How to introduce Pistol Shrimp and Watchman Goby

[JMLewis]

In the very near future, im going to be upgrading my current reef of 6 months to a new 100g RR setup.

Ill have aprox 2-3 inches of sand with around 130 lbs of live rock.

In the current tank i have a Starry Bleny, Regal tang, and Yellow eye tang.

When i do the transfer i want to buy and put a pistol shrimp and watchman goby in but im worried about them "finding" each other or the problems the other fish might cause.

I have zero experience with this combo so if anyone has some wisdom on this it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Aquatope]

Purchasing them paired would be safest way to make sure they stay near eachother. But to ensure the bonding you can start by placing them in a pal-home( with an inch of sand and some rubble) inside your aquarium or fuge. In a few days, if they are paired up (i.e. they will be trying to share a tunnel) you can release them near a crevice in the rock or a small pile of rubble. Good luck.

 

[JMLewis]

Sounds good, looking forward to having a pair like this, should be entertaining

 

[Pylon]

Same here.

 

[RealReef7]

Release them in your tank and keep your fingers crossed.

 

[JMLewis]

Yea im just gonna cross my fingers nothing gets to the shrimp, most the ones ive seen are pretty small.