hermit crab and shrimp goby

lbear · 01/16/2007, 01:05 AM

I am thinking of adding hermit crabs to my cleanup crew (scarlet hermit and blue leg hermit). Will they bother my Randall's goby?

IPowderBlueTang · 01/16/2007, 01:12 AM

Usually if the goby is healthy the hermits won't bother it! I have a few gobies with hermits and they don't bother each other!

ReefXpert · 01/16/2007, 01:26 AM

the goby will acutally try to scare the hermit away when it gets close to its cave!!!

Paintbug · 01/16/2007, 09:55 AM

my pink spotted goby will actually bring the hermits into the cave as dinner. he has been succesfull in getting one or two from the shell. usually he is just adding the shell to his collection. thats his hobby swimming around picking up empty shells to decorate his cave with. LOL no joke.

lbear · 01/16/2007, 11:35 PM

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Originally posted by Paintbug
my pink spotted goby will actually bring the hermits into the cave as dinner. he has been succesfull in getting one or two from the shell.

My impression is that gobies are peaceful. My Randall's goby spends most of it's hiding in the cave with it's pistol shrimp mate. One of my friend said it keeps hiding becase my big fat royal gramma is a little bit aggressive.

Paintbug · 01/17/2007, 07:55 AM

mine is peaceful except when something enters his cave. he was my 2nd fish, and i have had him for almost 2 years. he may have eaten 2-3 hermits the entire time. most the time he is just sifting sand, and collecting shells for his cave.

650-IS350 · 01/17/2007, 10:16 AM

I agree with paintbug.. I have a 3-4 inch pink spot watchman and he does the same thing.. like to collect shells to put around his home, with or without the hermit or conch/ snail in it.

01/16/2007, 01:05 AM	#1
lbear Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 391	hermit crab and shrimp goby I am thinking of adding hermit crabs to my cleanup crew (scarlet hermit and blue leg hermit). Will they bother my Randall's goby?

01/16/2007, 09:55 AM	#4
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	my pink spotted goby will actually bring the hermits into the cave as dinner. he has been succesfull in getting one or two from the shell. usually he is just adding the shell to his collection. thats his hobby swimming around picking up empty shells to decorate his cave with. LOL no joke. __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

01/17/2007, 07:55 AM	#6
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	mine is peaceful except when something enters his cave. he was my 2nd fish, and i have had him for almost 2 years. he may have eaten 2-3 hermits the entire time. most the time he is just sifting sand, and collecting shells for his cave. __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

01/17/2007, 10:16 AM	#7
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	I agree with paintbug.. I have a 3-4 inch pink spot watchman and he does the same thing.. like to collect shells to put around his home, with or without the hermit or conch/ snail in it. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

01/16/2007, 01:12 AM	#2
IPowderBlueTang Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Canada Posts: 769	Usually if the goby is healthy the hermits won't bother it! I have a few gobies with hermits and they don't bother each other!

01/16/2007, 01:26 AM	#3
ReefXpert Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 500	the goby will acutally try to scare the hermit away when it gets close to its cave!!!