URGENT! Pistol Shrimp!

Vaporm8 · 02/05/2013, 05:55 PM

So within the last month i introduced a pre paired yasha goby and candy cane pistol shrimp. Over the duration of having them my yasha goby disappeared. So after a weak of not seeing it i added a yellow watchmen goby which was about 5 days ago. I really want to move my rock and net out the candy cane pistol shrimp and relocate him to other side to see if one of the gobys follow him. Is this possible? I'm really worried!

Vaporm8 · 02/05/2013, 05:56 PM

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mr_bigl · 02/05/2013, 05:58 PM

?????

Frxnchie · 02/05/2013, 06:06 PM

you probably wont find your gobies that way. Ive had mine in my 24g dissapear for an week at a time. So just wait it out, and watch them come out as time fly bys. Cheer up!

Vaporm8 · 02/05/2013, 06:08 PM

i hope i find him, thanks.

Vaporm8 · 02/05/2013, 06:16 PM

sorry :/

Frxnchie · 02/05/2013, 06:20 PM

do the water bottle method if you really content on relocating him.

greech · 02/05/2013, 06:21 PM

Don't be sorry. Don't do what you are proposing. It is not necessary and will be stressful. They will find each other. What size tank?

FWIW, I'll bet your yasha is in the tank. 5 days is not uncommon for a newly added goby.

Vaporm8 · 02/05/2013, 06:22 PM

the ywg has been missing for 5 days, the yasha has been gone for a month. they were paired when i first got him and he was out every day for a week then just dissapeared

Vaporm8 · 02/05/2013, 06:23 PM

and the tank is 80 gallons

Mat1018 · 02/05/2013, 06:24 PM

They like to hide a lot during the day but at night they probably come out a lot more. Mine will stay under the rock for days sometimes then be out for days just all depends on how many tunnels they have and where all there trap doors come out of. Also have to be careful because sometimes the goby with a shrimp will become very aggressive to anything near its tunnels or even the shrimp. My goby will fight anyone that gets too close.

Sk8r · 02/05/2013, 06:48 PM

Don't try. You're likely to kill one of the three by setting a rock on him, and the shrimp and the fish will go where they please. Annoy the shrimp too much and he might kill one of the fish.

robs.mark · 02/05/2013, 06:50 PM

i would give it some time, i have lost a goby for 6 months in a 90g, seriously, then one day it just popped out of the rockwork and eat some mysis i was feeding. some times the things we add to our tanks dont behave exactly as we expect, but thats the beauty of reefing.

Try to keep the urgents up your sleeve for when you need them, you know what happened to the boy who cryed wolf?!!!

Vaporm8 · 02/05/2013, 10:18 PM

i think im going to get another yasha goby.

robs.mark · 02/05/2013, 11:08 PM

i would honestly wait, or if your sure they are gone, at least find out killing them or what your doing wrong before killing another..

whodeydan76 · 02/06/2013, 07:12 AM

+1 on waiting...I had a watchmen goby disappear for like 6 months in a 75 gal and all of a sudden he started coming around again. Weird but def cool to witness.

MrClam · 02/06/2013, 10:45 AM

Between the Urgent title and buying three gobys in a month all I can say is patience grasshopper.

J2T · 02/06/2013, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vaporm8

i think im going to get another yasha goby.

My YWG and candy cane pistol disappeared for over a month in my 75g. I knew they were still there because the bottom of my tank was visible under my stand and I would catch them down in the burrow occasionally. Just give it time....stop buying more gobies and throwing them in there and wait.

YamahaF934 · 02/06/2013, 01:25 PM

Good luck. Keep us posted.

Fish Biscuit · 02/06/2013, 03:56 PM

They are in there somewhere, just leave everything alone & let them get situated. I had a Yasha that ended up jumping out after a year & I never saw it the first 2 weeks it was in the tank.

DC650 · 02/07/2013, 06:25 AM

My yasha disappeared for over a week when I first got him. He has 3 different burrows he pops his head out from, 1 behind my scape and the other 2 in a cave. Usually I only see him out is during feeding time. I haven't seen my pistol shrimp since I put him in but I hear him all the time. Make sure you have some type of lid to keep him from carpet surfing.

leveldrummer · 02/07/2013, 10:43 AM

this certainly isnt an urgent issue, some people actually have emergencies that they need help with immediately. your crying wolf, calm down, take a step back, watch your tank. get a flash light and look around at night, check the over flows, check the carpet around and behind the tank, check them sump. if you dont find any fish in all these places, then wait some more.

02/05/2013, 05:55 PM	#1
Vaporm8 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 33	URGENT! Pistol Shrimp! So within the last month i introduced a pre paired yasha goby and candy cane pistol shrimp. Over the duration of having them my yasha goby disappeared. So after a weak of not seeing it i added a yellow watchmen goby which was about 5 days ago. I really want to move my rock and net out the candy cane pistol shrimp and relocate him to other side to see if one of the gobys follow him. Is this possible? I'm really worried!

02/05/2013, 05:56 PM	#2
Vaporm8 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 33	) Last edited by Vaporm8; 02/05/2013 at 06:08 PM.

02/05/2013, 06:21 PM	#8
greech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 3,133	Don't be sorry. Don't do what you are proposing. It is not necessary and will be stressful. They will find each other. What size tank? FWIW, I'll bet your yasha is in the tank. 5 days is not uncommon for a newly added goby. __________________ ~Graham Current Tank Info: Tank: 40 breeder; 20H sump w/SWC 120; Sicce 3.0 return; Vortech MP-10; Sundial T5, DIY Actinic LED (3W Cree). Livestock: Pair of Black & Whites; Midas Blenny; Firefish; Yasha/pistol; Black Leopard Wrasse; LPS and SPS

02/05/2013, 06:24 PM	#11
Mat1018 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 223	They like to hide a lot during the day but at night they probably come out a lot more. Mine will stay under the rock for days sometimes then be out for days just all depends on how many tunnels they have and where all there trap doors come out of. Also have to be careful because sometimes the goby with a shrimp will become very aggressive to anything near its tunnels or even the shrimp. My goby will fight anyone that gets too close. __________________ - Mat

02/05/2013, 06:48 PM	#12
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Don't try. You're likely to kill one of the three by setting a rock on him, and the shrimp and the fish will go where they please. Annoy the shrimp too much and he might kill one of the fish. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/05/2013, 05:58 PM	#3
mr_bigl Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 91342 Sylmar,Ca Posts: 435	?????

02/05/2013, 06:06 PM	#4
Frxnchie Moved On Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 65	you probably wont find your gobies that way. Ive had mine in my 24g dissapear for an week at a time. So just wait it out, and watch them come out as time fly bys. Cheer up!

02/05/2013, 06:08 PM	#5
Vaporm8 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 33	i hope i find him, thanks.

02/05/2013, 06:16 PM	#6
Vaporm8 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 33	sorry :/

02/05/2013, 06:20 PM	#7
Frxnchie Moved On Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 65	do the water bottle method if you really content on relocating him.

02/05/2013, 06:22 PM	#9
Vaporm8 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 33	the ywg has been missing for 5 days, the yasha has been gone for a month. they were paired when i first got him and he was out every day for a week then just dissapeared

02/05/2013, 06:23 PM	#10
Vaporm8 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 33	and the tank is 80 gallons

02/05/2013, 06:50 PM	#13
robs.mark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 1,461	i would give it some time, i have lost a goby for 6 months in a 90g, seriously, then one day it just popped out of the rockwork and eat some mysis i was feeding. some times the things we add to our tanks dont behave exactly as we expect, but thats the beauty of reefing. Try to keep the urgents up your sleeve for when you need them, you know what happened to the boy who cryed wolf?!!! __________________ knowledge is power! Current Tank Info: Lagoon

02/05/2013, 10:18 PM	#14
Vaporm8 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 33	i think im going to get another yasha goby.

02/05/2013, 11:08 PM	#15
robs.mark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 1,461	i would honestly wait, or if your sure they are gone, at least find out killing them or what your doing wrong before killing another.. __________________ knowledge is power! Current Tank Info: Lagoon

02/06/2013, 07:12 AM	#16
whodeydan76 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Lima, Ohio Posts: 364	+1 on waiting...I had a watchmen goby disappear for like 6 months in a 75 gal and all of a sudden he started coming around again. Weird but def cool to witness.

02/06/2013, 10:45 AM	#17
MrClam Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 557	Between the Urgent title and buying three gobys in a month all I can say is patience grasshopper.

02/06/2013, 01:25 PM	#19
YamahaF934 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 76	Good luck. Keep us posted.

02/06/2013, 03:56 PM	#20
Fish Biscuit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,164	They are in there somewhere, just leave everything alone & let them get situated. I had a Yasha that ended up jumping out after a year & I never saw it the first 2 weeks it was in the tank. __________________ Michele I enjoy vodka entirely too much to share with the fish. Current Tank Info: 65 rimless with Eshopps R200 sump, current inhabitants randall goby, helfrichi, possum wrasse, barnacle blenny, mandarin, pistol, peppermint, & fire shrimp, snails, hermits, & LPS

02/07/2013, 06:25 AM	#21
DC650 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Daly City Posts: 127	My yasha disappeared for over a week when I first got him. He has 3 different burrows he pops his head out from, 1 behind my scape and the other 2 in a cave. Usually I only see him out is during feeding time. I haven't seen my pistol shrimp since I put him in but I hear him all the time. Make sure you have some type of lid to keep him from carpet surfing. __________________ 29 Gallon - Rapid LED Onyx Dimmable - MP10wES - Eheim Skim 350

02/07/2013, 10:43 AM	#22
leveldrummer Reefer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,831	this certainly isnt an urgent issue, some people actually have emergencies that they need help with immediately. your crying wolf, calm down, take a step back, watch your tank. get a flash light and look around at night, check the over flows, check the carpet around and behind the tank, check them sump. if you dont find any fish in all these places, then wait some more.