Dry Yellowheaded Sleeper Goby

SaltnLime · Post by **SaltnLime** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 10:08 pm

I came home friday and grabbed some stuff from the house and as I was leaving I saw something on the floor. It turned out to be a rather dry Yellowheaded Sleeper Goby. Now it was in the middle of the floor and had to come form the back of the tank some 8 feet away. He was dry, but I notices a tad of movement so I popped him back in the water. Had to run out so I checked when I got home.

There he was, sifting away! I think he was playin dead for the cat

Post by **snoopdog** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 10:14 pm

I have seen fish dry out, very dry and make it just fine. Quite amazing, but then again a little disease from a temp shift and there ass is gone.

SaltnLime · Post by **SaltnLime** » Sun Feb 01, 2004 12:07 am

snoopdog wrote:I have seen fish dry out, very dry and make it just fine. Quite amazing, but then again a little disease from a temp shift and there ass is gone.

So true...

Xster · Post by **Xster** » Sun Feb 01, 2004 12:51 am

Pretty amazing story... man, don't you wish all your livestock was that resilient??

trick0330 · Post by **trick0330** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 7:10 pm

i really wish all of the fire gobys,and blue spot gobysand all of the other 250 $ worth of stuff did that!!!

NOT FAIR!!!!!

SaltnLime · Post by **SaltnLime** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 7:16 pm

Update:

He bailed again, and now is permanantly stiff.

Xster · Post by **Xster** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 4:34 pm

He must have been very depressed, since his second attempt at suicide worked. That sucks bigtime!

Melissakins · Post by **Melissakins** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 8:01 pm

Poor little dude...that happened to our wrasse....he was beside the tank. We had him for a long time. Kinda sad to find him having committed suicide.

Xster · Post by **Xster** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 12:50 pm

Well, one of my squamipinnis sp. anthias decided that it looked better stiff and dry also. Or maybe the 280 G tank is just a tad bit small for him. Just found him awhile ago in the fishroom. Looks like it happenned on Sunday, I guess he wanted to see the Super Bowl pretty bad. Next year, I will place a small TV in front of the tank.

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 2:32 pm

Now THAT is funny!

Snakeman · Post by **Snakeman** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:45 pm

My bicolored blenny decide to lay out on the glass support and get a tan today. I think he may have fallen a sleep.

Post by **snoopdog** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:52 pm

Is it a full moon or something ? Conspiracy ?

Xster · Post by **Xster** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:53 pm

snoopdog wrote:Is it a full moon or something ? Conspiracy ?

It's a suicidal uprising against being cooped up in an aquarium.

SaltnLime · Post by **SaltnLime** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:26 pm

Xster wrote:
snoopdog wrote:Is it a full moon or something ? Conspiracy ?
It's a suicidal uprising against being cooped up in an aquarium.

I think he was just fooled by the fish rug I put down!