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Unread 10/25/2012, 01:45 PM   #1
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Pistol Shrimp for my YWG

I'm thinking of getting a pistol shrimp for my YWG but I'm concerned that it may tunnel too much under my rockwork. I don't have anything epoxied together & I'm wondering if it would be risky as far as making my rock collapse.


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Unread 10/25/2012, 01:53 PM   #2
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If you stacked your rocks on top of the sandbed it's likely to topple when it digs. How deep is your sandbed? Can you shift your rocks down into the sandbed?


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Unread 10/25/2012, 01:58 PM   #3
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Sandbed is about 3 to 4 inches deep & the base rocks are pretty firmly pushed into it


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Unread 10/25/2012, 02:01 PM   #4
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You *should* be okay then. What type of sand did you go with? They need a mixture of sand and some rubble.


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