Pistol shrimp sand?

[gavinz]

Hello all, just a quick question. So I got a pistol and a watchmen goby today. Looks like my pistol is trying to build a tunnel but will this sand work? If not is there something I can add to my tank to help it to where I won’t have to remove my sand ? Any help would be appreciated!

 

[aabjones888]

Looks like that size sand is fine. If not use Little pieces of Rock’s or shells. It might even carry off some frags of yours lol.

 

[gavinz]

Looks like that size sand is fine. If not use Little pieces of Rock’s or shells. It might even carry off some frags of yours lol.

I’ll give it a try. Heard there was a bad you could buy of like crushed coral or rock or something like a chunky substrate ? Thought about getting that and putting it in that corner that he’s in possibly? But I don’t know much about it

 

[aabjones888]

Pistol shrimps stay busy busy. It’s preference to u and how u want your tank to look. Maybe Put a handful of rocks, shells, or old coral in the corner he’s at and c what it looks like in a few days to you? He will prolly end up going into your rocks at some point and will come out to just keep on building.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Mine does fine with just sand. He regularly steals rubble, shells, and hermit crabs to build his burrow with.

 

[Tankkeepers]

Hello all, just a quick question. So I got a pistol and a watchmen goby today. Looks like my pistol is trying to build a tunnel but will this sand work? If not is there something I can add to my tank to help it to where I won’t have to remove my sand ? Any help would be appreciated!

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My tank has no sand and the pistols been fine for almost a year with no watchman in a 32 biocube