pistol shrimp in a seahorse tank

gtstylez87

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i want to put a pistol shrimp in my SH tank. i have a 10 gallon with 2 female erectus. yea i know some people are going to its to small but its fine. i talked to a SH breeder and he said that it ok if your not trying to breed them. does anyone have one in with theirs?
 
i want to put a pistol shrimp in my SH tank. i have a 10 gallon with 2 female erectus. yea i know some people are going to its to small but its fine. i talked to a SH breeder and he said that it ok if your not trying to breed them. does anyone have one in with theirs?


I would be interested in who you talked to. was it ora?

anyway those seahorses will require a larger tank, at least a 29 tall (at least)

to be that small is dangerous and imo a little cruel.

pistol shrimp should be ok, though may harm the horses if they get to close to the burrow...
 
I have 2 pistol shrimp with my seahorses in a 55 gallon tank. I have A. randalli and A. ochrostriatus, which are both goby-commensal, stay pretty small, and are not aggressive. I wouldn't try a Japanese pistol shrimp or a Tiger pistol shrimp in that small of a tank with seahorses.

You might want to consider getting a bigger tank in the future for them. My adults are about the size if my outstretched hand from fingertips to base of palm. They get big!
 
Yes, the person who told you the tank was ok is wrong.
Minimum tank size for best chances of success for a pair of erectus would be 29g.
Back to the topic, I have heard of some keeping pistol shrimp in their seahorse tanks but in my case, the seahorses pulled the pistol shrimps apart in just a couple of days.
 
Yes, the person who told you the tank was ok is wrong.
Minimum tank size for best chances of success for a pair of erectus would be 29g.
Back to the topic, I have heard of some keeping pistol shrimp in their seahorse tanks but in my case, the seahorses pulled the pistol shrimps apart in just a couple of days.

WOW, didnt expect that.
 
I have a tiger pistol in with my 2 1"-1.5" kudas and they leave each other alone. The seahorses hang out on my feather gorgonian and the pistol and goby's burrow is under the gorg. No incidents
 
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