New fish ID please

[rkaragozler]

Just picked this fish up at a local LFS, they told me it was a zebra goby, well after doing some research could't find anything. The closest I got was an Engineer goby, but all the info on an engineer goby has yellow stripe, this guy has white stripes. ???????
here is a video of him.. sorry he is to fast for my camera.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyhqRCVKsBU

 

[reefoman]

WOW!
Zebra goby hehe
This little guy is one of my favorite saltwater fish, this is small engineer goby. Go to the store and get few more they like to be in the small group. But they can hit over 12"
Anyway is peaceful and beautiful fish, mostly you don't gonna see them in the day time but when is feeding time they are like pigs
GL

Regards,
mark


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[Dre]

Looks like a Convict Blenny not Goby .

 

[rkaragozler]

The Convict Blenny is also commonly referred to as the Engineer Blenny(goby), as I read.

 

[rkaragozler]

Reffoman, I picked up 2 of them they looked so nice swimming together in their tank.

 

[THEDLO]

convict blennie aka engineer goby.

they like to dig....er a lot so if ur lr isnt on the bottom glass then prepare for collapses.

 

[rkaragozler]

Live rock was in before sand, I guess i'm ok then.

 

[THEDLO]

then yea ur good! they're fun to watch, enjoy!

Live rock was in before sand, I guess i'm ok then.

 

[rkaragozler]

they constantly go up and down the side of the tank, it scares me, don't have netting over the tank

 

[Dre]

This might be it Pholidichthys leucoteania.

 

[rkaragozler]

I think thats their scientific name.

 

[THEDLO]

uh oh i do believe that they jump...is ur sand bed deep....enough? 4-5"

 

[rkaragozler]

5" sand bed I hope thats enough, now I ahve to build a net structure for the top, ahhhh when does it end?

 

[rkaragozler]

anyone have an idea how to build a netting for a 175 gallon bow front? ahhhhhhh

 

[THEDLO]

hmmmm i would use a string and weave it though the whole thing, making it like a chute i wanna say and just use it till they settle...once there comfortable they will rarely leave there hole. i have a goby (not a convict but they are all similar in general behavior) and he never gets higher then 10" since hes settled.

 

[THEDLO]

oh...and this never ends...its only escalates.....

 

[rkaragozler]

tell me about it, just keep addind and adding, started making a netting for the top today, hope they settle down so i could take it off.