Pistol Shrimp Assasinated

Keko21 · Feb 1, 2023

I'm not sure what happened but I found my pistol shrimp dead today (definitely not a molt)

. I just finished Dino X treatment but my other shrimp are just fine. I am suspicious of my redhead solon wrasse who moved in to the same rock structure with my tiger shrimp and goby... Looking to get my goby a replacement friend now.

Cthulukelele · Feb 1, 2023

Keko21 said:
I'm not sure what happened but I found my pistol shrimp dead today (definitely not a molt) . I just finished Dino X treatment but my other shrimp are just fine. I am suspicious of my redhead solon wrasse who moved in to the same rock structure with my tiger shrimp and goby... Looking to get my goby a replacement friend now.

Could have had a reaction to the medication/subsequent Dino die off. Also failed molts kill a lot of shrimp when I BELIEVE iodine levels aren't quite right.

littlefoxx · Mar 20, 2023

Keko21 said:
I'm not sure what happened but I found my pistol shrimp dead today (definitely not a molt) . I just finished Dino X treatment but my other shrimp are just fine. I am suspicious of my redhead solon wrasse who moved in to the same rock structure with my tiger shrimp and goby... Looking to get my goby a replacement friend now.

Do you have any halloween hermits? I put a pistol in my tank and Im pretty sure he picked a fight with either my halloween hermit or my blood shrimp and they took him out. New one seems to be fine though and paired with my goby with no problem. Just my experience

Keko21 · Mar 20, 2023

littlefoxx said:
Do you have any halloween hermits? I put a pistol in my tank and Im pretty sure he picked a fight with either my halloween hermit or my blood shrimp and they took him out. New one seems to be fine though and paired with my goby with no problem. Just my experience

No halloweens. I do have a blood shrimp but they seemed to get along fine. I ended up getting a Japanese snapping shrimp who I now never see. He came in TINY! Like maybe 1/2inch. I don't think it'll pair with my monster 6inch lagoon goby until it grows a bit. He's in there under the radar though, I hear him snapping!

littlefoxx · Mar 20, 2023

Keko21 said:
No halloweens. I do have a blood shrimp but they seemed to get along fine. I ended up getting a Japanese snapping shrimp who I now never see. He came in TINY! Like maybe 1/2inch. I don't think it'll pair with my monster 6inch lagoon goby until it grows a bit. He's in there under the radar though, I hear him snapping!

Thats good! Ive never heard my tiger snap. But I saw him earlier today at feeding time, I guess his watchmen just makes him feel super safe lol