Yasha goby in a 12g?

[BradsOcean]

Hi i have a 12g reef right now. I currently have 1 SMALL YWG (about 1.5 inches), i was wondering if i'd be able to also add a yasha goby? If not because of the YWG, is a 12g big enough for JUST a yasha goby? I'd really like to have both, but i'm not sure of that compatability in a 12g. Thanks in advance!

 

[mjoener]

I am pretty sure that the yashia by itself would be fine, I would prolly even get a cute lil pistol shrimp for it! I had that type of setup in my 14g biocube, w/ 2 picasso clowns. I lost him during a move.
But Idk what the YWG compatibility is.

 

[puckbs]

i've had one for over a year in my 20, as far as room is concerned, they don't need much, just make sure they have the ability to dig a safe burrow, and i would DEF go with a pistol shrimp, awesome to watch them together, so yeah, i would say if you can keep water quality up, go for it, they're great fish, i think i have a vid in my build thread...little red house

 

[puckbs]

oh wow, i didn't read all the way....that might be tricky, but i've never tried it either

 

[BradsOcean]

ok, i understand i can do it w/o the YWG...but can i do both?
also, what type of pistol shrimp would be best paired w/ a yasha?
I don't want a shrimp that will be hurting corals/ fish/ snails...anything like that. Thanks!

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

I wouldn't put a yasha with the ywg.The ywg would be too aggressive toward the yasha.I would get a randells or tiger pistol shrimp.

 

[BradsOcean]

Would a bullseye pistol be ok in the tank?

 

[BradsOcean]

btw, how much would a small yasha goby usually cost? I tried to find them online, but i can't really find any for sale. I'd be buying from an LFS too.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

My lfs sells them for $39.99,I am not familiar with the bullseye pistol shrimp.If the bullseye pairs up with gobies it should be fine.Maybe someone with experience with them will chime in.

 

[xility]

Yellow watchmen goby grow to be 4-6 inches and might outgrow your 12 gallon tank. A yasha only gets to be 3 or 4 inches. They can both be aggressive and territorial and should be the only bottom dwelling fish in that size of a tank.

As far as the target pistol shrimp goes, I have never seen one pair up with a fish. They are not supposed to be symbiotic with gobies. The store I worked at had some for a long time. The didn't sell because they are pretty shy and never seem to pair. They are very attractive, but without a fish budy, they don't come out nearly as often as tiger or randall's pistol shrimp.

 

[BradsOcean]

does the tiger or randall's have a better chance of pairing up with a yasha?

 

[xility]

They both will, but the tiger pistol gets around 3 inches. That is close to the adult size of the yasha. I always paired mine up with the randall's. They look really cool together, too. I have a mated pair of yashas with a pair of randall's pistols. They are so awesome and have great colors. Mine get kind of aggressive sometimes. They share a 50 gallon reef with a target mandarin and a long-spined urchin. The urchin grew so fast, and if I could get him out of the tank, he would be in my 90 gallon reef. Sorry. Getting a little off topic.

 

[bluegrizzlies1]

I have a yasha goby (49.99) paired up with a tiger pistol in my 12 gallon for 7 months now.

They would not pair up at first had the pistol before the yasha so I decided I was going to buy a randells pistol to pair up with my yasha.

I bought the randell pistol got home tore the tank apart to catch my tiger pistol to take back to the LFS. I got him caught got the tank back together and put the randell in.

The randell lasted 3 hrs and died so I said ok screw it and threw my tiger back in. The next day my goby and tiger had paired up. It must of been because I changed all the rocks around im not sure.

My yasha is shy but will dart out for food and as a pair it is a lot of fun to watch them help each other out.

The pistol has not hurt a thing he digs a lot but I dont have any coral on the sand they are on the rocks.
I have 2 sexy shrimp with them also and he hasn't even hurt them or my hermit crabs or snails.

I would get a yasha and a randells pistol and not look back it would be a great choice.

 

[BradsOcean]

So what are the benefits of a Randall's compared to a tiger? thanks for answering all my questions!

 

[bluegrizzlies1]

the randell stays small my tiger is 3 inches he is as big as my yasha.

Im happy with my tiger though you cant go wrong either way just most people that have a yasha have a randell.

 

[BradsOcean]

hey, do you have pics of your yasha and pistol? if not, thats ok