Still worrying about my pistol shrimp/goby combo

Drew225 · 10/17/2008, 03:06 PM

SOme of you may have read my post yestereay..And today, same thing!

It's only a twelve gallon tank (20 pounds LR/ about a 3-4 inch sandbed), yet, since putting the pair in two days ago..I haven't seen anything..

How can they bbe hiding this well! I want to see them!

Gar, patience is the hardest thing about this hobby, i swear...

Does anyone else have stories like these? Personal, or that you've heard of?

Any condolence that this is in fact quite common would be helpful.

sdc19982002 · 10/17/2008, 03:33 PM

Did you check the floor? seriously.

returnofsid · 10/17/2008, 03:35 PM

I have a pair in, granted, a 75 gallon and barely ever see them...even though I know where their cave is. They hide very well. Give it time.

TheORKINMan · 10/17/2008, 04:23 PM

My pistol is like a muppet, he will just randomly pop his head out of a crevice then quickly retreat, I never see his backside though.

slumpysix · 10/17/2008, 04:36 PM

try to coax the goby out with some food. You can usually catch them popping out when you are sitting away from the tank. they are very shy....

plateboy3293 · 10/17/2008, 05:24 PM

When I bought my goby and shrimp. The goby kept getting stuck in the overflow. Eventually the goby went to far down and I can not get him out. I think I saw him in my sump. I always see my pistol shrimp out around the tank grabbing shells and dragging them to his burrow. I tested him to make sure he was still alive a while back about the second week I had him, by grabbing all the empty shells in the tank and putting them in the center the next day they were all outside his burrow and since then I can see his antennae sticking out.

Drew225 · 10/17/2008, 10:14 PM

Checked the floor..Wouldn't do much good, i have a nano cube. Tight hood and all.
Again, thanks to the nano..no overflow..So i think I should be good there.
I have no idea where the burrow is..
And it doesn't seem the goby is ever out.
Blegh..I'm just worried they found a super secluded spot to burrow, one where I'll never see them...Hard to imagine as it is.

smoknta · 10/17/2008, 10:24 PM

When my firefish goes hiding in my NC, I cant find him most of the time. I'm not sure about your tank, buy there are alot of areas in mine that I can not see. I'm sure they are there, just hiding.

Drew225 · 10/18/2008, 12:30 PM

yeah, it's wierd..Apparently there's alot of places i can't see that i didn't even know about.

On a lighter note. Rearranged some rock last night. Saw the Yasha, he's fine. Didn't see the pistol shrimp, but the guy is so small that i didn't expect to. Did get woken up by al oud pop at 5 i nthe morning though (tank is right by my bed), so i'm not too worried about him either.

10/17/2008, 03:06 PM	#1
Drew225 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 27	Still worrying about my pistol shrimp/goby combo SOme of you may have read my post yestereay..And today, same thing! It's only a twelve gallon tank (20 pounds LR/ about a 3-4 inch sandbed), yet, since putting the pair in two days ago..I haven't seen anything.. How can they bbe hiding this well! I want to see them! Gar, patience is the hardest thing about this hobby, i swear... Does anyone else have stories like these? Personal, or that you've heard of? Any condolence that this is in fact quite common would be helpful.

10/17/2008, 05:24 PM	#6
plateboy3293 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hillsborough, New Jersey Posts: 1,038	When I bought my goby and shrimp. The goby kept getting stuck in the overflow. Eventually the goby went to far down and I can not get him out. I think I saw him in my sump. I always see my pistol shrimp out around the tank grabbing shells and dragging them to his burrow. I tested him to make sure he was still alive a while back about the second week I had him, by grabbing all the empty shells in the tank and putting them in the center the next day they were all outside his burrow and since then I can see his antennae sticking out. __________________ Wars come and go but my soldiers stay eternal Current Tank Info: 155 gallon bow

10/17/2008, 10:24 PM	#8
smoknta Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 35	When my firefish goes hiding in my NC, I cant find him most of the time. I'm not sure about your tank, buy there are alot of areas in mine that I can not see. I'm sure they are there, just hiding. __________________ 12gal Nanocube DX

10/17/2008, 03:33 PM	#2
sdc19982002 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wills Point,Texas Posts: 925	Did you check the floor? seriously.

10/17/2008, 03:35 PM	#3
returnofsid Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,852	I have a pair in, granted, a 75 gallon and barely ever see them...even though I know where their cave is. They hide very well. Give it time.

10/17/2008, 04:23 PM	#4
TheORKINMan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 423	My pistol is like a muppet, he will just randomly pop his head out of a crevice then quickly retreat, I never see his backside though.

10/17/2008, 04:36 PM	#5
slumpysix Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 837	try to coax the goby out with some food. You can usually catch them popping out when you are sitting away from the tank. they are very shy....

10/17/2008, 10:14 PM	#7
Drew225 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 27	Checked the floor..Wouldn't do much good, i have a nano cube. Tight hood and all. Again, thanks to the nano..no overflow..So i think I should be good there. I have no idea where the burrow is.. And it doesn't seem the goby is ever out. Blegh..I'm just worried they found a super secluded spot to burrow, one where I'll never see them...Hard to imagine as it is.

10/18/2008, 12:30 PM	#9
Drew225 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 27	yeah, it's wierd..Apparently there's alot of places i can't see that i didn't even know about. On a lighter note. Rearranged some rock last night. Saw the Yasha, he's fine. Didn't see the pistol shrimp, but the guy is so small that i didn't expect to. Did get woken up by al oud pop at 5 i nthe morning though (tank is right by my bed), so i'm not too worried about him either.