ducati1212
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So I got a goby pistol shrimp pair both tiny the shrimp was less than half an inch max. they were not bonded yet held in different tanks in the store. I drip acclimated them and the shrimp looked bad stayed mostly on his back but moving.
When I put them in the tank the pumps just blew the shrimp around like he was dead. his legs were moving but he was just like debris floating aimlessly all over. I shut the pumps off and he settled on the ground upside down but moving. He seemed to have no sense of direction. my other 2 shrimp (cleaner and peppermint) were all over him I had to keep a hand in the tank for an hour to fend them off they were hyper aggressive.
Over an hour he got himself upright and even to the point he could fight off the peppermint 4 x his size. He walked around a little and swam a little then went under a rock. that was 4 days ago. The goby is fine and in a hole but no sign of the shrimp at all.
is he dead or can they hide for weeks? its only a 13 gallon tank so they are not separated by much real-estate. anyway to lure a pistol shrimp out in the open?
When I put them in the tank the pumps just blew the shrimp around like he was dead. his legs were moving but he was just like debris floating aimlessly all over. I shut the pumps off and he settled on the ground upside down but moving. He seemed to have no sense of direction. my other 2 shrimp (cleaner and peppermint) were all over him I had to keep a hand in the tank for an hour to fend them off they were hyper aggressive.
Over an hour he got himself upright and even to the point he could fight off the peppermint 4 x his size. He walked around a little and swam a little then went under a rock. that was 4 days ago. The goby is fine and in a hole but no sign of the shrimp at all.
is he dead or can they hide for weeks? its only a 13 gallon tank so they are not separated by much real-estate. anyway to lure a pistol shrimp out in the open?
