Breeding Journal, Species: Cryptocentrus cinctus (2)

General
Species:  Cryptocentrus cinctus (Yellow Watchman Goby) 
Social Structure:  pair
Size of Individuals:  1.5 - 2 inches long
Age of Individuals:  unknown
Date added to Tank:  7/12/15

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  15 gallons
Substrate Details:  sections of PVC pipe, large and small
Filtration Details:  sponge filter and water changes
Water Changes:  10% every other week, siphoning as needed
Water Temperature:  80
Lighting:  ambient, CFL at ceiling
Lighting Cycle:  14 hours daylight, 10 hours night
Other Tank Inhabitants:  3 peppermint shrimp, Lysmata wurdemanni

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  frozen mash, occasional brine shrimp, live, copepods in tank, mostly euterpina, live
Feeding Schedule:  foods added twice a day

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I decided I needed these fish, so I bought 2. I am hoping they will spawn in short order.  We shall see.  They are in QT now.

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How did you pick the pair? I haven't been able to identify differences between males and females.

There may not be any. I picked two that had been in the same cube in the store.  One has since died, but I'll get another.  I think I read that they can switch sexes back and forth, but don't hold me to it. i've been reading a lot about gobies, and it all swims in my head.

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Both died.  I did not ask enough questions before buying. Should have seen them eating first.  Lesson learned the hard way.

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This doesn't seem like a fish where "eating" is normally an issue....hrm....

both died within a week of getting them. all other tank inhabitants, shrimp, lived. ideas?

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Kathy, did they eat during quarantine, or did they cease eating when you put them in the tank?  Did you give them live artemia during QT?  If any planktivore like these don't eat live artemia, I'd say the problem was all in the collection and nothing to do with your tank.  Although a "percher" like these shouldn't have needed collection with drugs.  

They did seem to be eating, and there were lots of pods in the tank.

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http://kathysclowns.com
Captive bred clownfish and more
(Wholesale to the trade.)