Yellow watchman goby staying near the surface

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Bought a yellow watchman goby a day ago, today it swam around the tank unlike the behaviour that i have read that it likes to stay in a cave/burrow, currently night time here, in goby is currently the surface of the water near the water intake into the "sump" of the tank (aio) , should i be worried or should I just wait it out until the goby settles into its new home. Thanks everyone:)
 
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I've had gobies (gobys? what's the plural of goby)...hang out at the top for the first day and overnight before (new fish, new tank). Especially if it's a goby that likes to pair and hasn't found shrimp yet.

I would be concerned and keep watching it for any other common disease, injury or hassassment symptoms. But wouldn't panic just yet.
 
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