I remember reading Smallies were gobbling them up at a fair rate. An OSU study has shown that we may have to be more considerate of spawning smallmouth because gobies get the eggs as soon as the male is pulled away. Fred Snyder - Gobies are the most significant invader since zebra mussels. Fred Snyder - The round goby is the big one. Fred Snyder - I doubt predation will affect gobies very soon.
Zebras have lots of predators - sheephead and many more and they still increase in numbers.
The best hope is that gobies will exceed carrying capacity and collapse like white perch did. We need to prevent new invasions. Fred Snyder - Zebras accumulate toxins by filtering water. Gobies eat mostly zebras and gain the concentration. Then smallies and others eat the gobies.