little help with Engineer goby

I have 2 in my tank and have never had any problems like that. I have chromis and a yellow watchman in my tank

 

I would be very cautious putting an engineer in with a watchman, especially in such a short tank. If it was 6' long, you could probably get away with it. Personally, I wouldn't try it unless you can catch one and house it in a different tank. Sometimes people put our wet pets through unnecessary stress and do not even realize it. Then the people wonder why a fish of theirs' died 'for some unknown reason'. Outright aggression can be seen but what about the unseen? That's why people are encouraged to choose their fish wisely. Remember also that LFS are in business of "selling" and not necessarily giving good guidance/DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sad.gif Good luck with your decision!/DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/biggrin.gif

 

+1

 

I can speak only from personal experience on a 6 ft. tank. My engineer goby is a model citizen (he's full grown) other than constantly shifting the sand bed. He will sit at the same opening as my yellow watchman, and I've never seen him even acknowledge another fish.

The biggest caution I will give is on the sand moving. You need all of your rock formations to be on the glass. Also, be careful to keep sturdy corals low in the tank, as they'll likely get sand spit out on them.

That's my personal experience,
Noah

 

There won't be an issue.

 

Only time I see aggression from my engineer goby, is when I put nori on the algae clip. He will try to nip at the other fishes tails so he can get get a chunk of the nori. Its pretty funny to watch actually. Other than that, he has been a great fish with my experience.