Lemon Tea Yi Kai, Japan
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Discordipinna griessingeri, Hoese & Fourmanoir, 1978
These gobies are shy and cautious at first.
After all, they are only tiny, about 3 - 5 cm in size, and due to their colouring they do not contrast strongly with light-coloured sand.
According to observations, they do not live together with firecrabs.
The goby needs small food and should be kept in a species tank. However, if the goby is kept in a larger tank, then quiet tankmates should be present without exception. However, the goby will not be seen very often.
In a large coral reef tank, the goby would probably be seen for the last time on the day of introduction and then never again!
Keeping them in pairs or groups is possible.
Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to feed at first, so a close inspection is made before food is taken up. Very good experience has been made with Tigriopus californicus, the live food also has advantages because the copepods that are not eaten can also be ingested later or reproduction is also possible.
Socialisation
As the goby is very shy in the beginning and due to its size, a maximum of equally sized gobies such as Trimma, Koumansetta, Eviota or Stonogobiops as well as small pipefish Doryrhamphus bicarinatus, Doryrhamphus excisus excisus, Doryrhamphus japonicus or Doryrhamphus malus should be kept.
Large scissor shrimps should not be in the tank, nor should very hectic fish such as wrasses.
If the goby is initially acclimatised in a quarantine tank, it can quickly lose its shyness and regularly comes out of hiding for feedings.
In addition, this species is quite rare in the trade and the price is very high compared to other goby species, approx. 100 € (05/2024).
Godehard Kopp: I had this goby in front of my camera 2 times while diving in Indonesia, but I did not get around to taking a picture.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
These gobies are shy and cautious at first.
After all, they are only tiny, about 3 - 5 cm in size, and due to their colouring they do not contrast strongly with light-coloured sand.
According to observations, they do not live together with firecrabs.
The goby needs small food and should be kept in a species tank. However, if the goby is kept in a larger tank, then quiet tankmates should be present without exception. However, the goby will not be seen very often.
In a large coral reef tank, the goby would probably be seen for the last time on the day of introduction and then never again!
Keeping them in pairs or groups is possible.
Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to feed at first, so a close inspection is made before food is taken up. Very good experience has been made with Tigriopus californicus, the live food also has advantages because the copepods that are not eaten can also be ingested later or reproduction is also possible.
Socialisation
As the goby is very shy in the beginning and due to its size, a maximum of equally sized gobies such as Trimma, Koumansetta, Eviota or Stonogobiops as well as small pipefish Doryrhamphus bicarinatus, Doryrhamphus excisus excisus, Doryrhamphus japonicus or Doryrhamphus malus should be kept.
Large scissor shrimps should not be in the tank, nor should very hectic fish such as wrasses.
If the goby is initially acclimatised in a quarantine tank, it can quickly lose its shyness and regularly comes out of hiding for feedings.
In addition, this species is quite rare in the trade and the price is very high compared to other goby species, approx. 100 € (05/2024).
Godehard Kopp: I had this goby in front of my camera 2 times while diving in Indonesia, but I did not get around to taking a picture.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
