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DizzyLizzy

I got a dragon fish (also called a violet goby) about two months ago. He came with a sheet of basic information, and I was wondering if anyone here had any experience with them.
Thanks,
Meg
 
Yes I have! I use to work in a tropical fish wholesaler and we brought them in, assuming it is the same fish. Long, slender, brown, skeleton-like? Maybe ~6-10"? Never actually saw them eat. I imagine they will eat live shrimp or tubifex worms. Can you show me a picture? Gee, haven't seen your mom on the forums in awhile. Looks like you've got control of the keyboard!
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yup..fits that description. Looks like something you would find in a haunted house. They will eat the foods you suggested...and grow pretty big. Do a google on dragonfish(then find the sci name...should start with goboides) and google again. You'll get plenty of info. Second step is to eliminate arrowana sites.
 
Yup guys, that's it exactly. I never thought to try live shrimp. I tried the frozen stuff but it never seemed to amount to much. I'll try to get a pic of him as soon as I can, he's pretty shy and when I can get him out to the front of the tank the lighting's never right. & thank's Nflyrap, I'll do a search and see what I can find now.
Jimscott, yeah, mom's not very sure of herself when it comes to pc's, and lately she's been kinda neurotic (I believe that's the word that she uses) and she knows this is one of Steve's favorite sites, so she tries not to pester him here. She figures it's the one place he should be able to escape from her at. (LOL).
Later & thanks,
Meg
 
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Quote[/b] (jimscott @ June 12 2004,3:58)]Yes I have! I use to work in a tropical fish wholesaler and we brought them in, assuming it is the same fish. Long, slender, brown, skeleton-like? Maybe ~6-10"? Never actually saw them eat. I imagine they will eat live shrimp or tubifex worms. Can you show me a picture? Gee, haven't seen your mom on the forums in awhile. Looks like you've got control of the keyboard!  
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you mean big carnivore kid? actually I think "shes" male
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Quote[/b] (DizzyLizzy @ June 12 2004,11:29)]Yup guys, that's it exactly. I never thought to try live shrimp. I tried the frozen stuff but it never seemed to amount to much. I'll try to get a pic of him as soon as I can, he's pretty shy and when I can get him out to the front of the tank the lighting's never right. & thank's Nflyrap, I'll do a search and see what I can find now.
Jimscott, yeah, mom's not very sure of herself when it comes to pc's, and lately she's been kinda neurotic (I believe that's the word that she uses) and she knows this is one of Steve's favorite sites, so she tries not to pester him here. She figures it's the one place he should be able to escape from her at. (LOL).
Later & thanks,
Meg
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Interesting dynamics to this sibling rivalry thing.
 
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Here is a picture I found by doing a search. The site also says they eat ghost shrimp, which are cheap and easy to purchase.
 
My dad says that I can't feed the dragon fish his ghost shrimp.
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He's only had the silly thing since december, there can't be that much of connection between them. (please note heavy use of sarcasm).
Steve, mom agrees with the revelry thing, except she thinks that indicates haveing a lot more fun and wants to know why she got left out of the loop,
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. And she says your responsible adult disguise isn't that good. LOL.
Meg
 
Aww Steve, he's a cool fish, I bet you'ld like him if you saw him in person. And when they eat they just kinda suck food into they're mouth. That threw me off because he has suck a viscious looking mouth.
 
Meg, what other (interesting) fish do you have? have you tried Hong Kong Eels or Rope Fish or Caecilian Eel or...?
 
The only other fish I have right now are a pleco and a rainbow shark. Once I get my own place I'm looking to get a few more fish, preferably some interesting ones.
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Meg
 
I'll get back to you on that. But for openers, there are Archer Fish, Lung fish, Butterfly fish.... can I interest you in saltwater critters?
 
I've seen butterfly fish, they are pretty cool to watch. & I'd love some info on salt water fish, eventually i'd like to start a salt water tank, but that's a little ways down the road. I'll check out the other two you listed, they sound interesting!
Thanks,
Meg
 
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