Pistol Shrimp owners...

[FlyTekk]

I have a Yellow Watchman Goby and i would like to pair him with a Pistol Shrimp.

Just wondering how loud is the click/pop form pistol shrimp. Also how often does the sound occur? Every 5 minutes? Maybe once a night. Twice a week?

Lastly which pistol stays smallest and is most peaceful. Thanks.

 

[NYC Joe]

I have one and I'm kinda over it. Would never do it again. Had him since the first few months of my tank. So that makes it about 3-4 years.
He's about 2.5 inches.

It was a tiger- pistol Shrimp from petco. Yea I know. That's before I knew about this place. Lol.

Put him in and started digging. And digging. And digging!
My goby found Him.

He clicks all the time. Sometimes once a day. Sometimes incessantly. I have him in my living room. It does get annoying when watching a quiet movie.
I would say its like hitting a quarter against your tank. But softly.


Also frags on the bottom
Aren't safe. He will move them to build his cave condo.

Also I have periods of the whole tank being cloudy. And theres huge mounds of sand where I dont want them.


Sorry was still editing.

Thanx
-Joe

 

[FlyTekk]

How loud was the click/pop? I hear the bigger they are the louder they are. How often would you hear him?

 

[NYC Joe]

Am I glad I did it. Yes.

Would I do it again? No.


Thanx
-Joe

 

[shark32]

I have a Randalls pistol shrimp...he is maybe a little over an inch and a quarter and he lives with my yellow watchman goby...he is very peaceful and bothers nobody in my tank...they live under a big rock and the most reconstructing he does is he moves his holes to different sides of the rock...mine were not a pair when I got them either...I put my shrimp in 2-3 months after my goby and within 2 days they became buddies...as far as his clicking, not that loud but you can def hear it and he does it a few times in the evening...you should def get one...they make a very interesting addition to the tank...it's very cool when you get to see the shrimp in action and the goby standing guard!

 

[NYC Joe]

It depends what they are clicking for. I usually hear him at least a few times a nite. And can tell if he's attacking something. That's like 5 clicks.

Also he grabs nass. Snails and drags them in. Who knows what happens then.

Thanx
-Joe

 

[FlyTekk]

Any idea if he'll be able to build with fine sand. I was thinking of adding 5lbs of coarse sand to mix it up.

 

[FlyTekk]

Lmao! Bang bang bang bang bang! Dead yet? No? BANGGG!

 

[NYC Joe]

Put little pebbles by him and he'll use them. Small rubble rock. Smash a rock with a hammer. They'll build a tunnel using them.

Also be sure your rock in on the bottom glass. Don't want a major cave in!


Thanx
-Joe

 

[FlyTekk]

Awesome guys! Thanks

 

[shark32]

My guy is small and I have argonite sand...you can actually see him grab the pieces and move them around...not sure what he would do with fine sand though...good luck with your choice...I have no regrets with mine

 

[FlyTekk]

I will keep ya posted.

 

[FlyTekk]

Oh one last thing! Where do i get one? And please dont say petco. I want the small randalls pistol shrimp.

 

[jcs11236]

i have a tiger pistol for about a year. he never paired with my watchman. i think they hate eachother. lol they have run into each other but one lives under one rock and the other lives under the other. he snaps a few times a day. he does it during the middle of the night but i have gotten used to it. since i have got him-i seen him once or twice- i know he is alive because of his snaps. i feed him thru a lil cave he made. i squirt some mysis in the hole

 

[shark32]

It took me a while to find one...I was frequently stopping in 3 different saltwater stores looking 4 one...if you have a good store you like see if they can order one...the one I got was super tiny when I found him...his goby partner died and the store dumped him in a hermit crab tank...I spotted him because he was red and white mixed in with a bunch of dull hermit shells...

 

[jcs11236]

nano aquatics- vendor on here could get u one. he got me one and brought it to my house. cant get better than that