Considering pistol shrimp

krackel · 08-31-2005, 04:40 PM

I was thinking about getting a pair of pistol shrimp along with their goby friend that hosts with them, just wondering if anyone here has had them and could tell me if there is any + / - to having them?

superwizbang · 08-31-2005, 04:43 PM

While we are discussing this, will the watchman goby do well with a scooter blenny or lawnmower? (sorry about the add-on, but it works to double up here) 8)

-K

JCox · 08-31-2005, 08:33 PM

Krackel, I have a Randall's (red banded) pistol shrimp and a yellow watchman goby and they are awesome. They are best of buds and highly entertaining. Check out this thread on them.
http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=56905

krackel · 08-31-2005, 10:36 PM

hey thanks, I got a deal offered to me, 2 shrimp and the goby for $50. I cant see any downside to this, I am always curious as to the life expectancy of these creatures though

JCox · 08-31-2005, 10:45 PM

krackel, what kind of pistol shrimp and goby are they?

krackel · 08-31-2005, 11:14 PM

thyere pistol shrimp, not sure exactly what species, the goby is a watchman.
The goby looked like yours, and the shrimp were yellowish.

Mich3417 · 08-31-2005, 11:28 PM

I have a pair of gobies and a pistol shrimp in my home reef tank and a goby and a pistol shrimp in my office reef tank. They are great to watch, take little to no care ( once every two or three days I feed the shrimp since they never really leave their homes much). Comes right to the stick and takes the food right off. The only disadvantage and I don't considert it a disadvantage would bethey dig tunnels throughout your tank. They turn over alot of sand. I have running a Monaco style setup with an 6-8 inch sand base so I think that is a great quality. You need to give them a sand base...at least 3-4 inches so that they can tunnel. Thats what the pistol shrimp does all day....they are like little bull dozers....Mike