Caribbean Pistol Shrimp forsale!
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reeflover101
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pic plz reef safe?
According to saltwaterfish its easy to take care of, reef safe, and peaceful. I will try to get a pic up right now... will need to host it first one sec.
This is the beautiful little shrimp.
By tangboy, shot with FinePix F50SE at 2008-01-13
This is the shrimp with a lego head next to it to show scale.
By tangboy, shot with FinePix F50SE at 2008-01-13
This is the beautiful little shrimp.
By tangboy, shot with FinePix F50SE at 2008-01-13
This is the shrimp with a lego head next to it to show scale.
By tangboy, shot with FinePix F50SE at 2008-01-13
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Tackett730
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Glad that guy found a home. That shrimp is beautiful.
imsqueak
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I have a bullseye pistol shrimp that has befriended my randall's goby. Bullseyes arent supposed to pair up with gobies and I wouldnt say they are symbiotic but they work together and mostly stay together.
I have two other shrimp/goby relationships in the RSM. I'd hate to be the shrimp! The gobies tell the shrimp to go hide every time I feed.
I'd say my Bullseye is a "liberated" shrimp. And beautiful... (not my pic but a good one)
I have two other shrimp/goby relationships in the RSM. I'd hate to be the shrimp! The gobies tell the shrimp to go hide every time I feed.
I'd say my Bullseye is a "liberated" shrimp. And beautiful... (not my pic but a good one)
Troy the Nomad
Laissez LeBonTempsRouler!
He looks like a Curly Que Pistol Shrimp (Alpheus armatus). Some info here-
http://striweb.si.edu/publications/PDFs/Knowlton_1983_CoralReef.pdf
http://striweb.si.edu/publications/PDFs/Knowlton_1983_CoralReef.pdf
EvilMel
is a serious goby fanatic
Randall's pistol shrimps naturally (in the wild) pair with Yasha Hashe gobies and yellow rose (high fin red banded) goby.
Tiger pistol shrimps pair with Yellow Watchman gobies (and I'm not sure what else) in the wild.
These are the more natural pairings. I'm not saying other shrimp won't pair with other fish...but for better success it's good to stick with these pairings.
As an example...I had a Randall's pistol shrimp with a yellow watchman goby for years, but my goby wouldn't stick with my shrimp all the time. I'd find him in different parts of the tank, completely away from my shrimp, sometimes for days on end.
It's also good to keep Randall's shrimp with gobies that stay small. Some of those watchman gobies can get HUGE (thinking of Graham's monster watchman) and can actually eat the shrimp.
Anyways...that's your goby/shrimp lesson for the day.
Tiger pistol shrimps pair with Yellow Watchman gobies (and I'm not sure what else) in the wild.
These are the more natural pairings. I'm not saying other shrimp won't pair with other fish...but for better success it's good to stick with these pairings.
As an example...I had a Randall's pistol shrimp with a yellow watchman goby for years, but my goby wouldn't stick with my shrimp all the time. I'd find him in different parts of the tank, completely away from my shrimp, sometimes for days on end.
It's also good to keep Randall's shrimp with gobies that stay small. Some of those watchman gobies can get HUGE (thinking of Graham's monster watchman) and can actually eat the shrimp.
Anyways...that's your goby/shrimp lesson for the day.
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