Pistol shrimp kill cleaner shrimp???

ocellaris06 · 07/05/2007, 12:11 PM

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/653413/pistol_shrimp/

I planned to have a YWG and pistol shrimp....but...is it a fiction only or it can happen in real live?

alexb518 · 07/05/2007, 12:14 PM

hahaha...that's a funny one.

Aquarist007 · 07/05/2007, 12:18 PM

that's not fiction--neat eh?

Doc Hammer · 07/05/2007, 01:09 PM

if he's not being fed he'll go after the cleaner, other wise he'll leave it alone. pistol shrimp are predatory scavengers, meaning that if they can't find anything already dead, they'll just hang out in their burrow until something comes along then they'll take that. so no worries on the cleaner shrimp being in danger.

greggnyce · 07/05/2007, 01:30 PM

My pistol shrimp used to only go after new additions he never went after shrimp that were in the tank first.

tanks2u · 07/05/2007, 02:25 PM

My pistol shrimp sliced & diced my brittle star. The brittle star liked to hide under the rock where the pistol shrimp hides.

LeslieH · 07/05/2007, 09:39 PM

It really depends on what kind of pistol shrimp you get and how large it is. The shrimp that pair with gobies feed much differently than the free-living ones featured in the video clip.

jon99 · 07/05/2007, 10:09 PM

Yeah, I have an Alpheus randalli with my cleaner and they seem to get along. The pistol shrimp is about 1/2 an inch long and doesn't get much bigger then maybe an inch. I see the cleaner infront of it's burrow picking up scraps I left for the pistol and the goby and nothing unfortunate has happened yet.

scottwhitson · 07/05/2007, 11:42 PM

My pistol is paired with a goby and he kills peppermint shrimp like no other they don't even make it one night.

Aquarist007 · 07/09/2007, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ocellaris06
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/653413/pistol_shrimp/

I planned to have a YWG and pistol shrimp....but...is it a fiction only or it can happen in real live?

after all said and done--consider a pair of coral banded and a pair of cleaner shrimp----they get along create and don't bother the fish plus they are visible most of the time---I hate spending good cash on something and you never get to watch it.

turnburn · 07/09/2007, 11:18 AM

I had a coral banded shrimp that wouldn't tolerate any other shrimp in the tank. I finally had to remove him from the tank.

If they are paired up, do they tend to leave other shrimp alone?

ocellaris06 · 07/09/2007, 11:21 AM

Actually I enjoy the relationship between Pistol Shrimp and YWG.

ocellaris06 · 07/09/2007, 11:26 AM

07/05/2007, 12:11 PM	#1
ocellaris06 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 122	Pistol shrimp kill cleaner shrimp??? http://www.metacafe.com/watch/653413/pistol_shrimp/ I planned to have a YWG and pistol shrimp....but...is it a fiction only or it can happen in real live?

07/05/2007, 12:18 PM	#3
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	that's not fiction--neat eh? __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

07/05/2007, 01:30 PM	#5
greggnyce Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bellport, New York Posts: 1,782	My pistol shrimp used to only go after new additions he never went after shrimp that were in the tank first. __________________ What you talkin about Mrs Lime. Current Tank Info: 120 gl oceanic tech, 30 gallon fuge, 40 gallon sump, Itech 200 skimmer, LED Lighting . Mixed reef.

07/05/2007, 02:25 PM	#6
tanks2u Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 135	My pistol shrimp sliced & diced my brittle star. The brittle star liked to hide under the rock where the pistol shrimp hides. __________________ 30g rebuild in process Current Tank Info: Out of hobby for some time, just window shopping.

07/05/2007, 09:39 PM	#7
LeslieH Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,178	It really depends on what kind of pistol shrimp you get and how large it is. The shrimp that pair with gobies feed much differently than the free-living ones featured in the video clip. __________________ Cheers, Leslie So many worms, so little time... Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

07/05/2007, 12:14 PM	#2
alexb518 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Mateo Posts: 514	hahaha...that's a funny one.

07/05/2007, 01:09 PM	#4
Doc Hammer Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hellertown, PA Posts: 189	if he's not being fed he'll go after the cleaner, other wise he'll leave it alone. pistol shrimp are predatory scavengers, meaning that if they can't find anything already dead, they'll just hang out in their burrow until something comes along then they'll take that. so no worries on the cleaner shrimp being in danger.

07/05/2007, 10:09 PM	#8
jon99 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atl Ga Posts: 817	Yeah, I have an Alpheus randalli with my cleaner and they seem to get along. The pistol shrimp is about 1/2 an inch long and doesn't get much bigger then maybe an inch. I see the cleaner infront of it's burrow picking up scraps I left for the pistol and the goby and nothing unfortunate has happened yet. __________________ Current tank: 210 gallon mixed reef 2x250w radium, 1x400w radium, 2x vortech mp40, 2 seaswirls. 40 gallon frag tank 250w radium, vortech mp10, seaswirl. 55 gallon sump w/ remote DSB, turf scrubber, SR Current Tank Info: 210 in the works

07/05/2007, 11:42 PM	#9
scottwhitson Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lewiston, Idaho Posts: 1,395	My pistol is paired with a goby and he kills peppermint shrimp like no other they don't even make it one night.

07/09/2007, 11:18 AM	#11
turnburn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newberg, Oregon, USA Posts: 75	I had a coral banded shrimp that wouldn't tolerate any other shrimp in the tank. I finally had to remove him from the tank. If they are paired up, do they tend to leave other shrimp alone? __________________ When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. - Leonardo da Vinci Current Tank Info: 55G FOWLR: 40G Sump, CPR Hang On Back Refugium, Maroon Clown, BTA, Yellow Tang, Bi-Color Blennie, Royal Gramma, YW Gobie, Pistol Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Brittle Star, Button & Star Polyps, Xenia. Snails & Hermits. 165G tank in beggining stage

07/09/2007, 11:21 AM	#12
ocellaris06 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 122	Actually I enjoy the relationship between Pistol Shrimp and YWG.

07/09/2007, 11:26 AM	#13
ocellaris06 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 122