pistol shrimp?

jade76 · 12/06/2007, 08:28 PM

hey I wanna gobie shrimp for my watchman goby and I can only find pistol shrimp dont they have a lotta drawbacks(like killing other invertes?

tmz · 12/06/2007, 08:38 PM

You'll get mixed opinions. I've grown to love mine after 5 years of trying to catch him. He does take snails and will drag small pieces of rock down into his burrow, even if the rock has a coral on it. He once bit a fire fish almost in half. He moves tremendous amounts of sand around when the mood strikes him and will undermine your rock if it's not soundly placed on the glass. He also snaps at me during maintenance. His burow is basicaly half the 90g tank so I never know where he'll pop out. He is almost never seen except for a glimpse now and then. Other than that -a great specimen .

yellowwatchmen · 12/06/2007, 09:39 PM

Never had any problems with mine. He moves sand around alot. But he always makes his burrow in front. I will reaquascape, move the tank,etc and he will always make it in front.

huskyrider · 12/06/2007, 09:59 PM

only hear snaps at night once in a blue moon I may get a glimpse like twice in eight years even moved twice never saw him just keeps snapping away at night

adtravels · 12/06/2007, 10:04 PM

I have a pair of alpheus randalli, They stay small and are about the most favourate thing in my tank I have them with a single Yasha hashe goby.

12/06/2007, 08:28 PM	#1
jade76 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: atlanta Posts: 166	pistol shrimp? hey I wanna gobie shrimp for my watchman goby and I can only find pistol shrimp dont they have a lotta drawbacks(like killing other invertes? __________________ my job is to shed light, not to master it. Current Tank Info: 90gal in the works..

12/06/2007, 08:38 PM	#2
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	You'll get mixed opinions. I've grown to love mine after 5 years of trying to catch him. He does take snails and will drag small pieces of rock down into his burrow, even if the rock has a coral on it. He once bit a fire fish almost in half. He moves tremendous amounts of sand around when the mood strikes him and will undermine your rock if it's not soundly placed on the glass. He also snaps at me during maintenance. His burow is basicaly half the 90g tank so I never know where he'll pop out. He is almost never seen except for a glimpse now and then. Other than that -a great specimen . __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

12/06/2007, 10:04 PM	#5
adtravels you cant buy blue fingers Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,542	I have a pair of alpheus randalli, They stay small and are about the most favourate thing in my tank I have them with a single Yasha hashe goby. __________________ False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon 36x24x24 reef

12/06/2007, 09:39 PM	#3
yellowwatchmen Moved On Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bellevue,NE Posts: 1,058	Never had any problems with mine. He moves sand around alot. But he always makes his burrow in front. I will reaquascape, move the tank,etc and he will always make it in front.

12/06/2007, 09:59 PM	#4
huskyrider Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Troy OH Posts: 26	only hear snaps at night once in a blue moon I may get a glimpse like twice in eight years even moved twice never saw him just keeps snapping away at night