Whitecap Goby (Lotilia graciliosa)

[skibum9884]

i am getting one next week
how rare are the shrimps thy go with
do you think a bullseye pistol shrimp (Alpheus soror) will work i have one in the tank

I think the shrimp they come with are pretty difficult to come by. I know you've got some great connections in this hobby though, so I'd get a call into some collectors you know.

Also, the situation could be very different in SA than it is here in the US!

 

[twelvejewelz]

Yea from all of the research ive done on this species it seems the shrimp is just as rare as the fish itself. Im sure the goby will do just fine with any shrimp but i say why not just get the right one. The next pair of gobies with 1 shrimp i see is mine i dont care anymore there really cheap now

 

[Yurivd]

the other problem is
what is the life time of the shrimp and what is the life time of the goby
i know normal shrimps only live for 2 years if that is the case then i will not spend over $100 on a shrimp

 

[Jordani]

One of my LFS is geting two in soon and olny selling them for $400 each without the shrimp.

 

[snorvich]

i am getting one next week
how rare are the shrimps thy go with
do you think a bullseye pistol shrimp (Alpheus soror) will work i have one in the tank

I have alpheus soror (gorgeous) but they are not shrimp gobies. FYI

 

[Yurivd]

i got my white cap goby just now he looked in a good condition :spin3:
i will take photos later

 

[SDguy]

do you think a bullseye pistol shrimp (Alpheus soror) will work i have one in the tank

I had one of those for several years. He was a bruiser! I'd be afraid of him eating the tiny goby!

 

[Yurivd]

I had one of those for several years. He was a bruiser! I'd be afraid of him eating the tiny goby!

that is what i was thinking after seeing the goby he is under 1 inch (2cm)
he will not go in the same tank as the soror
there was the correct pistol shrimp but in the shop coralbanded shrimp killed it

 

[SDguy]

there was the correct pistol shrimp but in the shop coralbanded shrimp killed it

Oh, bummer! Maybe they can get you another?

 

[twelvejewelz]

the other problem is
what is the life time of the shrimp and what is the life time of the goby
i know normal shrimps only live for 2 years if that is the case then i will not spend over $100 on a shrimp

Im not sure how true this is on the lifespan of a shrimp. I have 2 shrimp now that are 3.5 years old. One is a pistol shrimp and one is a scarlet skunk cleaner. They are both going strong and as healthy as can be. Now if you figure that out so far you would have spent 28dollars for the lifetime of my shrimp at the 100$ price. I dont think thats really bad at all. If your willing to spend the $$ on the fish you may as well get the proper shrimp thats just my opinion though

EDIT: by the way i wouldnt add the bullseye pistol shrimp (Alpheus soror) as it isnt a goby shrimp and will definitely eat your fish.good luck!

 

[Angel*Fish]

thanks for all of the replies everyone. It would be worth $2500 for a pair and their natural shrimp to me 100%.

If that's the case then please don't put any angels in a 20 g. Please do the fish a favor and spring for a larger tank. Even the cherub (or the respendens) needs more space.

 

[Yurivd]

Im not sure how true this is on the lifespan of a shrimp. I have 2 shrimp now that are 3.5 years old. One is a pistol shrimp and one is a scarlet skunk cleaner. They are both going strong and as healthy as can be. Now if you figure that out so far you would have spent 28dollars for the lifetime of my shrimp at the 100$ price. I dont think thats really bad at all. If your willing to spend the $$ on the fish you may as well get the proper shrimp thats just my opinion though

EDIT: by the way i wouldnt add the bullseye pistol shrimp (Alpheus soror) as it isnt a goby shrimp and will definitely eat your fish.good luck!

it never started eating :thumbdown

 

[toughdog]

White Cap Goby/ Red Spot Snapping Shrimp

White Cap Goby/ Red Spot Snapping Shrimp

hi all,

I am impressed of this thread and what lenghts you guys go in pursuing happiness :d

Let me share something that may be of interest to you..

I am running a 55 gallon DSB gobies system, I am crazy for goby/shrimp partnership. It all started with a yellow watchman and a Alpheus bellulus (tiger pistol). They were working hard in my tank for a year till once I was fingering the sand in search of a nasty wrasse I wanted to get out and I may have killed the shrimp. RIP tiger.. Since then, may beloved yellow watchman who is a senior citizen in my tank has his face even more grumpy..

In my attempt to get him a partner, i spent 6 months getting all the shrimps i found in all the LFS in singapore, I have more than 15 all over in the tank now, but none has paired with my YW. I could not find another Alpheus bellulus yet..

Having so much shrimps, I thot I would look for some gobies to get them happy too, so I have a few pairs buldozing around right now. Here my system:

gobies:
yellow watchman goby - Cryptocentrus cinctus
Dracula Goby - Stonogobiops dracula
orangespotted shrimp goby - Amblyeleotris guttata
pinkbar goby - Amblyeleotris aurora
randall's goby - Amblyeleotris randalli

shrimps are mostly Alpheus randalli, Alpheus bisincisus and Alpheus ochrostriatus and some others I couldnt identify.. maybe 15 of all, but all are hiding unless they are paired with gobies. So I dont even know they are there...

Evrery goby found a shrimp mate except for my YW.. Still in search of a tier shrimp for him..

Sorry for the long storry coming to the subject now.. While visiting one LFS, the shop lady who knows I am crazy about shrimp gobies, was always showing me her white cap goby but I've always disregard her giving the size of the little fellow. The pair (White Cap Goby - Lotilia graciliosa plus Alpheus rubromaculatus - Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp) was selling for $100. About the amount all my other gobies cost together..

I've said no for a month, untl last weekend she show me a new pair, JUST came of the shipment. Still in the collection bag. These were double in size than the original pair she has, so I thot I'll take it and aclimatize it myself.

Unfortunatelly, the shrimp is fine but the goby died in the first one hour of aclimatization.. Expensive try but didnt give up. This weekend went back and got the other pair for another 100 bucks. These pair is really small (goby half inch and the shrimp 1 inch) but!! They already took over the cave where the "old" Alpheus rubromaculatus was spending his lonelines and now I have a boy with two *****es! Is amazing to see a half inch fish bossing around 2 shrimp double and quadruple its size and getting them to work for him

I am happy. And is for 200 bucks.. I am scared to think this happiness could have cost 2000 if I were living in US or UK..

Just wanted to share this and to make a point. Shrimps and Gobies will only pair if they match a certain species. I couldnt match a yellow watchman with a randall shrimp for a year now even getting 10 randalls in the tank, none would get to the YM. However once I put the Dracula goby inside, two randalls took to him in the first day

Same for the White Cap Goby, I am pretty sure his pair is only with Alpheus rubromaculatus..

 

[Big E]

The goby can be had for $150 now as the hype has worn off. Still more than what you can get them for.

Interesting info on the pairings.