Sand Sifter died /cry

[bareefers]

Hi all,

This is my first post here and unfortunately, it is a sad one. My sand sifter died this AM. I noticed that someone/thing had chewed his tail so I moved him out of the main tank and into a quarantine tank, but it was already too late for him. I am wondering if anyone could have any clues as to what chewed him.

I have a small reef tank with only two green chromis, two dominos, a clown, a handful of emerald crabs and snails(pretty sure my xenias can't chew him ).

I need something to help clean up the sand, but I don't want to lose another fish. Can anyone recommend another critter to help out?

Thank you....

BTW - Someone chewed him before I transferred him. His tail fin was gone and his tail was red

 

[Raddogz]

What kind of sand sifter was this?

 

[bareefers]

Shoot. Don't know the name of it. He's white and has orange spots down his sides.

 

[GreshamH]

most likely a Valenciannea puellaris (orangespotted sleeper goby)

Sounds like he was ailling and a mithrax (emarald crab) got ahold of him.

 

[bareefers]

orange diamond goby? maybe google and see if pic fits..

 

[bareefers]

Found an image...looks a lot like this guy.

http://www.freeinfosociety.com/chimage.php?image=science/diamondwatchmangoby.jpg

 

[GreshamH]

[quote author=otterpop510 link=topic=1923.msg18548#msg18548 date=1176222754]
orange diamond goby? maybe google and see if pic fits..
[/quote]

Another name for what I said A huge reason why I try to use latin names first, and commons last.

 

[bareefers]

yeah.. and you posted 30 seconds ahead of me too.. don't think i could have pulled the latin name for that out if you gave me the rest of the week.. ;D

 

[GreshamH]

Books by the computer always help. I have nearly every hobbyist book and TONS of field guides at my finger tips

 

[Mr. Ugly]

Books?

Those are like the internet except they don't need electricity, right?

 

[GreshamH]

And they don't heat your lap up when your on the can

Ever try searching for a fish by picture on the internet to find a name? It's far quicker for me to thumb thru my books, plus they can go any plae with me (like to the LFS).

 

[cwolfus]

Luddite!

 

[GreshamH]

Far from it. I never leave home with out my laptop, I have several digital cameras, and on and on. I'm a techy gearhore thru and thru. If you saw the reef tanks I used to work on, the amount of technology that went into them was jaw dropping. Fully computer operated surge tanks All the software and hardware where designed inhouse

But if you feel the need, just call me Ned

DOWN WITH THE POWER LOOM!!!!!

(thanks google, I don't have a dictionary in my book collection )

 

[Mr. Ugly]

[quote author=GreshamH link=topic=1923.msg18632#msg18632 date=1176358478]
And they don't heat your lap up when your on the can [/quote]
Yah, but that's the only time I ever get anything hot in my lap

No McDonald's coffee jokes please

Charles, you gotta see Gresham's custom reef controller. It's scary

 

[Raddogz]

[quote author=GreshamH link=topic=1923.msg18632#msg18632 date=1176358478]
And they don't heat your lap up when your on the can

Ever try searching for a fish by picture on the internet to find a name? It's far quicker for me to thumb thru my books, plus they can go any plae with me (like to the LFS).
[/quote]

That's what the top of the hamper is for ;D

 

[Mr. Ugly]

Haha...

Hamper... wireless router... life is good