Begin with size, bands, and perching in the goby record
A bumblebee goby vet note begins with the basics a tiny fish makes hard to judge later: the concern that prompted the visit, the fish's length as estimated, and the vet's findings on body roundness, the clarity of its black and yellow bands, and how firmly it perched or gripped in the container. Record whether the vet saw it swim, perch, or lie on its side, and for how long it had been off food at home. With a fish this small, weight cannot be tracked on a home scale, so the vet's description of belly and muscle condition becomes the baseline every later visit is compared against, and it must be written, not remembered.
Salinity and water figures must be copied exactly
Water figures in a bumblebee goby record need exact copying because this species lives in brackish water where small salinity differences matter. Write down the salinity or specific gravity reading discussed, how it was measured, the temperature, and the other test results you reported, plus any instruction to raise, lower, or hold salinity steady and over what period. Note what water the clinic kept the fish in during the visit if that differed from home. A goby returned to water mixed slightly differently from the vet's assumption can refuse food for reasons that look like relapse, and only the written figures let you spot the mismatch.
Feeding instructions, in the order the vet gave them
Feeding advice should be recorded as an ordered list for a bumblebee goby, because these fish are famously selective and many will only take small live or frozen foods. Write the foods the vet suggested in the sequence given, how each should be presented, and what to conclude if the first is refused. Record any instruction about feeding away from faster tankmates, using a pipette near the goby's perch, or offering food at a particular time of day. Add the call-back sign exactly as stated, such as continued refusal beyond a named point or loss of perching grip, so you are not left guessing whether worry is warranted at midnight.
Home notes follow perching and first accepted food
Home follow-up for a bumblebee goby is a short daily log built on two signals: perching and eating. Note where the goby spent the day, whether it held its usual rock or shell with fins spread or sat listlessly on the substrate, and the first food accepted and how much. Record band colour as a rough daily grade, since bands that brighten as the fish settles are a useful recovery sign you can report. Keep the log beside the tank; a fish an inch long is easy to check and just as easy to forget to check, and gaps in the log always seem to land on the day the vet asks about.
File goby visits as one continuous tiny record
Bumblebee goby visit notes should be filed in order with salinity history running through them, so any vet can see at a glance how the water has been kept between visits as well as at them. Add an index line per visit with the concern, the condition finding, and the feeding outcome. Retain every note for the life of the fish; episodes in a brackish setup often connect across visits through water preparation habits. Filed with its water history intact, KinsLe holds the goby's visits, salinity record, and feeding trials in one place in the Pet Passport.