Will they get along?

[mamagoose45]

So we were thinking about breaking down our 5.5 and dumping the goby/pistol shrimp pair into the 24 nano. Does anyone foresee any problems with putting that pair into a tank with a handful of sexy shrimp and a green clown goby? I am interested in adding another green or yellow clown goby to the mix again as well... Thoughts?

 

[gflat65]

I wouldn't think so. The pistol is going to keep to itself, so it's not likely to mess with the sexi shrimp. I don't know much about the disposition of sexy shrimp, though (my shrimp are all hags-nothing sexy there). The goby is most likely going to keep to the hole, so I wouldn't expect it to cause any issues. I have heard the clown gobies can be harassers, but not sure of the context of that (against just conspecifics or anything of a general size range). I think I've read reports of two clown gobies in the same tank fighting constantly, but could be more senile than I want to admit.