Two Yellow Watchman Gobies

[crn005]

Two and a half months ago, I moved my tank. The yellow watchman goby disappeared one night and I never heard from him again. I figured he didn't handle the move well and my emerald crabs made quick work of him. He was replaced by another one a month or so later and the new one immediately paired up with my pistol shrimp. Flash forward to today. I was cleaning my overly crowded sump, and what do ya know? There he is. I guess my overflow shield was left off that night and I hadn't put my filter socks on yet. So my question is, is it possible to keep both of them together in the tank? I plan on selling one of them but I don't want to stress either out in the mean time.

Thanks in advance!

 

[malawinovice]

Either they will pair or a quick death for one. I read about the lighter blue one being the female and tried pairing them up.

Shared the shrimp for two days. Then day later split up, then day later one dead.

 

[seymour47]

I'm thinking of creating a similar situation in my tank. Two gobies (Hi Fin Red Banded and Orange Stripe Prawn) and one pistol shrimp. Would it be better to just get a second pistol shrimp so they don't fight about it? Or is it just something better not attempted?

 

[crn005]

I'm thinking I might just keep him in the sump until I can find a better home for him. Even if the two got along well, I only have a 36 gallon tank so I can't keep too many fish. I would like more variety so doubling up on gobies probably isn't the way to go.