Could my seemingly peaceful shrimp be taking out my gobies?
I have an Alpheus Randalli pistol shrimp. I never hear it snapping. I have lost two separate Stonogobiops Nematodes (Hi Fin Red Banded Goby). The first goby was there well before the shrimp. When I added the shrimp the goby found it right away and took it home. The second goby finally found the shrimp after a week or so and all went well upon meeting. Always working together, the shrimp would keep an antennae on the goby while it kept an eye out for danger. Never saw any aggression between them. The gobies would get out and grab food, then retreat to the tunnel. I'm assuming to feed them both. The shrimp also does just fine without a goby. I have Fiji Pink sand, which does cause the tunnel entrances and exits to collapse every now and then. I'm wondering if when the tunnel entrance collapses and the fish panics, maybe the shrimp inadvertently pops off and kills the goby. I've never found any remains.
I really want the goby/shrimp symbiosis in my tank. Am I messing up with this specific combo? Could I be on to something with the tunnel collapses and maybe start switching to the larger crushed coral for stability and try again?
I have an Alpheus Randalli pistol shrimp. I never hear it snapping. I have lost two separate Stonogobiops Nematodes (Hi Fin Red Banded Goby). The first goby was there well before the shrimp. When I added the shrimp the goby found it right away and took it home. The second goby finally found the shrimp after a week or so and all went well upon meeting. Always working together, the shrimp would keep an antennae on the goby while it kept an eye out for danger. Never saw any aggression between them. The gobies would get out and grab food, then retreat to the tunnel. I'm assuming to feed them both. The shrimp also does just fine without a goby. I have Fiji Pink sand, which does cause the tunnel entrances and exits to collapse every now and then. I'm wondering if when the tunnel entrance collapses and the fish panics, maybe the shrimp inadvertently pops off and kills the goby. I've never found any remains.
I really want the goby/shrimp symbiosis in my tank. Am I messing up with this specific combo? Could I be on to something with the tunnel collapses and maybe start switching to the larger crushed coral for stability and try again?