i live in the buffalo niagra river, these round nose gobies Neogobius melanostomus are a nasty invasive species. They are pretty much found everywhere. They are replacing the native species of scupins. They look similar, but have a dark spot on hte rear of the first dorsal fin. They are a benthic fish and will feed on pretty much anything ,darters lake trout eggs. the only good thing i can say about them is that they are known to eat zebra mussels.i have kept some in a tank but they will eat your other fish. they are a tough little fish and will life in deep low oxygen waters. and i can't recall anyother fish activly feeding on them. They spawn in early spring to late summer with high fucundity rates. sincerly patrick herbert SUNY Brockport
Snailcollector14-in-cs.com wrote:Last summer, I saw lots of 5" gobies in the Niagara River, right by the Lewiston waterfront. They didn't seem to hide, but sat on top of the rocks, in plain sight. Unfortunately, I didn't have anything to catch them with. People were saying that they had just come up the river, indicating a migration. This is south of the falls. Anyone have an idea what these are? Could they be kept in captivity?
Thanks,
Andrew
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<DIV>i live in the buffalo niagra river, these round nose gobies Neogobius melanostomus are a nasty invasive species. They are pretty much found everywhere. They are replacing the native species of scupins. They look similar, but have a dark spot on hte rear of the first dorsal fin. They are a benthic fish and will feed on pretty much anything ,darters lake trout eggs. the only good thing i can say about them is that they are known to eat zebra mussels.i have kept some in a tank but they will eat your other fish. they are a tough little fish and will life in deep low oxygen waters. and i can't recall anyother fish activly feeding on them. They spawn in early spring to late summer with high fucundity rates. sincerly patrick herbert SUNY Brockport <BR><B><I>Snailcollector14-in-cs.com</I></B> wrote:
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