pistol shrimp

Hi, I have a 35 gallon with just a few fish, mostly corals. I already have a valentini & a Randall’s goby. I am wondering whether a pistol shrimp would be safe with the puffer in the tank. This one has eaten all of my emerald crabs. I’m not sure if the shrimp & goby will be able to hold their...

Hey everyone I bought some live rock a year or so ago from KP Aquatics located in FL. I put the rocks in my storage tank and have heard a pistol shrimp snapping all year, never saw him though. Just a few days ago I switched my rock storage to a new tank and finally found him. I know it’s a...

Hello Everyone, I recently purchased a pistol shrimp from my LFS and they assured me that it would pair with a diamond goby. I take them home and compare it to my pistol in another tank and they look very different. After doing some research I found that I got a big claw pistol shrimp aka...

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Hello, The latest introductions to my tank are a hi fin banded goby and what was meant to be a randalls pistol shrimp. While the two have paired, myself and other reef keepers have decided its colours and patterns are much more tiger like — especially with how large it is. (I have attempted...

I have a pair of clownfish, with one being bigger than the other, I do see the smaller one having nipped fins from time to time but its nothing extreme. I did see that my lfs will have a pistol/yasha goby pair in stock but not sure if its a good idea to keep them in the same tank, its a 20G AIO...

New to saltwater and trying not to harm anyone... So I added a YWG and tiger pistol shrimp to my 44 gal tank two days ago. I drip acclimated and turned off tank lights prior to adding. After putting them in the tank, the shrimp immediately hid and the goby laid on the sand in the front corner...

I’m ordering a pistol shrimp and watchman goby pair and am wondering if caribsea crushed coral substrate would be good enough for it to burrow in.

The Brownbar Pistol Shrimp is one of those rare species with very few common names. They consist of pretty much any combination of Brownbar or Yellowbar and Pistol or Snapping Shrimp (though to be fair, we did find one instance where they were called Shore Shrimp.) It got its scientific name...

Has anyone had success pairing a sleeper blue dot goby with a tiger pistol shrimp? I have a sleeper goby that has been burrowing under my rock work, so I’m thinking a pistol shrimp may be a nice addition. Thanks! Here is a link to the fish for reference...

Hey Reefers! Just wanted to give you an update on my 13.5-gallon EVO tank. Everything's looking good except for my Acan lord coral. It was doing great at first, all spread out, but now it's getting a bit shy with its tentacles. It used to be larger than Blasto: Instead of a skimmer, I'm...

Hi all. I hope I am not posting a question that has been asked, but I can't seem to find it anywhere on the R2R site. I have a 15 gallon nano with 2 juvenile clowns, 1 candy cane pistol who sadly lost his long-term goby pair within a week after I bought them, and a large nassarius snail (at...

Hi all! So my 15 gallon (soon to be 20 gallon) Waterbox is up and running, finished its cycle, and by chance my LFS had my favorite pistol/goby pairing in from another customer who broke down his tank. They’ve settled in really well, found each other quickly, and I’m very impressed with how...

Hey everyone, I saw a happy looking YWG and pistol shrimp pair at my LFS, and I was wondering if my geometric pygmy hawkfish would attack the goby, as I hear that this can happen. Tank is a 15g cube. The goby will live wherever the pistol burrows and the hawk has a cave in the live rock it...

How can I build a burrow for a pistol shrimp and goby against the glass so I can see it? Does anyone have any experience? Thanks

I ordered this wheelers goby from doctor reefs and it was supposed to be paired with a pistol shrimp. The pistol shrimp disappeared in the tank the second I put him in and the goby seems pretty skinny. Should I proactively do something?

How does the burrow even stay intact? I've seen all kinds of substrate used in pistol shrimp setups - pebbles, crushed coral, aragonite sand, fine sand, etc. There's been some people who managed to bait the shrimp into burrowing next to the hardscape, and the rocks sort of "guide" the shrimp to...

Hi all, Yesterday was a disaster. When getting home from my LFS I drip acclimated two new juvenile engineering gobies. Did a lot of research on them and figured they would be a great addition. When adding the first one it instantly swam into the pistol shrimp/YWG den and got shot up and...

I know that bigger equals more stable in reef tanks, but as I'm still very new to the hobby, a small start's a good start. I'm wondering what would be the minimum tank size for a pistol shrimp and goby pair? Provided there's plenty of hardscape and substrate to dig around in. Research has given...

The Curly-Que Pistol Shrimp is one of the coolest creatures in the ocean! This tiny shrimp has a unique weapon that allows it to stun prey and defend itself: a specialized claw that snaps shut with a loud popping sound. The snap is so powerful that it creates a shockwave and a cavitation...

I got my baby yellow watchman goby a few weeks ago, she immediately paired up with my candy cane pistol shrimp and sleeps in the burrow at night.. but during the early day before the lights come on shes normally swimming around. is she just exploring while my other fish are asleep or maybe...

Hi, i had a 20G tank and a shrimp and goby pair, but the goby recently jumped after moving tank and not having a lid :disappointed-face: My LFS dont sell shrimp goby on its own. Do you think i can add another pair or one shrimp would get killed? Theres only one big tunnel in my tank so likely...

will a pistol shrimp be safe for sexy shrimp?

I have created a list of Goby's that can go with pistol shrimp. This may not be a complete and accurate list. I did a quick Google search and filled in what I could find. Further, there should be further research on what shrimp will go with which Goby as some shrimp will create too small of a...