pistol shrimp

Got a pistol shrimp yesterday and the store didn't think it was a tiger pistol because it had brighter colors. Since I got a yasha goby as well I decided to get the shrimp. Any idea if this is a tiger or candy cane? It's very small.

Hello all, About a week and 3 days ago I added a Yasha goby along with a red-banded pistol shrimp to my reef tank. I left them in a breeder box during the day to get them acquainted with each other without interference from the other fish, and put them into the tank fully when the lights went...

Hello all, I am new to reefing and am about 2.5 months into starting my 20g aio tank. I just did a big online purchase of the following corals, inverts, and fish (see photos for full haul) Please provide any tips or insights for any and all on my list to help me make sure each of these...

I had two clown fish juveniles. The smaller one started hanging our the Watchman Goby and Tiger Pistol Shrimps home, it would get really curious about the Goby and hang right outside of the caves entrance. I heard a few clicks from the Pistol Shrimp when it would hangout near it. One day i come...

I've not been paying attention to my mushrooms sadly so now I may have ended up letting my magic carpet mushroom die. Small pieces that look okay and caged for now. I noticed it retracted and some white flesh. Bits here and there. So I'm going to guess something has been slowly eating it. Then...

I thought it was 8 months old, but it turns out it's more like 5 months and 20 days. Would love thoughts and suggestions! Stocking is 1 yasha goby and 1 tiger pistol.

Hello, I have a 30 gallon hex with a pistol shrimp, yellow watchman goby, 2 clowns, and a fighting conch. I plan on adding a mandarin dragonette once my pod population is abundant, but was wondering would a fire fish do well with this? It has abundant 30ish pounds of rock work with plenty of...

Hey everyone the name is Jerry. I’m from southern California. I have a son with autism that loves going to our LFS, like most youngsters Finding Nemo sparked his interest, so I’m diving into the hobby! I have a some experience with similar size tanks in freshwater but this is my first dip into...

Hello, my first tank is an IM nuvo 10 and i decided to put in it a mated pair of Stonogobiops yasha and a mated pair of alpheus randalli. I already found the yasha pair, however, it has been really difficult to find the pistol shrimp pair. From the info i searched, there is no way to sex them...

I have an 8 week old Hello Reef 15g nano with the following stock: (2) Clowns (1) YWG (1) Skunk cleaner (1) Peppermint shrimp (3) Mexican hermits (5) Astraea snails No corals yet. Waiting for tank to mature and will attempt some zoas and softies at 6months. I didn't expect it but I love my...

I recently had to take my tiger pistol back to the LFS because my 15g nano was just too tight a space for him and he was unfortunately harming my live stock. If you've got a comment about tigers being too aggressive or natures angels please hold your comments for my other thread "Tiger Pistol...

Hey folks I’ve got a decent tank up and running and one of the things I’ve always wanted was a pistol shrimp-goby pair. However, I’m also dedicated to making my tank captive-bred only (or aquaculture, mariculture, etc). I’ve seen shrimp gobies available captive bred but I haven’t come across...

Hit the LFS yesterday and brought home a YWG and a pistol shrimp as well as a fire fish. Woke up this morning and the fire fish had died. Chemistry all looks good and all other inhabitants are healthy. My fire fish was very interested in the burrow the pistol shrimp was making and I'm...

Hey everyone, I’ve had this pistol shrimp and YWG for going on 3 months. A couple weeks ago I stopped seeing my pistol shrimp all together and their burrow slowly withered away until my goby eventually moved to a little cave under a rock else where. I have since covered up their old home but...

Hi, I have a 35 gallon with just a few fish, mostly corals. I already have a valentini & a Randall’s goby. I am wondering whether a pistol shrimp would be safe with the puffer in the tank. This one has eaten all of my emerald crabs. I’m not sure if the shrimp & goby will be able to hold their...

Hey everyone I bought some live rock a year or so ago from KP Aquatics located in FL. I put the rocks in my storage tank and have heard a pistol shrimp snapping all year, never saw him though. Just a few days ago I switched my rock storage to a new tank and finally found him. I know it’s a...

Hello Everyone, I recently purchased a pistol shrimp from my LFS and they assured me that it would pair with a diamond goby. I take them home and compare it to my pistol in another tank and they look very different. After doing some research I found that I got a big claw pistol shrimp aka...

Hi I'm looking to sell my livestock in my tank Please DM to make offers. Everything is available I'm trying to sell my house so everything is available. I will Mark Thinks as sold as they sell.

Hello, The latest introductions to my tank are a hi fin banded goby and what was meant to be a randalls pistol shrimp. While the two have paired, myself and other reef keepers have decided its colours and patterns are much more tiger like — especially with how large it is. (I have attempted...

I have a pair of clownfish, with one being bigger than the other, I do see the smaller one having nipped fins from time to time but its nothing extreme. I did see that my lfs will have a pistol/yasha goby pair in stock but not sure if its a good idea to keep them in the same tank, its a 20G AIO...

New to saltwater and trying not to harm anyone... So I added a YWG and tiger pistol shrimp to my 44 gal tank two days ago. I drip acclimated and turned off tank lights prior to adding. After putting them in the tank, the shrimp immediately hid and the goby laid on the sand in the front corner...

I’m ordering a pistol shrimp and watchman goby pair and am wondering if caribsea crushed coral substrate would be good enough for it to burrow in.

The Brownbar Pistol Shrimp is one of those rare species with very few common names. They consist of pretty much any combination of Brownbar or Yellowbar and Pistol or Snapping Shrimp (though to be fair, we did find one instance where they were called Shore Shrimp.) It got its scientific name...

Has anyone had success pairing a sleeper blue dot goby with a tiger pistol shrimp? I have a sleeper goby that has been burrowing under my rock work, so I’m thinking a pistol shrimp may be a nice addition. Thanks! Here is a link to the fish for reference...

Hey Reefers! Just wanted to give you an update on my 13.5-gallon EVO tank. Everything's looking good except for my Acan lord coral. It was doing great at first, all spread out, but now it's getting a bit shy with its tentacles. It used to be larger than Blasto: Instead of a skimmer, I'm...