Post your pistol shrimp/goby pair!!
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Merrell056
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Search for JennyH09 on youtube an find the video called "More orange spotted goby and tiger snapping shrimp" or see if this link works for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=akUuQkM7vvk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=akUuQkM7vvk
ReachTheSky
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Here's my Tiger Pistol and Yellow Watchman pair:
He snatches a shell from underneath at around 0:40. Nassarius Snail makes guest apperance at around 1:00. Haha.
He snatches a shell from underneath at around 0:40. Nassarius Snail makes guest apperance at around 1:00. Haha.
They are a little more pricey but theyre awesome fish. I ended up buying a female and they paired up immediately. They live in the same burrow with one candycane pistol shrimp and are always side by side. Great relationship
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GeorgeMonnatJr
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Tiger Pistol/Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus bellulus)
Randall's/Orange Stripe Shrimp/Prawn Goby (Amblyeleotris randalli)
The pistol shrimp had a Yasha White Ray Shrimp Goby (Stonogobiops yasha) that was awesome and our facorite, but a bad babysitter while we were out of country crashed the tank and killed it. I like the Randall's, but I wish I'd been patient for another Yasha. The Randall's has been extremely hardy (and fat).
Randall's/Orange Stripe Shrimp/Prawn Goby (Amblyeleotris randalli)
The pistol shrimp had a Yasha White Ray Shrimp Goby (Stonogobiops yasha) that was awesome and our facorite, but a bad babysitter while we were out of country crashed the tank and killed it. I like the Randall's, but I wish I'd been patient for another Yasha. The Randall's has been extremely hardy (and fat).
twelvebeer
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mine must do all there work at night. I hardly ever see the shrimp unless its at night. I do hear him popping off a few rounds every day.
ReachTheSky
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The pair will never leave their spot for food. Ever. Target feeding never really worked that well for me because they immediately retreat into the den and by the time they come back out, the food has been long devoured by my other fish. I eventually gave up on that idea and stuck to feeding normally. Food inevitably floats on by and the YWG grabs it. He will eat just about anything - Brine, Mysis, Bloodworms and a variety of flake foods. No need to worry about feeding pistol shrimp. They live off detritus and copepods/amphipods. If you have a well established tank with a fuge, they will sustain on their own. If not, then I recommend sinking tablets. Oh and also if you have small shrimp, like small cleaners/fires and peppermints, there's a high possibility that they'll get shot in the face and eaten. Pistol shrimp are amazing ambush hunters. Just FYI. 
