really confused.. 2 watchman gobies and pistol shrimp

romsoccer12 · 03/03/2010, 02:44 PM

i have a japanese pistol shrimp and 2 watchman gobies
i still dont know if they formed a relationship yet, sometimes i see the pistol with the gobies, but the gobies remain motionless, like they know hes blind and he just leaves them alone. sometimes i see them fight, and both get wounds now and than.
my question is, could i add another pistol shrimp? i really always wanted the goby/pistol shrimp combo but my japanese just never formed it plus i rarley ever see him but his antennae and claws maybe once a month.
do you think i could add another small pistol shrimp to my tank? my japanese pretty much owns most of the rock, thats my main concern, it killing the smaller pistol

Yaqngie · 03/03/2010, 03:33 PM

What size tank is this?

Some pistols will never pair up with gobies.

2 gobies should not be in the same tank if its under 6ft long. They need their own turf so the wounds could be coming from the two gobies fighting.

Lastly when the 2 do pair if they happen to then the goby will remain motionless while keeping the pistol close. The Goby tells the pistol of any dangers and supplies it with food while the pistol digs caves.

romsoccer12 · 03/03/2010, 05:43 PM

they definitely havent formed a relation, and its the pistol fighting not them, they are always together now and i never seem them fight!
its a 29gallon biocube. i see people with smaller tanks have many pistol shrimp

Raceimage · 03/03/2010, 07:48 PM

When they are working together, the pistol will have an antennae on the tail of the gobie. That is how they "communicate". I feed mine spectrum pellets. (small) The shrimp knows as soon as the food hits the sand and he starts looking for it. I've seen it stick the antennae through a small gap in the rock and pull pellets under the rock with the antennae.

Matt0676 · 03/04/2010, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by romsoccer12

i have a japanese pistol shrimp and 2 watchman gobies
i still dont know if they formed a relationship yet, sometimes i see the pistol with the gobies, but the gobies remain motionless, like they know hes blind and he just leaves them alone. sometimes i see them fight, and both get wounds now and than.
my question is, could i add another pistol shrimp? i really always wanted the goby/pistol shrimp combo but my japanese just never formed it plus i rarley ever see him but his antennae and claws maybe once a month.
do you think i could add another small pistol shrimp to my tank? my japanese pretty much owns most of the rock, thats my main concern, it killing the smaller pistol

Maybe you created a love triangle by having 2 gobies....LOL. j/k

romsoccer12 · 03/04/2010, 10:54 AM

he is rarely ever with the gobies
my main concern is wether i can add another pistol?

footballdude2k3 · 03/04/2010, 11:27 AM

you never really know until you try, sometimes fish will work out, other times they will not

ROB2005 · 03/04/2010, 11:53 AM

what type of watchman gobies you have?

romsoccer12 · 03/04/2010, 12:29 PM

yellows

03/03/2010, 02:44 PM	#1
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 2,625	really confused.. 2 watchman gobies and pistol shrimp i have a japanese pistol shrimp and 2 watchman gobies i still dont know if they formed a relationship yet, sometimes i see the pistol with the gobies, but the gobies remain motionless, like they know hes blind and he just leaves them alone. sometimes i see them fight, and both get wounds now and than. my question is, could i add another pistol shrimp? i really always wanted the goby/pistol shrimp combo but my japanese just never formed it plus i rarley ever see him but his antennae and claws maybe once a month. do you think i could add another small pistol shrimp to my tank? my japanese pretty much owns most of the rock, thats my main concern, it killing the smaller pistol __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

03/03/2010, 05:43 PM	#3
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 2,625	they definitely havent formed a relation, and its the pistol fighting not them, they are always together now and i never seem them fight! its a 29gallon biocube. i see people with smaller tanks have many pistol shrimp __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

03/03/2010, 07:48 PM	#4
Raceimage Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sarver, Pa Posts: 296	When they are working together, the pistol will have an antennae on the tail of the gobie. That is how they "communicate". I feed mine spectrum pellets. (small) The shrimp knows as soon as the food hits the sand and he starts looking for it. I've seen it stick the antennae through a small gap in the rock and pull pellets under the rock with the antennae. __________________ Gary Current Tank Info: 120 gal reef with 50 gal breeder sump, Reeflow Wahoo pump, Sea Swirl for motion in the mini ocean, AGM G2 skimmer, 2 Ecotec Radions LED fixtures, and 2 Ecotech vortechs, 90 Gal discus tank with fluval 404 and 4 lamp T5 fixture

03/04/2010, 10:54 AM	#6
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 2,625	he is rarely ever with the gobies my main concern is wether i can add another pistol? __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

03/04/2010, 11:53 AM	#8
ROB2005 Reefing Is My Passion! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 719	what type of watchman gobies you have? __________________ If at first you don't succeed at reefing, break it down and set back up😁 Current Tank Info: 75 gallon corner overflow, 4-54W T-5 , dozen blue hermits, tiger pistol/yellow watchman goby, royal gramma, banghai and pajama cardinals

03/03/2010, 03:33 PM	#2
Yaqngie Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: ILM, NC Posts: 85	What size tank is this? Some pistols will never pair up with gobies. 2 gobies should not be in the same tank if its under 6ft long. They need their own turf so the wounds could be coming from the two gobies fighting. Lastly when the 2 do pair if they happen to then the goby will remain motionless while keeping the pistol close. The Goby tells the pistol of any dangers and supplies it with food while the pistol digs caves.

03/04/2010, 11:27 AM	#7
footballdude2k3 Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,974	you never really know until you try, sometimes fish will work out, other times they will not

03/04/2010, 12:29 PM	#9
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 2,625	yellows __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old