and whiteworms are all suitable choices. The diet should be varied, and if you want your Bumblebee gobies to breed you should not rely on frozen stuff – spoil them with live food as much as possible.

Bumblebee goby is compatible with different peaceful tempered fish species of the same size and ability to live in brackish water like guppies and mollies.

The true Freshwater Bumblebee Goby (Brachygobius xanthomelas) is a very colorful, interesting oddball fish that is sometimes available in the aquarium hobby. It originates from Indonesia and inhabits swamps and estuaries in many of the countries in that area.

The Bumblebee Goby requires a diet rich in small, live foods such as tubifex worms, bloodworms, brine shrimp and daphnia.