Pistol shrimp missing?

israel.kendall · 10/18/2010, 08:52 AM

I bought a pistol shrimp and pink spotted goby a couple of days ago. The pistol was digging under a rock and my serpent star creaped over to where he was digging around lights out time. The next morning I didn't see the pistol anywhere. Did the starfish eat him or is he maybe hiding like he was in the fish store?

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BorHor · 10/18/2010, 09:33 AM

It is probably hiding. I thought mine died when I did not see it for 2 weeks but a month or so later I saw it again.

bigboy7828 · 10/18/2010, 09:39 AM

They hide all the time. You should hear the occasional clicking from it. I have one that I only see when I feed. It does constantly make new caves and moves alot.

John_B · 10/18/2010, 09:41 AM

I didn't see mine for months when I added him. Although I still heard his clicking on occasion. He's out with his goby all the time now..

cornraker · 10/18/2010, 10:13 AM

I want to get a pistol shrimp. Does it have to have a crushed coral sand bed or will regular sand be ok? I just have the regular fine sand now.

israel.kendall · 10/18/2010, 10:25 AM

Thanks this eases my mind. How long should it take for him and the goby to find each other?

I just have regular sand myself.

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MBVette · 10/18/2010, 11:46 AM

Mine has gone into hiding recently, and now today I found my watchman goby hiding in the back corner looking like he is about to die. I still hear the clicking, so I know the pistol is still around, just wonder what happened to my watchman that I have had for 4 months or so.

10/18/2010, 08:52 AM	#1
israel.kendall Padawan Reefer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Land O Lakes Posts: 922	Pistol shrimp missing? I bought a pistol shrimp and pink spotted goby a couple of days ago. The pistol was digging under a rock and my serpent star creaped over to where he was digging around lights out time. The next morning I didn't see the pistol anywhere. Did the starfish eat him or is he maybe hiding like he was in the fish store? Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk

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10/18/2010, 09:33 AM	#2
BorHor Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 57	It is probably hiding. I thought mine died when I did not see it for 2 weeks but a month or so later I saw it again.

10/18/2010, 09:39 AM	#3
bigboy7828 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 280	They hide all the time. You should hear the occasional clicking from it. I have one that I only see when I feed. It does constantly make new caves and moves alot.

10/18/2010, 09:41 AM	#4
John_B Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 31	I didn't see mine for months when I added him. Although I still heard his clicking on occasion. He's out with his goby all the time now..

10/18/2010, 10:13 AM	#5
cornraker Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 108	I want to get a pistol shrimp. Does it have to have a crushed coral sand bed or will regular sand be ok? I just have the regular fine sand now.

10/18/2010, 10:25 AM	#6
israel.kendall Padawan Reefer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Land O Lakes Posts: 922	Thanks this eases my mind. How long should it take for him and the goby to find each other? I just have regular sand myself. Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk

10/18/2010, 11:46 AM	#7
MBVette Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Haymarket, VA Posts: 327	Mine has gone into hiding recently, and now today I found my watchman goby hiding in the back corner looking like he is about to die. I still hear the clicking, so I know the pistol is still around, just wonder what happened to my watchman that I have had for 4 months or so.