Pistol Shrimp

[luckylittleman]

I have a 29 gal. with 3 clowns. I would like to get a dimond goby & a pistol shrimp.

Can I get more than one shrimp? Fire Shrimp?

 

[dc]

Fireshrimp are kind of boring, they tend to hide constantly. I'm not sure that Diamond gobies pair up with pistols. Watchman gobies do tho. What kind of clowns? I'd probably get rid of one, they may fight as they get older in that small of a tank.

 

[luckylittleman]

I want a sand sifting goby is there on that will pair up with a pistol shrimp?

I probaly should get rid of a clown because 2 of them have already paired up.

 

[kmk2307]

luckylittleman,

Different species of pistol shrimp seem to have different temperaments. I would avoid mixing a pistol with any other shrimp and most other benthic crustaceans. You may want to consult the reef fish forum regarding what gobies will pair up with what shrimp or create a "post pics of your shrimp / goby pairs" thread in the Reef Discussion forum.

HTH,
Kevin

 

[sjfishguy]

Stonogobiops is a great genus to pair with pistol shrimps. Don't worry about a sand sifting goby because that pistol will move as much sand as any goby will. Be prepared for a lot of sand moving around. This is why I got rid of my pistol/goby pair. I had a tiger pistol shrimp and a Yasha Haze by the way.

 

[luckylittleman]

THanks so much for the info. I will now do my research.

 

[flameangel88]

Both of mine YWG sift thru sand and the Tiger Pistol move a lot of sand every night. But only one set pair up.

 

[jsc1362]

Does anyone know if a Pistol shrimp will kill crabs? I have seen my Pistol Shrimp "attack" my Emerald Crab and the crab runs away from him. I also found one dead today...

 

[flameangel88]

I would have thought the other way around that the emerald were more aggressive.

 

[dc]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8147398#post8147398 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jsc1362
Does anyone know if a Pistol shrimp will kill crabs? I have seen my Pistol Shrimp "attack" my Emerald Crab and the crab runs away from him. I also found one dead today...

I have a red pistol that didn't pair up with the fish and pretty much killed every invert in my tank, including the tiger pistol that was paired up with my YW. That snap you hear is water shooting out and can about stun anything. I won't pull him out, but I'll just have to wait for his demise to put anything else in there.