Purple firegoby - Am i lucky to have a pair

[hamannbmw]

Hi,

Bought 2 purple goby from LCK 2 days ago... they seems to pair up and is not fighting... my question is do they normally fight when they arent a pair ? Or am i jus lucky

[junyong84]

eh, fire gobies fighting? eh, IMO, from wat i saw in LFS, fire gobies live peacefully together, even as an community...

[blueheaven]

yes, fire gobies might be aggresive towards the same species but there might be exceptions.

one rule i stay to is never to trust any LFS. livestock there might seem peaceful because the fishes are under stress and do not show their true colours. it is better to read up before you buy anything.

[hamannbmw]

any more comments from other expert.... maybe RUMOR wanna say something....

[junyong84]

any more comments from other expert.... maybe RUMOR wanna say something....

u never noe, maybe they love being together...

plus, if u keep fishes from young together... they could live together peacefully...

[KingFish]

I haven't much experience with Nemateleotris but I believe they are known to be intolerant to their own kind and in the wild the are found in pairs.

Which pretty indicates that you might have a pair, but not necessarily mated, unless they breed, which is uncommon.

[hamannbmw]

they are known to be intolerant to their own kind and in the wild the are found in pairs.

Which pretty indicates that you might have a pair, but not necessarily mated, unless they breed, which is uncommon.

....... Tks tks

[hamannbmw]

maybe they love being together...

Hope they r a loving couple from now on..........

[FuEl]

I've had a purple firegoby and firegoby living together peacefully for months. Recently the purple firegoby gained some size...and has since been wacking the daylights out of my firegoby. If they are adults pretty probably you have a pair. Hard to confirm if they are juveniles.

[hamannbmw]

how big is consider adults , mine goby is about 2.5 inches

[flubberina13]

should be considered adulthood liao...

Mine was this size when I noticed eggs through the skin...and back then was 2 red ones with one purple one and they lived cordially...like to sleep behind an empty clamshell...