Can 2 candy cane pistols live with 1 watchman goby?

zeebies · 11/28/2016, 08:06 AM

I forget, can two shrimp live with one goby or two gobies with one shrimp? Or does it matter? This is for a 10 gallon reef.

Thanks.

zeebies · 11/28/2016, 03:14 PM

Any ideas?

zeebies · 11/30/2016, 02:21 PM

Testing, testing.

I'm planning to get 2 candy cane pistol shrimp to go along with 1 watchman goby. Will this work in a 10 gallon reef with no other fish/shrimp/crabs?

Thanks.

sde1500 · 11/30/2016, 02:40 PM

2 gobies can live with a shrimp, that I know. Not sure the shrimps will coexist together though.

snorvich · 11/30/2016, 03:11 PM

Yes.

zeebies · 11/30/2016, 03:21 PM

Thanks for the replies ^^^

mandarin_goby · 11/30/2016, 05:20 PM

The fish store here had 2 pistols paired with a pair of yasha gobies. It was so cool watching them. I currently have a yasha goby and watchman paired with my one pistol.

zeebies · 11/30/2016, 07:47 PM

Yeah, Mandarin, they're fun to watch in a small tank. I wanted to try 2 pistols with my watchman but not if it might cause problems.

One of the reasons is that I quarantine inverts for 72 days. That's a long time to wait and if something happens to one, I'll have a spare. If everyone gets along it will be interesting to watch how 2 shrimp work with 1 goby and pop out of the same hole!

Moort82 · 12/01/2016, 06:26 AM

The pistols need to be a pair for it to work but Randall are small and even if they aren't you might be lucky and have enough space for them to avoid each other.

johnike · 12/01/2016, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snorvich

Yes.

This.
I have multiple shrimps and gobies and the shrimps at times go from burrow to burrow for excavation and often help each other.

zeebies · 12/03/2016, 10:52 PM

Just wanted to update. Received the 2 pistol shrimp. Tried to acclimate them in the same container and they immediately went after each other, snapping away. No surprise there, really.

Maybe they were just checking each other out, but I decided to put them in separate containers and finish acclimation. Then I added them to my fishless reef for further quarantining. They each started burrows on opposite ends of the tank.

We'll see how that works.

11/28/2016, 08:06 AM	#1
zeebies Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NE Coast Posts: 851	Can 2 candy cane pistols live with 1 watchman goby? I forget, can two shrimp live with one goby or two gobies with one shrimp? Or does it matter? This is for a 10 gallon reef. Thanks.

11/30/2016, 02:40 PM	#4
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	2 gobies can live with a shrimp, that I know. Not sure the shrimps will coexist together though. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

11/30/2016, 03:11 PM	#5
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Yes. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

11/30/2016, 05:20 PM	#7
mandarin_goby Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 844	The fish store here had 2 pistols paired with a pair of yasha gobies. It was so cool watching them. I currently have a yasha goby and watchman paired with my one pistol. __________________ 75 with Eshopps 100 sump, Reef Octopus 110 SSS skimmer, Sicce 3.0 pump, Maxspect Gyre 130, 2 x Kessil a360W, mangroves plus clip-on bulb in sump 75 FW planted with CO2, 12 gallon cherry shrimp tank

11/28/2016, 03:14 PM	#2
zeebies Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NE Coast Posts: 851	Any ideas?

11/30/2016, 02:21 PM	#3
zeebies Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NE Coast Posts: 851	Testing, testing. I'm planning to get 2 candy cane pistol shrimp to go along with 1 watchman goby. Will this work in a 10 gallon reef with no other fish/shrimp/crabs? Thanks.

11/30/2016, 03:21 PM	#6
zeebies Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NE Coast Posts: 851	Thanks for the replies ^^^

11/30/2016, 07:47 PM	#8
zeebies Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NE Coast Posts: 851	Yeah, Mandarin, they're fun to watch in a small tank. I wanted to try 2 pistols with my watchman but not if it might cause problems. One of the reasons is that I quarantine inverts for 72 days. That's a long time to wait and if something happens to one, I'll have a spare. If everyone gets along it will be interesting to watch how 2 shrimp work with 1 goby and pop out of the same hole!

12/01/2016, 06:26 AM	#9
Moort82 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norfolk, England Posts: 1,576	The pistols need to be a pair for it to work but Randall are small and even if they aren't you might be lucky and have enough space for them to avoid each other.

12/03/2016, 10:52 PM	#11
zeebies Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NE Coast Posts: 851	Just wanted to update. Received the 2 pistol shrimp. Tried to acclimate them in the same container and they immediately went after each other, snapping away. No surprise there, really. Maybe they were just checking each other out, but I decided to put them in separate containers and finish acclimation. Then I added them to my fishless reef for further quarantining. They each started burrows on opposite ends of the tank. We'll see how that works.