[Jeremy0322]

Are yellow watchman gobies sand sifters? I can not find a definite answer anywhere on the net.

[e_baer]

well, according to liveaquaria, they need a sand bed for burrowing. It doesnt say anything about sifting sand through their mouths though.

[Jeremy0322]

I know, and everyone says the same thing, yet on Bluezooaquatics it has them under the sand sifting category. This is making me very sad

[NOSAJ214]

My Yellow Watchman Goby Does Sift Sand Through His Mouth But Just To Burrow A Hole For Himself Between Sand And Rocks.but He Does Not Sift Sand Continually.

[msbdiving]

I don't believe the yellow watchman goby is a sand sifter. You might have some options if you go to Drs Fosters & Smith. I believe I saw a section specifically for sand sifting gobies.

[plecosword]

when you guys say "sand sifting", could that mean the fish continuasly scoops up sand and spts it out, or scatters the sand?

[e_baer]

sand sifters bsically will sift the sand through their gills so they can eat the organisms and algae that grow in the sand.

[plecosword]

IN that case, diomong goby is a sand sifter right? i saw uit doing this at the LFS, they had like a 300g display.

[Ganrin]

Diamond gobies are sand sifters. Yellow watchman will casually sift but are not the workhorses that the Amblygobius sp.(dragon goby) and Valencenia sp. (diamond/goldenhead)gobies are.

[knockout]

I have both the Diamond and Yellow Watchman, the Diamond is a work horse it does not stop sifting and builds caves under every piece of rock in the tank, the Yellow only builds his sand hole and is very shy he only swims about in the dark but is a great little fish. if you are looking for sand sifting Diamond is the way to go!

[msbdiving]

My diamond definately likes to sift. If you are looking for a sand sifter, the diamond is a great choice.

[plecosword]

check this out, a list of all sand sifting gobies! http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/s...fm?pCatId=1851

[lynnvangsnes]

Definitely a watchman goby is a sand sifter.

[Cowiebunga]

Mine is a pain for my 20 gallon tank, he burrows all the time, he has sand everywhere he covered the chocolate starfish a couple times and some urchins, and plus he isn't yellow anymore mine changed color to a grayish i thought is was stress but i have had him in my 75 gallon all along till he ate like 8 of my hermit crabs....

[plecosword]

They eat hermits?

[Cowiebunga]

yeah I definitely witnessed him eating our bule legged hermits, and white dwarf hermits.. what a hassle

[Jeremy0322]

I didnt know they are hermit crabs, that is weird.