How annoying is a pistol shrimps "snap"?

Aquaman101 · 04/11/2011, 09:21 AM

I'd like to get a pistol shrimp to pair up with my yellow watchman goby.

I was wondering if they snap so much that the sound becomes annoying?? Is it a constant snap?

Sugar Magnolia · 04/11/2011, 09:27 AM

Mine only snaps once or twice a day. Sometimes it just a small pop. If something gets too close to it's burrow it's a loud snap. Not annoying at all. Mine is a tiger pistol and it's about 1 1/2" or so.

Kay Tickle · 04/11/2011, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquaman101

I'd like to get a pistol shrimp to pair up with my yellow watchman goby.

I was wondering if they snap so much that the sound becomes annoying?? Is it a constant snap?

I love my pistol shrimp so much, that I can't wait to hear it. Not annoying at all. Sounds like a snail shell hit the glass.

bluezx636 · 04/11/2011, 09:32 AM

The one I have only snaps a few times a week and has never woke me up or caused any other problem because of it. If anything I look forward to hearing it.

FishBo · 04/11/2011, 09:41 AM

Sand storm is a bigger issue than the snap IMO.. I love the little bugger but he makes a mess.

snorvich · 04/11/2011, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by FishBo

Sand storm is a bigger issue than the snap IMO.. I love the little bugger but he makes a mess.

Well the sand movement is constant but not like a sand sifting goby. The snap is infrequent and not all that annoying. I have a pair of alpheus soror (non goby shrimp) and several pistol shrimps in one tank, and a pistol shrimp with no goby in another.

Aaarrrggg · 04/11/2011, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Kay Tickle

I love my pistol shrimp so much, that I can't wait to hear it. Not annoying at all. Sounds like a snail shell hit the glass.

Perfect description!

UnusualSuspect · 04/11/2011, 10:34 AM

My tank is in my home office (I'm a tele-commuter). The very few snaps I hear from my candy stripe pistol are not a problem at all, and I spend a lot of time on conference calls.

tkeracer619 · 04/11/2011, 10:34 AM

Its less annoying then the person complaining about the snap!

serpentman · 04/11/2011, 10:44 AM

I have one in my small cube in my office. Honestly, I chuckle every time I hear it because I know it probably scared the $&*# out of something approaching its den.

risika67 · 04/11/2011, 05:01 PM

Mine has days where it snaps more than others, but I have never thought, gosh why can't he stop!?

jeffm59 · 04/11/2011, 05:29 PM

I find it enjoyable, I know he is alive and clicking even though I don't see him often

Netofficer3710 · 04/11/2011, 05:35 PM

I made up my mind not to get one because I did not want to hear it...
then a tiger pistol hitched on a coral and got in. Now I have the LFS ordering me a yellow watchman goby to pair up with him. I almost never see him in his hole in a rock but I hear him a few times a day and he is quiet enough that I occassionaly have to ask myself if it really was him or something else.

disc1 · 04/12/2011, 10:56 AM

Acorns hit my roof from the oak tree and make more noise than my pistol. It's not like the thing is just clicking away. If there's any other noise in the house you won't hear the click at all. It's more one of those things that once in a while (maybe once or twice a week) you go, "what was that, oh yeah the pistol shrimp." And then thats the end of it.

Polahbear · 04/12/2011, 11:27 AM

My pistol shrimp, is the headlining act in my tank. Everyone who has seen the tank loves watching the little dozer pushing sand out of his cave. He gets more attention than the fish! As far as the snapping, I rarely hear it, My skimmer makes more noise.

Mr. Brooks · 04/12/2011, 11:39 AM

My tank is in my office at work. I hear my pistol shrimp every day and I have to say it's a little annoying. I probably wouldn't mind it if I got to see him every now and then but I think I've only seen him once since I put him in.

04/11/2011, 09:21 AM	#1
Aquaman101 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 420	How annoying is a pistol shrimps "snap"? I'd like to get a pistol shrimp to pair up with my yellow watchman goby. I was wondering if they snap so much that the sound becomes annoying?? Is it a constant snap?

04/11/2011, 09:27 AM	#2
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Mine only snaps once or twice a day. Sometimes it just a small pop. If something gets too close to it's burrow it's a loud snap. Not annoying at all. Mine is a tiger pistol and it's about 1 1/2" or so. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

04/11/2011, 10:34 AM	#8
UnusualSuspect Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 125	My tank is in my home office (I'm a tele-commuter). The very few snaps I hear from my candy stripe pistol are not a problem at all, and I spend a lot of time on conference calls. __________________ Mike 90 gal (freshwater) 36 gal bow (reef)

04/11/2011, 10:34 AM	#9
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Its less annoying then the person complaining about the snap! __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

04/11/2011, 10:44 AM	#10
serpentman part time superhero Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of the Snowbelt (NE OHIO) Posts: 5,698	I have one in my small cube in my office. Honestly, I chuckle every time I hear it because I know it probably scared the $&*# out of something approaching its den. __________________ BS in Marine Bio ('96), First SW tank in 1992. Current Tank(s) 300g SPS with 90g frag tank and 40 anemone tank - decommissioned 46g LPS/Softy Cube 300g FOWLR under construction - decommissioned

04/11/2011, 09:32 AM	#4
bluezx636 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NY Posts: 138	The one I have only snaps a few times a week and has never woke me up or caused any other problem because of it. If anything I look forward to hearing it.

04/11/2011, 09:41 AM	#5
FishBo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 118	Sand storm is a bigger issue than the snap IMO.. I love the little bugger but he makes a mess.

04/11/2011, 05:01 PM	#11
risika67 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Posts: 143	Mine has days where it snaps more than others, but I have never thought, gosh why can't he stop!?

04/11/2011, 05:29 PM	#12
jeffm59 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 656	I find it enjoyable, I know he is alive and clicking even though I don't see him often

04/11/2011, 05:35 PM	#13
Netofficer3710 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 465	I made up my mind not to get one because I did not want to hear it... then a tiger pistol hitched on a coral and got in. Now I have the LFS ordering me a yellow watchman goby to pair up with him. I almost never see him in his hole in a rock but I hear him a few times a day and he is quiet enough that I occassionaly have to ask myself if it really was him or something else.

04/12/2011, 10:56 AM	#14
disc1 -RT * ln(k) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 9,705	Acorns hit my roof from the oak tree and make more noise than my pistol. It's not like the thing is just clicking away. If there's any other noise in the house you won't hear the click at all. It's more one of those things that once in a while (maybe once or twice a week) you go, "what was that, oh yeah the pistol shrimp." And then thats the end of it.

04/12/2011, 11:27 AM	#15
Polahbear Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Saginaw Michigan Posts: 94	My pistol shrimp, is the headlining act in my tank. Everyone who has seen the tank loves watching the little dozer pushing sand out of his cave. He gets more attention than the fish! As far as the snapping, I rarely hear it, My skimmer makes more noise.

04/12/2011, 11:39 AM	#16
Mr. Brooks MASVC Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 3,477	My tank is in my office at work. I hear my pistol shrimp every day and I have to say it's a little annoying. I probably wouldn't mind it if I got to see him every now and then but I think I've only seen him once since I put him in.

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