Randall's Goby and pistol shrimp 720P HD

[duncaholic]

To me this is one of the most amazing symbiotic relationships in the reef aquarium. Hope you enjoy!
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[MBVette]

awesome video.

I love my tiger pistol so much as well. That guy is a bull dozer and moves large piles of sand at a time. I could watch him all day long.

 

[Korrine]

That is awesome! I love this symbiotic relationship as well. Does your candy cane pistol ever turn around and "spray" sand out of the tunnel?

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Excellent video! That pistol is so tiny! My tiger pistol is a bulldozer when it comes to moving sand. Your candy pistol is so dainty! :lol:

 

[theDeedo]

Thanks for posting this..It is amazing to watch. what intelligence in creation.

I just bought a yellow watchman goby about a week ago, in hopes of getting a pistol shrimp for him...I put the goby in the tank...he glided behind some rocks..and I have not seen head nor tail of him since...guess I will get another one.

 

[duncaholic]

Thanks for all the compliments. This is an awesome pair.

Korrine - I don't have any sand in my system, but I have seen tiger pistols do that in other systems. IDK whether the candy pistol would with the same affect based on it's tiny size.

theDeedo - I too have suffered the disapperance of a goby...or two...or is that three???? Every goby that quickly disappeared on me eventually turned up as a crispy mummy on the floor. I'm sure you know these fish are notorious jumpers especially in the first 72 hours or so while they are getting settled. I hope yours is just hiding, but if not, don't get discouraged. I think that since these two were paired up when I got them that was the key to their success in my system. I dropped them in near a large rock just before lights out since the only fish I have in the system that is active at night is a small bandgaii, and the shrimp immediately started to burrow. By lights on they had staked their claim. No chance for my bigger fish to scare a goby that has a nice burow to retreat to! They both seem very content. So I wish you good luck if you do try another goby and hope you are fortuanate enough to find one that is already paired with his/her shrimp.

I broke out the macro lens to get a little more eye candy. Got a good shot of the Randall's, but I only got one chance for my pistol, and it was out of focus. Will try again tommorow. In the mean time Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kinley121]

That was an absolutely beautiful video. Randall’s Gopy and crystal shrimp in a beautiful reef aquarium was mind blowing. I think the video was edited but still it was worth it. I hope someone could post more videos like this. I for one learned two fishes name Randall’s Gopy and crystal shrimp. I would like to know the name of the yellow fish that seem to be in some shorts of the video.

 

[Gogandantess]

I'm going to buy myself a Randall's goby as well. :bum:

 

[small alien]

Great photo. My favorite shrimp goby though I've never kept any kind. I've heard they're not good with jaws. CHEERS.