Any Words of Encouragement?

[Jennifier615]

When I purchased my tank I had a Tiger pistol shrimp and a Yellow watchman goby. The tiger molted and I hadn't seen the yellow in about three weeks. The tiger finally emerged and still I see no sign of the goby. I bought at my lfs a Orange Prawn Goby (45.99-ouch), but I was told they pair well with Pistol shrimps. I got him home acclimated him and he was doing well!!! The pistol shrimp and he even met up and were dozing all around the tank happy as can be!! Lights go out-next day in the morning no sign of the goby or the shrimp.....afternoon I spy the shrimp darting in and out from his burrow like he has no cover........Question? Is my goby still alive since maybe he's in the burrow scared of his new environment, or did somebody get him (did my shrimp turn into Jeffrey Dahlmer?) Any words of encouragement that he may still be in my tank will make me feel better......cause my fiancee informed me that if my pistol shrimp ate this goby I shouldn't buy another goby just for him to eat..........oh the humanity. I don't have any other issues in my tank all my other fish(a clownfish and a wrasse) are doing fine. None of my inverts are dying.........what could be going on?

 

[AngelAddict]

More then likely the original goby is still alive, just hiding or one is in the overflow. I know of a Guy who had a pistol and YWG and the goby disappeared. Got another YWG, same thing. When he broke his aquapod down, he had a pair of YWGs in the rear compartment.

 

[kirkaz]

I once went a good 2 weeks without seeing my Yellow Watchman Goby after rearranging the tank a little, and probably a month without seeing his Candy Cane Pistol shrimp buddy. I can see the digging they do the next day though....I.E. they could still be in there.

 

[teddyzaper]

well, you will see a spike in nitrates, unless the fish was completly eaten. so if you see a significant spike they are probably dead, but if everythings good then they are most likely alive. shrimps burrows are deep and they goby could hide in there forever!

 

[Jennifier615]

well thanks.......I just loved the way he looked. I highly doubt that he is dead since they were doing so fantastically together. I inspected the back part of my tank and they aren't back there, but I do have a peppermint shrimp that I put back there

 

[Jennifier615]

He made an appearance finally on day four!!!! YAY

 

[Wolverine]

My YWG would disappear for months at a time.

 

[palmer373]

so now you have a YWG and a orange prawn goby together, is there any aggresion?

 

[inktomi]

I'm glad that your goby turned up! It's no fun to loose fish =\

 

[Jennifier615]

I just saw the orange...my ywg is still MIA

 

[chewey]

Fish that likes to hide does silly things sometimes... My bluespot jawfish hid for almost a month. I thought it jumped out... but what you know. One day out of nowhere.. it came out snatching some mysis shrimp. I was in shock. I pretty much thought it was gone.