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 for about an hour. He was motionless for so long that I was starting to think he died. A snail even crawled up next to him, and nothing. At some point that evening, the goby swam away and has since completely disappeared. There are several new burrows under the rock work, but no spotting of either the shrimp or goby. I'm getting legitimately concerned that the goby will starve if he doesn't come out for food (assuming he's still okay somewhere...). I've tried NLS Thera+A pellets, frozen mysis, and frozen brine without a peep. Other occupants of the tank include a pair of Ocellaris, 3 Trochus snails, and 3 Nassarius snails, all doing well. The clowns were added about one month ago. I've read about other people spot feeding by the goby's burrow, but there are 5 or 6 new burrows in my tank and I really have no clue if any of them are occupied.
My tank has a glass lid, so I don't think anyone jumped ship. I haven't heard any tell-tale "pop" from the pistol either. He was very small, so maybe that's why?
I started with CaribSea Life Rock and "live" sand. Would introducing copepods and dosing phytoplankton do anything to help feed my shy YWG? Is the fact that he was first laying still and pushed into in a corner a bad sign? I've never had a watchman before, but that seemed so odd to me...
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 for about an hour. He was motionless for so long that I was starting to think he died. A snail even crawled up next to him, and nothing. At some point that evening, the goby swam away and has since completely disappeared. There are several new burrows under the rock work, but no spotting of either the shrimp or goby. I'm getting legitimately concerned that the goby will starve if he doesn't come out for food (assuming he's still okay somewhere...). I've tried NLS Thera+A pellets, frozen mysis, and frozen brine without a peep. Other occupants of the tank include a pair of Ocellaris, 3 Trochus snails, and 3 Nassarius snails, all doing well. The clowns were added about one month ago. I've read about other people spot feeding by the goby's burrow, but there are 5 or 6 new burrows in my tank and I really have no clue if any of them are occupied.
My tank has a glass lid, so I don't think anyone jumped ship. I haven't heard any tell-tale "pop" from the pistol either. He was very small, so maybe that's why?
I started with CaribSea Life Rock and "live" sand. Would introducing copepods and dosing phytoplankton do anything to help feed my shy YWG? Is the fact that he was first laying still and pushed into in a corner a bad sign? I've never had a watchman before, but that seemed so odd to me...