Alpheus soror / Bullseye Pistol shrimp

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I asked the employee of my LFS to get me a Pistol shrimp from the supplier and I did not specify to him any exact species so he got a Bullseye shrimp. Will they pair up with a goby or are they more solitary then other pistol shrimps. Please let me know your experience with this shrimp since I don't want to make a 30 dollar mistake.
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Thanks for the link. I think I'll pass on it and wait for a Randall's pistol shrimp to come in since I know they pair nicely with a watchman goby.
 
Please do - they are REALLY entertaining. My YWG was pretty shy - rarely coming out into the open. Adding the shrimp totally changed his personality for the better. He's out much more.
 
I just added my YWG pair to the display where I allready have an established Randalls pistol so far they have not joined forces.
 
On an odd note, my red banded has mated up with some of the oddest company I've ever heard of. My Midas Blenny was first, then when I added the Purple Firefish, the Blenny moved up to a hole in the rock and the Firefish became his new buddy.

Now it seems the Coal Beauty has taken a love of the hole too and the firefish and the beauty take turns covering the cave. Yeah, who'd a thunk it. A coral beauty and a red banded paired up. And I mean SERIOUSLY paired up, as in the beauty brings over bottom dropper pellets to him. There's a 6 hour split, the firefish has the AM shift, then the beauty takes nights.

Don't assume because something doesn't "normaly" that it won't. Remember, this isn't the ocean. Darwin's at work in the aquarim. Make due with what you have. If you're best friends not here, make a new friend.

Tim
 
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