Yellow Clown Goby and Acropora

[mvartanian]

Hi, I've got a yellow clown goby and have recently introduced some Acropora frags. This goby by its nature spends most of his time in the branches. Since I've only got a few Acros and they are small the goby manages to keep their polyps retracted by making the rounds. Is this a problem for the health of the Acros? LFS says no but I'm not fully convinced. Thanks for any advice.

Matt

 

[dizzy]

Matt,
IME the clown gobies usually don't harm the acropora, although a pair will sometimes pluck a small spot to lay eggs. Add a larger size brown colony that can usually be had fairly cheap, and the goby will probably settle in it.
Mitch