toormore ( foaled 19 march 2011 ) is an irish-bred british-trained thoroughbred racehorse .

he was one of the leading two-year-olds in europe in 2013 when he was undefeated in three races including the vintage stakes and vincent o'brien national stakes .

in 2014 he won the craven stakes and finished third in the queen elizabeth ii stakes .

after failing to win for over a year he returned in 2015 to win the lennox stakes and the international topkapi trophy .

in 2016 he recorded another major win in the bet365 mile .

toormore

feb 2017 : darley announced toormore was removed from service due to insufficient demand .
toormore proving too strong on his racecourse debut at leicester . image copyright of urltoken
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richard hannon said :
toormore is in good form . he switches on when he comes to the racecourse .
toormore’s owners , middleham park racing , will have taken some comfort from shifting power’s victory , which owed much to a determined ride from ryan moore after the colt was first off the bridle , because he is toormore’s work partner .
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“he’s not flash and doesn’t show a lot at home , ” hannon said of his national stakes winner , toormore .
if toormore runs the same race as he did in the queen anne stakes , he will go close .
toormore returns to seven furlongs in the group one prix de la foret at longchamp , france on sunday , october 4 .
toormore leads godolphin ' s three - pronged attack on the fred cowley mbe memorial summer mile stakes at ascot on saturday .
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top - class miler toormore will carry the godolphin colours for the remainder of his racing career after being sold by middleham park racing .
richard hannon believes toormore will have a
huge chance
of claiming group one gold in the al shaqab lockinge stakes at newbury .
richard hannon and toormore can take the season ' s first classic , the 2000 guineas . ( photo by alan crowhurst / getty images )
the trials season will continue to roll on to the craven stakes at newmarket next thursday , which is set to feature the return of toormore .
they teased us that they would run toormore in the racing post trophy and they announced no nay never’s year was over when he won the morny .
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workmanlike - in - winning rather than impressive , toormore can improve for his run in the craven stakes . ( photo by alan crowhurst / getty images )
connections of toormore are excited and confident that their star juvenile colt from last year can continue his success at the top - level in the qipco 2000 guineas .
connections of toormore report the four - year - old to be in rude health ahead of his first start of the season in the lockinge stake at newbury .
toormore went on to score by a neck in 1m 43 . 06s on good to soft going , with a length and a half back to breton rock .
richard hannon said :
toormore has come right back to his best this season , winning the lennox stakes at goodwood and another group two in turkey last time .
former champion two - year - olds belardo and toormore spearhead a strong godolphin challenge in the g2 bet365 mile at sandown park , uk , on friday , april 22 .
toormore moved up to take the lead with a quarter - mile remaining but was joined on his outside by dutch connection , who cruised up strongly to dispute the running .
toormore’s last race was in the middle of september and both no nay never and the highly regarded kingman ( unbeaten winner of the solario stakes ) did not run after august .
middleham park racing manager tim palin said :
darley have been interested in toormore for a little while now and we have decided the time is right to let him go .
so it leaves a lot of questions , but with toormore , no nay never and kingston hill all unbeaten in three races there is a lot to look forward to . ”
like toormore and kingman , roger varian’s kingston hill ( 10 / 1 , bet365 ) also boasts unbeaten credentials , but unlike that pair he hasn’t had a run this season yet .
toormore will now head to newbury for the g1 lockinge stakes over a mile on may 14 , a race in which he was beaten a neck by night of thunder in 2015 .
toormore provided middleham park racing with their first group 1 winner as the unbeaten colt made all to give richard hannon and richard hughes their first success in the goffs vincent o’brien national stakes .
“we haven’t had enough mares booked to toormore to justify standing him so we have informed breeders that we have taken him off the roster , ” confirmed darley’s director of stallions sam bullard .
toormore was champion two - year - old in 2013 and catapulted middleham park into a different stratosphere , so we will always be grateful to him , richard hannon and richard hughes .
tim palin , middleham park racing manager , who own toormore , told the racing post : “they ( owners ) are absolutely thrilled to own the champion two - year - old in europe .
ryan moore rides toormore to a win at the novae bloodstock insurance craven stakes at newmarket racecourse on april 17 , 2014 in newmarket , england . ( photo by alan crowhurst / getty images )
a member of his sire ' s fifth crop , which numbered 43 and were conceived the year after dick turpin ' s promising 2 - year - old season , toormore only had a neck to spare when scoring on his debut at leicester at the end of may . on his second start , toormore took the veuve clicquot vintage stakes ( eng - ii ) by a similar margin over
queen elizabeth ii stakes winner olympic glory was victorious in the same race for hannon in 2012 and connections are hoping that toormore is as successful when he runs in newmarket’s british classic on may 3 .
toormore warmed up for his principal early - season target , the g1 lockinge stakes , with a battling victory in the g2 bet365 mile at sandown park , uk , on friday , april 22 .
awarded a rating of 122 , toormore was unbeaten in three races including the group 1 national stakes at the curragh which he won by two and three quarter lengths from the previous group 1 winner surdirman .
toormore has today been unveiled as richard hannon’s first ever champion two - year - old in his last ever season as a trainer , as the european two - year - old classification for 2013 is published .
toormore warmed up for his principal early - season target , the g1 al shaqab lockinge stakes , with a battling victory in the g2 bet365 mile at sandown park , uk , on friday , april 22 .
william buick added :
toormore is such a lovely horse and a real joy to ride . they went very quick but this horse has won like that before and he has also won from the front .
outstrip ties in the form of the national stakes winner toormore , who had just outpointed him in the vintage stakes at goodwood . toormore was having just his second race when stepped up to contest the group 2 race and his subsequent comprehensive victory over sudirman at the curragh in ireland’s top juvenile race , suggests that the hannon stable , so stacked with talent , thought a lot of this son of arakan from an early stage .
toormore is one of five possible starters for owner godolphin . the maktoum family’s operation could also be represented by 2014 group one dewhurst stakes victor belardo , likely pacemaker barchan ( both roger varian ) and dutch connection ( charlie hills ) , runner - up to toormore at sandown last month , plus home of the brave ( hugo palmer ) , a comfortable winner on his seasonal reappearance in the listed richard iii stakes at leicester on april 23 .
trained by richard hannon , initially for the middleham park racing syndicate , toormore was unbeaten in his three starts as a juvenile , culminating in his victory in the g1 goffs vincent o’brien national s . at the curragh . returning at three to win the g3 craven s . , toormore was later sold privately to godolphin , for whom he won the g2 qatar lennox s . , g2 international topkapi trophy in turkey and last year’s g2 bet365 mile .
toormore , who is ridden by james doyle for a fourth consecutive time , lines up against 12 rivals including dual group two scorer limato and poule d ' essai des poulains victor make believe plus course and distance winner taniyar .
premier sale graduate toormore headed a group double for goffs uk at sandown today with victory in the group 2 bet 365 mile , with fellow graduate my dream boat winning the group 3 gordon richards stakes earlier on the card .
toormore is one of four runners for godolphin , with the charlie hills - trained dutch connection and roger varian ' s pair of barchan and belardo , seventh and fourth respectively at sandown , also sporting the royal blue colours .
on toormore’s third and final run last term , he came over to ireland and won the group 1 national stakes , comfortably beating the david wachman - trained sudirman , who had won the group 1 phoenix stakes on his previous run . that is high - class juvenile form , and it will be fascinating to see how toormore fares on his debut as a three - year - old on thursday . timeform rated him the best juvenile in europe last season .
toormore has claims to being the best miler , he ' s already a group one winner and was champion two - year - old , he was only beaten narrowly last year and he must have a huge chance .
two of the first three horses home from last season’s al shaqab lockinge stakes could line up again with runner - up godolphin’s toormore ( richard hannon ) and third - placed arod ( peter chapple - hyam ) both going forward .
toormore , the winner of the group one national stakes at the curragh , was named as champion european two - year - old of 2013 in the official ratings and rankings , which were announced by the british horseracing authority on thursday .
realistically toormore needs to win the craven , but sky lantern got beaten in the nell gwyn before going on to win the 1 , 000 guineas [ last year ] , so it wouldn’t be the end of the world . ”
the son of arakan opened his account year with victory in the bet365 mile at sandown when he had the reopposing dutch connection a neck back in second and that pair clash again , although toormore does not have to concede 3lb this time .
toormore finished fourth in the mile group one queen anne stakes at royal ascot in june and was beaten a neck by stable companion night of thunder in the group one al shaqab lockinge stakes , also over a mile , at newbury in may .
toormore began the season perfectly with a group two victory at sandown on april 22 . arod made his first appearance of 2016 at ascot on april 27 , when he was third to gm hopkins ( john gosden ) in the listed paradise stakes .
toormore is burdened with a 3lb penalty for his neck verdict over dutch connection in the group two bet365 mile at sandown in april , but he is a talented performer as he showed when fourth to tepin in the queen anne stakes at royal ascot .
this should put him spot on for newbury now and we will stick to a mile . he can do seven furlongs no problem and william buick said that toormore has probably got the highest cruising speed of a lot of horses that he has ridden .
richard hannon said :
i am delighted with toormore . i thought that he might need the run - i took him to manton a week ago and he worked very well - and he had a 3lb penalty , so he has done it very well .
rated a + + by truenicks , toormore follows trumpet major as the second group winner sired by arakan out of a danzig line mare . in this regard , it ' s interesting to note that danetime , whose dam was by lear fan ( whose broodmare sire is lt . stevens , a brother to thong ) , did very well when crossed over mares carrying thong ' s descendents such as sadler ' s wells , fairy king , nureyev , and thatch . of course , toormore , a son of nureyev , reverses that pattern .
1993 french film producer , sophie toscan du plantier buys a holiday home in the isolated townland of drinane near toormore outside schull and she uses it as a quiet retreat from her busy life in paris where she is married to french film mogul , daniel toscan du plantier .
“toormore improved markedly with every race and there is no reason to think that he has peaked . the champions of the last six years went on to win seven classics and 26 group 1s . we are shaping up for a really exciting three - year - old season .
toormore ( richard hannon / william buick ) , who was champion two - year - old in 2013 , gained two g2 victories last year , in the seven - furlong qatar lennox stakes at goodwood in july and the international topkapi trophy over a mile at veliefendi , turkey , in september .
, who himself was an impressive winner of the at the races champage stakes ( eng - ii ) on sept . 14 . just a day after outstrip had franked the form , toormore scored the first daylight victory of his life , leading throughout to defeat keeneland phoenix stakes ( ire - i ) winner
toormore ( ire ) b . g , 2011 { 14 - b } dp = 2 - 1 - 13 - 0 - 0 ( 16 ) di = 1 . 46 cd = 0 . 31 - 23 starts , 7 wins , 2 places , 3 shows career earnings : £1 , 053 , 322
a group 1 winner and champion two - year - old , toormore was purchased by peter & ross doyle bloodstock from redpender stud at the 2012 premier yearling sale at doncaster for £36 , 000 . he was raced by middleham park racing and james pak before being sold to godolphin last year . view his pedigree .
kingman set the standard for three - year - old excellence this season with his 4½ - length victory in saturday’s greenham and on thursday it is the turn of toormore , one of the horses he leapfrogged at the top the qipco 2 , 000 guineas market , to show what he is made of in the novae bloodstock insurance craven stakes .
toormore ( ire ) , the champion 2 - year - old colt of 2013 and six - time group winner , will not be standing for darley this season following insufficient demand for his services . the 6 - year - old son of arakan was retired from racing at the end of last year to take up duties at dalham hall stud as part of the darley club .
bred by jimmy murphy of redpender stud under the banner of bec bloodstock , toormore is a son of danetime out ( ire ) ( danetime { ire } ) and is a half - brother to the dual group 2 winner estidhkaar ( ire ) ( dark angel { ire } ) , who was also retired to stud for the 2017 season and stands in ireland at tara stud .
by 2 1 / 2 lengths for the goffs vincent o ' brien national stakes ( ire - i ) . after the race , a stable representative stated that toormore may not run again before next year ' s two thousand guineas ( eng - i ) , and given the way he came home over seven furlongs here , the mile of that classic seems unlikely to be a problem .
he’ll put his unbeaten record on the line against another unbeaten colt in richard hannon’s toormore ( 7 / 1 , ladbrokes ) who made his debut as a sprinter at leicester , where he won by a neck from ertijaal , and built markedly on that run to land the group two vintage stakes at glorious goodwood on his next start , landing the spoils by the same winning margin from outstrip .
the first three horses in the classification – toormore , kingston hill and no nay never – each ran three times , each of them is unbeaten and each won a group 1 on their final start . war command , given the same 119 rating as no nay never , also won a group 1 on his final start having earlier pulled six lengths clear to win the coventry stakes , as well as winning the group 2 futurity .
however , while toormore ’s ( 7 / 1 , ladbrokes ) win in the craven was workmanlike and left plenty of onlookers unimpressed , he did do the job professionally and despite the proximity of 50 / 1 shot the great gatsby giving the race a fairly weak profile when added to the no - show of godolphin’s be ready who finished plumb - last in the race , the earlier form of richard hannon’s runner makes excellent reading , and he is sure to improve for that initial outing .
trained by richard hannon and raced by godolphin , toormore was having his first start this season and claimed a brave win in the group 2 , coming back after being headed in the straight , despite carrying a three pound penalty , to win a swiftly run contest . the five - year - old son of arakan has now won seven of his 17 starts and will contest the group 1 lockinge stakes at newbury with the queen anne stakes at royal ascot and sussex stakes also on the radar .
kingston hill was rated just 2lb lower than toormore last year and , like richard hannon’s horse , he too was unbeaten in three runs as a juvenile . trained by the astute roger varian , the mastercraftsman colt did not make his racecourse debut until september last year , but he won his maiden and a group 3 contest before going on to run out an impressive winner of the group 1 racing post trophy at doncaster . and he achieved all of that in the space of just over a month .
by coincidence , toormore ' s dam , danetime out , is by danetime , who like arakan had rather humble beginnings as a sire . a son of danehill , danetime never won a black - type event , although he was good enough to place third in both the darley july cup ( eng - i ) and haydock park sprint cup ( eng - i ) . despite initially attracting mares of modest quality , danetime would go on to prove himself a very good sire in two hemispheres , getting 32 stakes winners , 20 of them at the group / graded level , including the group i - winning myboycharlie , bushranger , and megatic .
toormore ' s second dam , matila , by the bold ruler grandson persian bold , produced six winners from seven starters , but only one , the dubai duty free ( uae - iii ) second easaar , earned black - type . the third dam , peace girl , was a daughter of dominion , who some might remember carrying dogwood stable ' s colors with distinction in the 1970s before returning for a very successful stud career in england . peace girl captured the nishapour curragh stakes ( ire - iii ) at 2 , an effort that was good enough to earn her a rating as co - champion 2 - year - old filly in ireland . although she never produced a stakes winner , peace girl does also feature as the second dam of david wilson homes jockey club cup ( eng - iii ) scorer hawridge prince and stakes winner hero ' s journey . the family goes back to even better juvenile in star of india , the champion english 2 - year - old filly of 1955 . she is ancestress of numerous outstanding runners , including one thousand guineas ( eng - i ) heroine mrs . mcardy ; champions admire cozzene and ruby tiger ; and group i winners gitano hernando , sweet secret , and seazun .
£59 . 70 to a £1 stake . pool : £45 , 839 . 74 - 559 . 76 winning units
£29 . 50 to a £1 stake . pool : £4 , 170 . 62 - 104 . 32 winning units
distances : hd , 1¾l , 1½l time : 1m 12 . 03s ( slow by 2 . 23s ) total sp : 114 %
distances : 2½l , nk , ¾l time : 57 . 41s ( slow by 0 . 21s ) total sp : 111 %
distances : hd , ¾l , 3l time : 1m 38 . 66s ( slow by 1 . 46s ) unplaced fav : whatsthemessage 5 / 2f total sp : 111 %
distances : 1¾l , nse , nk time : 2m 53 . 43s ( slow by 7 . 43s ) unplaced fav : luv u whatever 5 / 2f total sp : 111 %
distances : 4l , ¾l , nk time : 1m 29 . 63s ( slow by 2 . 33s ) total sp : 116 %
distances : hd , 1¼l , 2¾l time : 1m 31 . 16s ( slow by 3 . 86s ) unplaced fav : different journey 5 / 2f total sp : 117 %
was keen early but made some good late progress and looks one for nurseries .
£144 . 30 to a £1 stake . pool : £63 , 971 . 93 - 323 . 42 winning units
£24 . 00 to a £1 stake . pool : £4 , 618 . 12 - 141 . 81 winning units
distances : 4½l , 1½l , shd time : 1m 13 . 63s ( slow by 3 . 13s ) total sp : 115 %
distances : 1½l , 1¼l , shd time : 1m 39 . 73s ( slow by 2 . 03s ) unplaced fav : shamaheart 7 / 2f total sp : 117 %
distances : nk , 18l , 8l time : 2m 34 . 18s ( slow by 2 . 68s ) total sp : 108 %
distances : nk , 4l , nk time : 2m 2 . 05s ( slow by 1 . 75s ) unplaced fav : lamloom 9 / 4j total sp : 109 %
distances : 7l , 9l , nk time : 1m 38 . 94s ( slow by 1 . 24s ) total sp : 114 %
distances : 1l , nk , 2l time : 1m 29 . 86s total sp : 113 %
distances : hd , 2¼l , 1¼l time : 1m 31 . 21s unplaced fav : alfirak 6 / 4f total sp : 119 %
distances : ¾l , 1¼l , nk time : 2m 11 . 38s ( slow by 3 . 38s ) unplaced fav : check your pockets 9 / 4f total sp : 112 %
pick six : not won . 24 , 281 . 38 carried forward to roscommon tuesday . tote aggregates : 2017 ; 296 , 281 . 2018 ; 128 , 518
£20 . 90 to a £1 stake . pool : £88 , 688 . 16 - 3 , 097 . 60 winning units
£11 . 10 to a £1 stake . pool : £6 , 385 . 65 - 424 . 16 winning units
distances : nk , nk , 1l time : 1m 13 . 14s ( slow by 2 . 94s ) total sp : 123 %
distances : ¾l , 2l , hd time : 1m 13 . 86s ( slow by 3 . 66s ) total sp : 121 %
distances : nk , 1¼l , 1l time : 2m 12 . 59s ( slow by 8 . 09s ) total sp : 111 %
distances : shd , hd , 2l time : 1m 45 . 90s ( slow by 5 . 30s ) unplaced fav : brigand 11 / 10f total sp : 111 %
distances : 2l , nse , 2l time : 1m 48 . 09s ( slow by 7 . 49s ) total sp : 122 %
distances : 4½l , nk , 1l time : 2m 32 . 25s ( slow by 8 . 75s ) total sp : 113 %
£134 . 50 to a £1 stake . pool : £70 , 403 . 42 - 382 . 07 winning units
£31 . 10 to a £1 stake . pool : £7 , 689 . 58 - 182 . 62 winning units
distances : 1¾l , 1l , nk time : 1m 15 . 80s ( slow by 3 . 60s ) total sp : 125 %
distances : nk , 1¾l , hd time : 1m 31 . 96s ( slow by 5 . 86s ) unplaced fav : cupid ' s arrow 4 / 1j , be bold 4 / 1j total sp : 122 %
distances : ½l , 13l , nse time : 2m 40 . 17s ( slow by 5 . 17s ) total sp : 119 %
£294 . 80 to a £1 stake . pool : £64 , 468 . 45 - 159 . 62 winning units
£54 . 30 to a £1 stake . pool : £5 , 729 . 64 - 77 . 96 winning units
distances : 6l , shd , 4½l time : 5m 49 . 80s ( slow by 14 . 80s ) unplaced fav : master sunrise 6 / 4f total sp : 115 %
newton geronimo was withdrawn . price at time of withdrawal 13 / 8f . rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 35p in the pound
distances : 1½l , hd , 2½l time : 3m 42 . 80s ( slow by 2 . 80s ) unplaced fav : tommy hallinan 9 / 4j total sp : 117 %
distances : 6l , 11l , hd time : 5m 44 . 60s ( slow by 22 . 60s ) total sp : 116 %
distances : nk , 2l , 1¾l time : 3m 44 . 70s ( slow by 4 . 70s ) unplaced fav : excellent team 100 / 30f total sp : 113 %
distances : 1¾l , ½l , nk time : 2m 2 . 21s ( slow by 0 . 21s ) total sp : 120 %
pari - mutuel ( all including 1 euro stake ) : win 2 . 90 place 1 . 70 , 2 . 00 , 4 . 40 df 7 . 80 sf 12 . 90
distances : ¾l , ½l , nse time : 2m 31 . 62s ( slow by 2 . 62s ) unplaced fav : north hunter 12 / 5f total sp : 121 %
pari - mutuel ( all including 1 euro stake ) : win 25 . 60 place 5 . 70 , 2 . 90 , 2 . 80 df 110 . 70 sf 295 . 60
distances : hd , ¾l , ½l time : 1m 27 . 55s ( slow by 4 . 25s ) total sp : 120 %
pari - mutuel ( all including 1 euro stake ) : win 5 . 50 place 1 . 80 , 2 . 40 , 1 . 60 df 28 . 80 sf 58 . 00
distances : nse , 1½l , snk time : 1m 52 . 14s ( slow by 3 . 64s ) unplaced fav : flowrider evensf total sp : 121 %
pari - mutuel ( all including 1 euro stake ) : win 1 . 50 ( coupled with flowrider ) place 1 . 80 , 1 . 90 sf 8 . 00
pari - mutuel ( all including 1 euro stake ) : win 2 . 30 place 4 . 10 , 5 . 10 , 4 . 10 df 64 . 60 sf 146 . 60
distances : hd , 1l , snk time : 1m 25 . 85s ( slow by 2 . 55s ) total sp : 121 %
pari - mutuel ( all including 1 euro stake ) : win 5 . 50 place 2 . 00 , 3 . 80 , 3 . 00 df 31 . 40 sf 55 . 20
pari - mutuel ( all including 1 euro stake ) : win 5 . 70 place 1 . 90 , 2 . 20 , 1 . 90 df 26 . 60 sf 50 . 50
distances : snk , 1¼l , 1¾l time : 2m 3 . 57s ( slow by 1 . 57s ) unplaced fav : ducale di maremma 14 / 5f total sp : 121 %
pari - mutuel ( all including 1 euro stake ) : win 11 . 80 place 3 . 70 , 3 . 10 , 6 . 60 df 37 . 80 sf 87 . 60
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ironically for a trainer who was initially famed for his success with two - year - olds , the colt , rated 122 , was the first juvenile champion for richard hannon - in his last season .
the charlie hills trained chriselliam , rated 117 , was the top juvenile filly following wins in the fillies’ mile and breeders’ cup juvenile fillies .
however rather than describe the class of 2013 as either a vintage crop or a poor lot matthew tester , the handicapper , described it as the year of “unfinished business” because so few of the top horses turned out after the end of august .
“it is a very exciting bunch but , for me , it was a bit like matrix 2 – it never got to a climax .
we did not see many of these guys later on in the season . you only find out how good they are when the top horses take each other on and a lot were not asked the big question .
“there is no evidence to suggest that campaigning horses to be champion two - year - old is detrimental to their three - year - old career .
the last six champions have gone on to win seven classics and 26 group ones . there is no reason to protect them .
“i was particularly disappointed not to see australia , who aidan o’brien was calling the greatest ever , again after he won the group three golden fleece in early september .
tester also wondered how chriselliam managed to get beaten on three of her first four starts before landing group ones either side of the atlantic .
“the key , though , ” he said , “is what happens when she gets her backside in gear . i liken her to finsceal beo , the champion filly of 2006 , who also got stuffed in a tralee nursery and curragh sales race before winning the boussac and rockfel .
the following season she won the guineas , irish guineas and was just touched off in the french guineas . ”
last year tester named just the judge , then a 20 - 1 shot for the guineas , as his dark horse and this year he believes the aidan o’brien trained indian maharaja , a well - bred facile winner of both starts at two , as a group winner in waiting for 2014 .
as was pretty much already known black caviar and treve shared top billing of 130 in the longines world best racehorses of 2013 , also announced on thursday .
hannon also had the only two british trained horses in the top 10 , olympic glory and toronado .
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a member of his sire ' s fifth crop , the 2 - year - old colt is now 3 - for - 3 .
a look back through the records of major races will soon demonstrate that almost any stallion can sire one good horse . thus , it wasn ' t particularly notable when arakan—who retired to stud in ireland for €5 , 000—came up with
, dick turpin was good enough to win nine of 20 starts , six in group races , including the prix jean prat ( fr - i ) and gran premio vittorio di capua ( ity - i ) .
, a four - time group winner in england . there is an oft used saying that
two swallows does not a summer make ,
but arakan now has a third swallow , albeit an autumnal one , in the shape of
, red ransom , and danzig being among those who come to mind . arakan , however , was cast from a totally different mold . with 24 starts over four seasons , arakan ' s record gives a very clear idea of what he was as a racehorse . the picture that emerges from his endeavors shows arakan to have been a tough , progressive performer who was good enough to win group races but was some way short of the best .
placed twice at 2 , he won a one - mile maiden first time out at 3 , then added a seven - furlong handicap at york before taking second in the jersey stakes ( eng - iii ) at royal ascot over the same trip . although arakan did not add to the win column over the remainder of the year , he did confirm that he belonged in group company with a second in the lennox stakes ( eng - ii ) and a third in the victor chandler challenge stakes ( eng - ii ) . the following year , arakan gained his first black - type victories , taking the ngk spark plugs abernant stakes and the bango criterion stakes ( eng - iii ) . despite having good form at six furlongs and a mile , arakan seemed to be one of those seven - furlong specialists , and as a 5 - year - old he made his final six starts over that trip . successful in the vcbet city of york stakes in august , arakan showed himself to be as good as—if not better than—ever on his final two outings , taking the merbury catering consultants supreme stakes ( eng - iii ) and finishing third to group i winner le vie dei colori in the vcbet challenge stakes ( eng - ii ) .
while arakan ' s race record is not out of the top drawer , there is more to be said for his pedigree , at least , when one really digs into it . he is a son of nureyev , and his dam is half sister to group / graded winners donkey engine and petit poucet ( also third in the group i french two thousand guineas ) , who are both by nureyev ' s three - quarter brother fairy king . the family goes quiet for a couple of generations , but arakan ' s fourth dam , georgica , is a half sister to kentucky derby ( gr . i ) victor cannonade . they are out of queen sucree , a half sister to halo and daughter of cosmah . arakan ' s third dam , rythmique , is by the minstrel , and so is 4x4 to almahmoud , who appears as granddam of the minstrel ' s sire , northern dancer , and as dam of cosmah . rhythmique is also similarly - bred to the french two thousand guineas captor l ' emigrant , who was by the minstrel out of cosmah ' s granddaughter suprina .
at 2 : 1st national s . ( ire - g1 ) 1400m , vintage s . ( gb - g2 ) 1400m
at 3 : 1st craven s . ( gb - g3 ) 1600m ; 2nd lennox s . ( gb - g2 ) 1400m ; 3rd queen elizabeth ii s . ( gb - g1 ) 1600m , international topkapi trophy ( tur - g2 ) 1600m
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jules thomas and ian bailey pictured leaving the four courts earlier this month . photograph : collins .
1991 : english journalist , ian bailey moves to ireland and settles in west cork where he meets welsh artist , jules thomas and sets up home with her and her three daughters at the prairie , liscaha , schull .
1995 marie farrell moves to schull with her husband , chris farrell and their five children from glanmire near cork city following their return to ireland from london and they open a craft shop and ice cream parlour in the west cork village .
1996 , december 23rd : the badly beaten body of sophie toscan du plantier ( 39 ) is found in her night clothes near the laneway leading to her holiday home by her neighbour , shirley foster . gardaí , under supt jp twomey of bantry garda station , begin a murder inquiry .
1997 , january 11th : marie farrell rings bandon garda station from a public phone box in cork city , using the alias fiona , to tell them that she saw a man by kealfadda bridge around 3am on the night that ms toscan du plantier was murdered .
1997 , january 20th : chief supt noel smith of west cork garda division issues an appeal on crimeline asking fiona to contact them in confidence at bandon garda station regarding her information about seeing a man at kealfadda bridge on december 23rd , 1996 .
1997 , january 21st : marie farrell again rings bandon garda station regarding her sighting of the man at kealfadda bridge . she again uses the alias fiona for this call which was made from a public phone box in leap in west cork .
1997 , january 24th : marie farrell makes a third phone call , again using the name fiona to tell gardaí that she will not be calling into bandon garda station to meet the investigation team as they requested . gardaí trace the call to the farrell home at crew bay in schull .
1997 , february 4th : schoolboy , malachi reid gives a statement to gardaí that when giving him a lift home , ian bailey told him that he killed ms toscan du plantier , saying that he “went up there with a rock and bashed her fucking brains out” .
1997 , february 10th : ian bailey is arrested at his home at for the murder of sophie toscan du plantier . he is taken to bandon garda station where he is photographed by freelance photographer , mike browne going into the garda station . he is later released without charge . his partner , jules thomas is also arrested at the prairie and taken to bandon garda station . she too is later released without charge . she later says that det supt dermot dwyer meets her in the station and tells her that “the forensics will sort it out” .
1997 , april 17th : state pathologist , dr john harbison tells an inquest into ms toscan du plantier’s death that she died from multiple injuries including laceration of the brain and a fracture of the skull , caused by a blunt instrument .
1997 , september 29th : state solicitor for west cork , malachy boohig sends a 2 , 000 page file on the murder to the dpp . he receives a letter back on 8th october from law officer , robert sheehan with a series of questions for gardaí and no charges are brought .
1997 , december 18th : fine gael spokesman on justice jim higgins claims in the dáil that a series of requests by ms toscan du plantier’s family for information on the murder file has been ignored but this is denied by minister for justice john o’donoghue . mr o’donoghue confirms the department of justice had received “a request for mutual assistance in a criminal matter” from the french authorities in april at a time when the rainbow coalition government was in power . he said the french were seeking “very sensitive material relating to the garda investigation” and “clearly it would be important not to prejudice the garda investigation or any subsequent prosecution by the premature disclosure of information to third parties” .


stigmatogobius sadanundio is a species of goby native to south asia from india to indonesia including sri lanka and the andaman islands .

it can be found in mostly fresh waters ( occasionally in brackish waters ) of estuaries and the tidal zones of rivers .

it can also be found in the aquarium trade .

stigmatogobius sadanundio

grey knight - goby ( stigmatogobius sadanundio ) from fishbase : technical fact sheet .
lexicon : stigmatogobius : means “goby with spots” . sadanundio : from the local bengal name for the species .
hans - martin braun added the english common name
knight goby
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stigmatogobius sadanundio ( hamilton , 1822 )
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stigmatogobius sadanundio are best kept in brackish water ; an sg of 1 . 003 - 1 . 005 should suffice . despite being classed as a peaceful species , it has been known for them to eat small fishes .
grey knight - goby ( stigmatogobius sadanundio ) ng , peter k . l . & n . sivasothi , 1999 . a guide to the mangroves of singapore ii ( animal diversity ) . singapore science centre . 168 pp .
stocking a butis butis , stigmatogobius sadanundio and of course the gobioides broussonetti ! figuring that as long as i can carve the tank up into a few clear territories , add some disguised pvc pipes to the sand and add lots of cover , they should co - exist peacefully .
until recently the genus stigmatogobius contained 18 species , but most have now been reclassified , leaving just 7 species currently assigned to it . s . sadanundio is by far the most common of these in the hobby . it makes an attractive addition to the brackish or hardwater community with medium - sized tankmates .
grey knight - goby stigmatogobius sadanundio family gobiidae updated oct 2016 where seen ? this large greyish goby with spots is sometimes seen in our mangrove streams . features : about 6cm long . pearly grey with 3 - 4 rows of small round black spots on the sides . spots and streaks also on the fins and tail . what does it eat ? according to fishbase , it feeds on small fishes and invertebrates , including mosquito larvae .
larson , h . k . , 2005 . a revision of the gobiid genus stigmatogobius ( teleostei : gobiidae ) , with descriptions of two new species . ichthyol . explor . freshwat . 16 ( 4 ) : 347 - 370 . ( ref . 56945 )
the knight goby ( stigmatogobius sadanundio ) is another of the classic gobies , having been in the hobby for many years . it is a striking fish with beautiful finnage , if not particularly colorful . unlike the previous gobies , it can survive in fresh water quite well and is often found in pure freshwater habitats in the wild , although it will survive in brackish waters . further , it has a voracious appetite and will eat any food offered to it . unfortunately , despite the fun of the names , they cannot be kept with dragon gobies due to the differing water needs and the dietary problems .
greek , stigma = mark , signal + latin , gobius = gudgeon ( ref . 45335 )
freshwater ; brackish ; benthopelagic ; ph range : 7 . 0 - 8 . 0 ; dh range : 9 - 19 ; amphidromous ( ref . 51243 ) . tropical ; 20°c - 26°c ( ref . 1672 )
maturity : l m ? range ? - ? cm max length : 9 . 0 cm sl male / unsexed ; ( ref . 12693 )
dorsal spines ( total ) : 7 ; dorsal soft rays ( total ) : 7 - 8 ; anal spines : 1 ; anal soft rays : 7 - 8 ; vertebrae : 26 - 27 . body pearly grey with three or four roughly aligned rows of round black spots along the sides ; bases of soft dorsal and anal fins with elongate spots and streaks ( aligned with fin rays ) ; elongate blackish spot on first dorsal fin between third to fifth dorsal fin spines ; presence of interobital and post - orbital pores , preopercular pores . second dorsal rays i , 7 - 8 . anal rays i , 7 - 8 . pectoral rays 18 - 21 . longitudinal scales 25 - 29 . transverse scales backward 8 - 10 . predorsal scales 7 - 10 , reaching behind eyes ( ref . 56945 ) .
occurs in estuaries and tidal zone of rivers . prefers fresh water , rarely found in brackish water . feeds on small fishes and invertebrates , including mosquito larvae ( ref . 12693 ) .
a cave - brooder . produces up to 1000 eggs ( ref . 1672 ) .
phylogenetic diversity index ( ref . 82805 ) : pd 50 = 0 . 5078 [ uniqueness , from 0 . 5 = low to 2 . 0 = high ] .
bayesian length - weight : a = 0 . 00871 ( 0 . 00392 - 0 . 01936 ) , b = 3 . 06 ( 2 . 87 - 3 . 25 ) , in cm total length , based on lwr estimates for this ( sub ) family - body shape ( ref . 93245 ) .
trophic level ( ref . 69278 ) : 3 . 8 ±0 . 61 se ; based on food items .
resilience ( ref . 69278 ) : high , minimum population doubling time less than 15 months ( preliminary k or fecundity . ) .
vulnerability ( ref . 59153 ) : low vulnerability ( 24 of 100 ) .
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seen more and more at the local shops the knight goby can be an attractive addition to your aquarium .
striking in its own way the night goby is always pleasing to the eye . the base color is a pale gray . the body is speckled with a series of small black dots covering most of the body . the pectoral , anal and tail fin are fringed with a line of white . the dorsal fin has a large black splash in the back
territorial by nature , the aquarium should have plenty of places to to hide such as caves , driftwood and plants . they will defend their space and if you are keeping more than one extra care will have to be given as the are aggressive toward their on species . the aquarium itself does not have to be extra large a twenty gallon long would be great , aside from the above the substrate should be a sand material rather than gravel . being sensitive to poor water quality you must have good filtration and a strong maintenance schedule . . lighting is best subdued as they are timid in bright situations . considered a brackish fish according to fishbase they actually prefer freshwater , be sure to ask your supplier the conditions they have been kept in .
while not an active predator , the knight goby will eat smaller fish in the aquarium , being shy you would not want to keep them with overly aggressive species like the larger cichlids .
no wide scale successes , sporadic reports of breeding are reported with little luck of raising the fry . it is thought that rotifers would be the first food of choice .
i have never kept this species but one reader has had the following experiences . they are awesome fish i ' ve had 6 for about 2 years . they like any kind of worms black , blood , tubiflex . and about the brackish water you should check with the shop you got him from and see if he was bread in brackish or fresh but a little salt wont hurt any way . they also like a high ph about 7 . 2 to 7 . 8 any ways they are awesome little fish but if they are not fed lots they may go after the other tankmates fins .
please remember that the following comments are personal experiences and may or may not apply to your setup . use them as guide to help better understand your fish , like us all individuals will behave differently under different circumstances .
i have had 3 knight gobies for around 2 years now . while most sites say they prefer freshwater , i keep mine in a medium salinity brackish setup , around 1 . 010 - 1 . 012 ppm . they live happily with 4 scats , a mono , mollies , and a black fin shark cat . they are big eaters for their size and will readily devour large chunks of scallop . i believe i have 2 males and one female , as 2 of them are slightly larger and display much more beautiful colours , which range from white to blues to gold . a very beautiful fish when happy !
so i would like to add some info to this thread , if you get a knight goby make sure you have it in water of 1 to 2 tablespoons of salt per gallon , knight gobies are brackish fish and need salt in there life at some point . if you are for some odd reason forced to keep them in fresh water , and only fresh water , ( it is ok to go back and forth between the two ) make sure at some point in there life they end up in salt with a minimum 1 . 005 salt , maximum being 1 . 20 right before marine , but ideally they should be kept between 1 . 005 - 1 . 160 , i have 2 that i keep with a figure eight puffer , they are all very friendly with each other . ii keep my salinity at 1 . 140 and they are very healthy and happy , almost fat because they like to eat so much
these are amazing little fish ! they are such a character ! my knight goby just loves blood worms and i do 25 % water changes weekly and put 2 tablespoons of salt in per gallon and he is very active and healthy . i strongly recommend that salt is added to a knight gobies ' tank . before i put salt in , he was not active and was not looking very healthy . even though they are classified as fresh and brackish water fish , a brackish environment is much better for the overall health and happiness of this fish . these are truly amazing creatures !
we had 8 knight gobies in our community tank for a few months . they have a striking blue patch on their dorsal fins , which appears black on younger members . if you feed them well , they grow quickly . these fish have a great personality , and the way they move is fascinating ( everyone should have a goby ! ) . we sold ours to our lfs because out of the blue they ate 5 otocinclus and 3 hillstream loaches in one day . we wanted a small fish community tank , and so switched to bumblebee gobies , which work great !
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widely distributed . it has been recorded in pakistan , india , bangladesh , sri lanka , thailand , cambodia , malaysia , singapore , indonesia and fiji .
it inhabits estuarine zones , although it is more often found in freshwater than brackish .
30″ x 12″ x 12″ ( 75cm x 12cm x 12cm ) – 70 litres .
a soft , sandy substrate is ideal for this species . also provide lots of caves , nooks and crannies where it can lurk and form territories . although commonly found in freshwater in nature , this goby appears to do better with the addition of salt to around 1 / 4 marine strength ( 1 . 005sg ) in the aquarium . saying that though , this species has also been kept with great success in hard , alkaline freshwater . it will be more active and visible during daylight hours if you provide dim lighting .
an unfussy goby that will accept most dried , frozen and live foods . it also enjoys some vegetable matter in its diet and will often browse on green algae if it is present in the aquarium .
don’t try to keep it with much smaller species as it will eat anything it can fit in its mouth . it may also nip the fins of slow - moving or long - finned species . ideal tankmates are other hardwater or brackish species that inhabit different levels of the aquarium , such as archer fish , chromides , rainbowfish , monos , chanda sp . etc . do not combine it with other territorial species that inhabit the bottom of the aquarium such as many cichlids or there may be some aggression . it can be kept in groups but is also territorial towards conspecifics , so ensure that you provide plenty of hiding places if you do want to keep a few .
males tend to have a higher dorsal fin when mature . females are usually smaller , rounder in the body , and often have a more yellowish body than males .
has been achieved in the hobby but is not very well - documented . apparently it is a cave spawner and following a prolonged courtship display the female deposits up to 1000 eggs on the roof of the selected cave . as with many other gobies the male then cares for the brood until the eggs hatch , at which point parental care ceases . it may well be that the addition of some fresh water could trigger spawning , as with some other estuarine gobies .
here ' s a look at my brackish tank . figure 8 puffer , gobies , live bearers . .
larson , helen k and kelvin k . p . lim . 2005 . a guide to gobies of singapore . singapore science centre . 164pp .
the knight goby is a peaceful , hardy fish , and is good for communities . this fish is fairly active , and spends most of its time swimming in the middle level of the tank . it does best in brackish water . it eats frozen foods , such as brine shrimp and bloodworms . it also takes frozen daphnia , but doesn ' t seem to enjoy it as much as the shrimp . another nice feature of this fish is that its eyes are often a nice , bright shade of blue .
i have one of these little dudes and he ' s an awesome character ! he ' ll readily take frozen dillies out of my fingers and seems to have a ferocious appetite ! he also loves blood worms . he is by far the favourite fish in my tank and i ' m anxiously awaiting another consignment to arrive in a few weeks at my lfs so that i can get some more . very unusual looking . darts about the tank when spooked , can be very sloth - like and sit on the bottom of the tank and watch the world go by , and is also very good at hiding !
i love these little guys . they are active without being hyper . i was afraid they might bite my angelfish ' s fins , but i had nothing to worry about . a great fish to spice up your tank a little bit .
the first one i had was very healthy and happy for about 2 years , before it stopped eating altogether and wasted away in his cave ( very sad ) . the second one i kept was beautiful but had trouble finding enough food , because of the competition from the neon tetras in the tank . i think that is why he started murdering and devouring his tankmates . he had to go . these are subtly beautiful fish .
i have had a knight goby for a year now in my 60 l tank . it is a very peaceful fish , and it is good for the beginners . it eats flakes and bloodworms , and other food . the 3 last days i think that he ate 2 of my neons because he is quite big , 9 cm . although it is a beautiful fish ! recommended to beginners !
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occurs in estuaries and tidal zone of rivers . prefers fresh water , rarely found in brackish water . feeds on small fishes and invertebrates , including mosquito larvae ( ref . 12693 ) .
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peaceful fish that should be kept together fish fishes that live in the middle water layers . every animal has his own territory . the aquarium should be set up with plants that can live in brackish water and some stones that can be used for hiding places . the substrate should be sandy . to give the fishes more resistance against diseases it is wise to add 1 - 2 teaspoons sea - salt at 10 liters of water . you should give them live food and algae . breeding is rather easy . when the water values are all right and the temperature is higher , up to 1000 eggs are laid and fertilized in caves . after the eggs are hatched the parents care for the fry . source : urltoken
the minimum size of the tanks shown are intended , depending on the species considered , for a single individual , a couple or the smaller group of individuals for schooling fish . depending on fish temper , territoriality , or vivacity , breeding with other animals of the same species or different species may require larger tanks .
main picture usually shows adults . depending on the age and sex , there may be significant variations in the color of the specimens .
prefers live but will take most flake , frozen , dried or sinking pellets .
temperature : 72°f to 81°f ( 20 - 26°c ) ph range : 7 . 0 – 8 . 0 ; dh range : 9 - 19
a 1 % addition of salt is recommendedas these fish are found in brackish water . this can be accomplished by adding 7 . 5 tsp of sea salt / 10 gallons ( 10g / 10 l ) on a hydrometer the reading should be between 1 . 005 to 1 . 010 specific gravity .
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bangladesh , cambodia , india , indonesia , malaysia , pakistan , singapore , sri lanka , and thailand .
mature females yellower & fuller bodied . mature males with extended rays on first dorsal fin + longer anal & second dorsal fins .
mangrove wood ornament ( 11 . 5 x 10 . 5 x 21 . 5 cm )
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peaceful fish that should be kept together fish fishes that live in the middle water layers . every animal has his own territory . the aquarium should be set up with plants that can live in brackish water and some stones that can be used for hiding places . the substrate should be sandy . to give the fishes more resistance against diseases it is wise to add 1 - 2 teaspoons sea - salt at 10 liters of water .
breeding is rather easy . when the water values are all right and the temperature is higher , up to 1000 eggs are laid and fertilized in caves . after the eggs are hatched the parents care for the fry .
hello to all . i love this site and admire the work you all do . i am hopelessly addicted . i discovered this vast wealth of knowledge about a year ago and my path went from freshwater to brackish and now marine .
i have it bad ! the dragon fish tempted me into brackish and the mollies into marine .
it ' s all been quite an adventure ! i have a violet goby in a 45 gallon long tank ( 48 x 13 x19 inches ) that i am slowly bringing up to marine . i also have a 21 gallon ( 19 x13 x19 inches ) saltwater tank with live sand , live rock and some chaeto . the inhabitants are two small mollies , a blue - legged hermit crab , and a flametail blenny , that i think may be enchelyurus flavipes rather than atrosalarias sp . i would like to move all this to the 45 once the salinity is matched and the gobioides broussennetii has fully adjusted to the addition of more live rock / sand .
< be careful with this ; the gobioides will want a burrow . is there any way to hide a pvc tube or similar behind the live rock so he can have a safe lair that won ' t scratch his skin . >
the smaller tank i think is beautiful but i dislike it ' s size / shape . i think it will make a beautiful shrimp tank though . can this goby and this blenny cohabitate successfully and in a tank this size ?
< gobioides isn ' t a demanding fish , but it can reach some 60 cm / 2ft in length , though more like 45 cm / 18 inches is typical . in any case , a 21 - gallon tank is much too small , and even 45 gallons is undersized . i ' d be aiming for 75 gallons upwards . >
if so , after rehoming the mollies , could i add any additional livestock ? i would like a few more dwarf hermit crabs and a few marine nerites .
< mollies are fine with miniature shrimps and snails . they can also work well with hermit crabs , but anything bigger than that can be risky ; boxer shrimps for example will simply view them as food , and mollies lack the instincts to avoid marine environment predators such as anemones , so approach these with care . likewise very small gobies ( e . g . , gobiodon spp . )
and the like are fine , but damsels can hammer mollies . it ' s telling that were you see mollies in the marine environment , the mollies are usually in very shallow , often over - warm or slightly polluted environments like lagoons where typical marine fish don ' t go , except perhaps as schools of small , minnow - sized juveniles . on the other hand , i have seen mollies kept with seahorses and pipefish , the rationale being mollies turn algae into live food ( fry ) that these stealthy predators can consume . >
maybe a small fish or two later down the road if you don ' t advise against it . my equipment / filtration in addition to the lr / ls would be an appropriate heater , a gutted skilter 400 for the chaeto and some rubble , a small powerhead ( mag 400 ) , an aqua c remora skimmer ( 1200 powerhead ) , and a marineland hot 250 . would this provide enough circulation ? filtration ? i
as a ball park , i think 10 + times the volume of the tank turnover per hour is about right for basic marine systems , but there ' s a lot more to it than that , e . g . , placement of powerheads to ensure adequate movement past those invertebrates that need more / less water movement . >
i thought about putting one on each short end before i got the skilter working again . the sand will be about 1
deep . there is base rock in the 45 now , about 10 lbs , and about 10 lbs live rock in the 21 gallon . i figure i ' ll need to add 20 pounds or so of live rock , but i want to keep the sand as open as possible . i ' ve made a cave with a pipe and base rock on one end of the 45 that the goby is already using and that will be its island , then the blenny and his shell home will be on the other end . the
lfs keeps their tanks at sg 1 . 021 , so i can add the live rock to the 45 when i get it there . ( sg 1 . 015 right now ) should i move the goby ?
i don ' t plan on disturbing its island but i will be adding more sand along with the rock . i still plan on making the 45 into marine whether or not my blenny and goby can get along together .
< they should do ; gobioides are big enough to avoid problems with most non - aggressive fish , and should be fine with salarias - type things , but do be aware that most blennies are territorial fish . >
i do have other tanks . of course they are all occupied ( i did say i am an addict ) , but i ' m sure you all can help me decide the best course of action .
and thank you for recommending such great books on marine aquariums ( bob fenner ' s and michael paletta ' s ) , and brackish water fishes ( neale monk ' s and frank shafer ' s ) , too . i am constantly reading and re - reading trying to learn , understand and hopefully do well . there is just so many interesting things to learn about it makes it hard to focus ! hard to believe one little betta fish started all this . thanks so much for your insight ,
thank you for the quick reply . i ' m honored to be answered by you , neale .
i have a windowsill tank inspired by your article . i apologize for not making myself clear . i should have included more information also . the violet goby is already in the 45 gallon long . when i asked if i should move him , i meant when i added additional rock and sand .
< as a matter of course , i always try to remove all fish when adding rocks and substrate , and definitely always with
bottom dwellers
. i buried a pufferfish one time when i added some sand and didn ' t empty the tank first , and after noticing he ' d vanished , discovered he was under an inch of sand !
none the worse for wear , but the risk was clearly real . bottom dwellers are at particular risk because they tend to stay still when alarmed , whereas midwater fish are moving about and generally keep out of your hands and / or any decorative materials being dumped in the tank . >
from what i ' ve read i considered this tank at 4 ' to be the bare minimum .
the goby is young , about 6
, and is actually my second gobioides broussonnetii . my first one , dozer , lives in a 55 gallon brackish tank ( also 4 ' long ) with a few mollies and a few knight gobies ( population control ) . dozer is about 10
and fat and sassy ( well , for a violet goby anyway ) . silica sand substrate , fake tree roots , rocks arranged into caves , java ferns and java moss , and malaysian trumpet snails to keep the sand stirred . i ' ve had dozer about a year and he has double his length and girth . i didn ' t put the second violet goby in that tank because i ' m sure he would have starved , been harassed by the bigger goby , and the tank is definitely not big enough .
< certainly this species is territorial , but i have heard of two specimens being kept in 55 - gallon tanks , albeit with two pvc tubes so each has its own home . but like most gobies , the males are especially territorial . >
i have been planning on upgrading , but i couldn ' t decide if 48
x 18
would be big enough for one violet goby ' s entire life . of course my dream tank would be 72
x 24
, but i don ' t see that as feasible within the year .
but 48
x 18
would be and possibly 48
x 24
if i could find a used one reasonable .
< a very nice size aquarium , but not commonly seen . water depth doesn ' t matter to gobioides spp . though , which may mean a long , shallow tank fits into your budget . >
i just wanted to get my little flametail blenny out of the 21 gallon first and thought he and the smaller violet goby might work in the 45 gallon . i had read here and your book that gobioides broussonnetii could live in full marine , but could not find anything anywhere about compatible tankmates in a marine aquarium .
< not much kept in marine ( heck , it ' d be nice if they were always kept in brackish ) but in general terms is much like any large goby . because it ' s non - piscivorous , you can choose any tankmates that leave it alone . violet gobies are almost blind though , so nippy or even semi - aggressive tankmates might cause problems . that said , any non - territorial , basically peaceful reef fish should be fine , like hawkfish , though an interesting approach might be to choose other species that favour open sandy areas rather than rocks , such as goatfish . that way you could minimise the rocky part of the tank while expanding the open sandy area . do bear in mind violet gobies come from mudflats , and aren ' t really associated with rocky reefs . >
i was also concerned about the roughness of the live rock , which is why i made the island with the pipe and base rock as a test to see if it would end up damaging . so far so good on that , although the goby is using the space between the pipe and rock instead of the pipe itself , and i ' m still not sure he won ' t damage himself .
thank you so much for your time . i know this will sound silly to you and probably anyone in this hobby for years , but the idea of a thin glass box sitting on a little metal frame with 55 gallons of water in it was a little scary to me .
< and yet stories of burst aquaria are relatively rare , and in my personal experience , the two times it ' s happened have both been my fault for doing something stupid . >
not to mention being responsible for everything in it . it was something i had to work up the confidence to achieve . it started with a betta in a 3 gallon tank a year and a half ago . i got my 6 gallon windowsill tank ( ghost shrimp and nerite snails ) and then went to a 20 gallon long with the first violet goby , guppies and ghost shrimp .
< ah now , do think about setting up alternative to a reef aquarium - - could simplify things . look at mangrove roots ( or substitutes , such as bogwood ) and think about siliconing oyster shells to them to create a reef - like habitat for shrimps and gobies . the roots themselves could be siliconed to the back pane of glass , leaving the bottom inch or two uncluttered . you can then add a layer of sand deep enough for the violet goby , while creating a complex , shady environment at the back of the tank that would ably suit gobies , blennies and other small fish . this is a major type of reef not modeled in aquaria , but when you see them in the wild ( as i did a month or two back in belize and mexico ) you quickly see that oyster / mangrove reefs are teeming with juvenile marine fish , even baby butterflyfish ! >
it took me a year to get confident enough for a 4 ' tank and brave enough to try a saltwater aquarium . in that year i have learned a quarantine tank is a absolute necessity among other things . i do hope someone will let me know if i am on the right track equipment / filtration wise for the 45 as a marine tank . thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with all of us .
oh wow , what a great idea , neale ! i ' ve read other faqs where you mentioned oyster shells / mangrove roots but never thought of it as a reef , and thought oyster shells would be too sharp for the violet goby . siliconing them to the roots and then siliconing those to the back glass leaving the bottom for the goby sounds great and something i could do , after more research . i enjoy doing research and if i can keep my creative / artistic side in check , so as not to go overboard , this will be a wonderful project and very satisfying to accomplish . no doubt you will hear from me along the way .
< do google image search the terms
oyster
and
mangrove
and you ' ll find lots of inspiration ! good luck , neale . >
have done a little research but am really just looking for a definitive answer and understand you are the people to go to .
want to ask the question before i get the tank as opposed to making a mess of it after it ' s stocked and too late .
i ' m looking to start a brackish tank , low end brackish . i ' d love to stock a
, the more brackish type i believe ) . this leads to my first question , i know a violet goby prefers a sg of 1 . 010 as optimal and the bumblebee gobies are happiest at 1 . 005 to freshwater .
< both will be perfectly happy at sg 1 . 010 , or indeed anything between about sg 1 . 005 and 1 . 010 . contrary to popular misconception , bumblebee gobies ( bbgs ) aren ' t specifically freshwater fish or brackish water fish . the imported species at least ( and identifying it is virtually impossible )
appears do well in both . above all else diet is the reason bbgs die . they can actually be pretty adaptable in terms of water chemistry . >
will the violet goby be happy to drop down to 1 . 005 sg with no adverse health effects or is it going to be best if these two don ' t go in together ?
< they ' re an odd mix , and your problem isn ' t salinity but feeding . the bbgs will be a total pain in the backside when it comes to feeding because they ' re so slowly and picky . you ' d be hard pressed getting them to eat enough with the violet goby slurping everything it sees ! i ' d go with a more active , midwater goby to be honest . perhaps something like knight gobies or clay gobies ( dormitator lebretonis ) or even crazy fish ( butis butis ) , all of which are fairly available in the hobby . with a bit more effort , you could alternatively track down species such as eleotris fusca or a brackish - water blenny like omobranchus zebra . >
so far been looking at guppies and mollies . i know these can be easily acclimated to brackish but am concerned that they will eat all the food before the two gobies get a look in .
< certainly strong competitors with regard to the bbgs . violet gobies aren ' t so difficult to feed because they ' re big and easily tamed . throw in some live brine shrimp and watch them scarf them down ! they also eat bloodworms and algae wafers , which the livebearers won ' t eat too quickly . >
so is there any other sort of oddball fish that will co - exist happily with these two .
small livebearers can be excellent . rather than mollies , why not endler ' s or else something out of the ordinary - - micropoecilia picta or micropoecilia parae . both of these are colourful and fun to watch , and while not easy to obtain , they are both traded as well as available through livebearer associations . >
something outside the norm a bit . seeming as live food will be going in frequently , feeding won ' t be a concern and picky eaters are welcome . i ' ve been looking at the freshwater soles , but would be concerned on the larger species predatory nature and also the aquarium floor would be getting kind of crowded by that point wouldn ' t it ?
< freshwater soles are very difficult to feed , and i ' d recommend keeping them alone or else with small , day - active tankmates only ( the afore mentioned livebearers would be ideal ) . soles feed at night mostly be smell , so you can ply them with wet - frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp easily enough , but if there ' s anything competing at nighttime , they ' ll starve .
best keep on their own , in groups if you want , in a smallish tank specially set up for them . >
have just received the book and had a quick thumb through . to be frank i ' m absolutely amazed at the number of fish that can live in brackish conditions . the common opinions seems to be that you ' re limited to a tiny number of species , this is clearly not the case .
very taken with the number of gobies on offer . going to try to recreate a mangrove looking tank using various driftwoods to represent roots , a few large rocks and a soft sand substrate .
< i agree . while these can be aggressive towards one another ( knight goby pairs less so ) they generally ignore dissimilar fish . >
got my eye on a nice sized tank that i think will accommodate all fish happily .
would love to try my hand at mudskippers , but feel that due to the territorial nature of the other fish in the tank it might not work well .
< in any event , mudskippers don ' t really mix well with
proper
fish anyway . >
may be a better life if a dedicated species tank was set up for them .
something for the future certainly . unless one of the apocryptes spp . would be happy in with the other fish ?
< does depend on the tankmates . they don ' t handle aggression or nervous tankmates well , but smallish , harmless tankmates such as small livebearers and smaller gobies could work . >
i ' m under the impression that they spook quite easy and aren ' t happy around the more boisterous tank mates .
< indeed . in the wild they live in inch - deep water , where they feed on algae and whatnot . needless to say , with so little swimming room and things like wading birds hunting for them , they have to react to sudden shadows and noises very quickly . >
i think i may be on your side of the atlantic ! live in the uk . i know the email address is a bit of a false lead . had it since before aol made its push over seas and started offering
urltoken
.
< generally very good . aquarium shops like wildwoods have built up a good sideline doing this sort of thing , with few reports of problems . >
prefer to be able to see the fish myself before purchase and have always been apprehensive about placing an order . is this unfounded or can there be complications ?
< if you think about it , the fish in an aquarium shop were air - freighted there . so there ' s little risk to shipping fish if it ' s done right . >
tank mates for violet gobies 10 / 22 / 05 < hi , pufferpunk here > i have a violet goby and i would like to know what are their tankmates ? i keep him in brackish water and i have a 20 gallon tank . i am getting a 55 - 100 gallon around christmas . i have no other fish in there with him . he is about 4 - 5 inches long . i have been told a dinosaur eel would be good but i am not sure . please tell me some tankmates . thanks in advance for the help . < the
dinosaur eel
or polypterus , is not a bw fish . in the tank you have now , you could keep the goby with other gobies , like knights or bumblebees . when you get a larger tank , you could add more gobies or even a few figure 8 puffers . the problem with your goby is competition for food . once you add other fish with them , there is a large chance they will be out - competed for food & starve . they are filter feeders & practically blind . are you using marine salt to make his tank brackish ? see : urltoken for more ideas . ~ pp >
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the males of this species have larger fins while the females are smaller and coloured light yellow .
a generally peaceful fish provided tank mates are not small enough to be considered food . best kept with larger robust yet peaceful fish which prefer brackish or hard alkaline water such as archerfish or chromides .
they will eat all insects , small fish , shrimp , mussels , snails , etc . should also accept dry foods .
set up , although it can do well in hard , alkaline freshwater also .
knight gobys are generally peaceful but can have unpredictable temperaments . best kept as the only bottom dwelling fish .
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