Bumblebee Goby's

[rjsomers]

I am looking at getting some of these cute little guys but can't seem to get any solid info on their most suitable environment. It seems to be split on freshwater and brackish.

Any help would be appreciated!!

[Wingin' It]

I think they do ok in the short term for freshwater, but live longer and do better in lightly brackish...they are fin nippers but are cool little fish as they come in almost red/black to yellow/black stripes. I was soooo very close to getting some of these, but decided I couldn't live with the fin nipping.

[fatpuffer]

I believe there are two kinds of bumblebee goby and can be differentiated by the vertical bars. One does well in FW and one thrives in Brac.

Js

[syno321]

They're fine in fresh or brackish. If you're keeping them in fresh make sure the water is hard and alkaline, in other words Calgary tap is fine.

[gobies et al]

I've had Bumblebee's for ~4 years, down to 1 left of the original group. I adore this little fish and recommend keeping in low brackish and in a group. They are excellent companion fish for the Dragon Goby (Gobioides broussonetti)as they both have similar dietary needs.

Here is an excellent site - skip down to the gobi part:

http://www.aquariacentral.com/faqs/brackish/FAQ6.shtml

and another informative site:

http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/McKane_Bumblebee_Gobies.html

[rjsomers]

Thanks everyone now to decide.