The amazing goby and shrimp

slumpysix · 05/16/2007, 04:22 PM

I just picked up a ywg and a pistol shrimp last night and today they have already hooked up and burrowed. It must have happened overnight in the dark. I have been wanting a pair for awhile. anyways, I need to post a pic of the pair but if any of you have a quick pic..post it up!.....

Eklikewhoa · 05/16/2007, 04:31 PM

Cool beans!

I went to the LFS the other day to pick up a pair of banded goby/pistol but they sold out on me.... go figure.

frederickk · 05/17/2007, 03:11 PM

They were meant to be together

Travis L. Stevens · 05/17/2007, 03:24 PM

Here are some shots of my mated pair for you...

When I first got them

Taking a stroll around the tank

Sittin' on their "porch"

Female lookin' out

flameangel88 · 05/17/2007, 03:28 PM

That's a cool looking pair you got there!

Travis L. Stevens · 05/17/2007, 03:31 PM

Thanks. They're hard to take a picture of.

LobsterOfJustice · 05/17/2007, 04:19 PM

I thought female YWG were white?

slumpysix · 05/17/2007, 04:29 PM

awesome...Thanks for sharing those. My 2 are hiding in the back and not coming out for their picture....

Travis L. Stevens · 05/17/2007, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LobsterOfJustice
I thought female YWG were white?

Eventually they change colors. All the sources I've been able to read have noted the female starting in the yellow color phase before morphing.

For example, here is NicoleC's pair.

LobsterOfJustice · 05/17/2007, 08:19 PM

Huh. I bought a white one, and after about 5 months it went yellow on me. Still have him, still yellow.

So I guess basically they start out as a gay couple, then eventually one gets a sex change. I'm glad I'm not a fish.

05/16/2007, 04:22 PM	#1
slumpysix Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 837	The amazing goby and shrimp I just picked up a ywg and a pistol shrimp last night and today they have already hooked up and burrowed. It must have happened overnight in the dark. I have been wanting a pair for awhile. anyways, I need to post a pic of the pair but if any of you have a quick pic..post it up!.....

05/17/2007, 03:24 PM	#4
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	Here are some shots of my mated pair for you... When I first got them Taking a stroll around the tank Sittin' on their "porch" Female lookin' out __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

05/17/2007, 03:31 PM	#6
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	Thanks. They're hard to take a picture of. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

05/17/2007, 04:19 PM	#7
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	I thought female YWG were white? __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

05/17/2007, 08:19 PM	#10
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Huh. I bought a white one, and after about 5 months it went yellow on me. Still have him, still yellow. So I guess basically they start out as a gay couple, then eventually one gets a sex change. I'm glad I'm not a fish. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

05/16/2007, 04:31 PM	#2
Eklikewhoa Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Above water Posts: 1,442	Cool beans! I went to the LFS the other day to pick up a pair of banded goby/pistol but they sold out on me.... go figure.

05/17/2007, 03:11 PM	#3
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	They were meant to be together

05/17/2007, 03:28 PM	#5
flameangel88 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 3,998	That's a cool looking pair you got there!

05/17/2007, 04:29 PM	#8
slumpysix Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 837	awesome...Thanks for sharing those. My 2 are hiding in the back and not coming out for their picture....