I purchased a small YWG with the intent of getting a Tiger Pistol as well. The LFS didn't have any pistols at the time so I put the goby through QT and added him to the display. Once in the display it was looking very unsettled, swimming constantly near the top and would even get tossed around by the powerheads. After a few days it found a little cave and settled down but then suddenly disappeared.
I looked everywhere including the sump and under/behind the tank (incase he found a way through my screen top). No luck...
Three months later I purchased another YWG along with a Tiger Pistol Shrimp and after QT added them to the display. The next morning the goby was hanging out in one corner and while looking for the shrimp I found the original goby paired with the shrimp! I'm sure it is the original goby because it's still much smaller than the second one I purchased.
Now the original goby and shrimp seem happy in a cave. The second goby hangs around on the sand but does not look comfortable. What should I do?
1) Buy another Pistol Shrimp? It seemed to bring the first goby out of hiding and now I see it all the time.
2) See if they will pair? I have no idea about male or female...
3) Re-home the second goby? Not sure if 2 Shrimp/Goby pairs is a problem in a 90 gallon (Reefer XL425).
4) Other?
I just want to do what is best for the fish. The second goby looks healthy but not settled like the first now that it is paired with a shrimp.
I looked everywhere including the sump and under/behind the tank (incase he found a way through my screen top). No luck...
Three months later I purchased another YWG along with a Tiger Pistol Shrimp and after QT added them to the display. The next morning the goby was hanging out in one corner and while looking for the shrimp I found the original goby paired with the shrimp! I'm sure it is the original goby because it's still much smaller than the second one I purchased.
Now the original goby and shrimp seem happy in a cave. The second goby hangs around on the sand but does not look comfortable. What should I do?
1) Buy another Pistol Shrimp? It seemed to bring the first goby out of hiding and now I see it all the time.
2) See if they will pair? I have no idea about male or female...
3) Re-home the second goby? Not sure if 2 Shrimp/Goby pairs is a problem in a 90 gallon (Reefer XL425).
4) Other?
I just want to do what is best for the fish. The second goby looks healthy but not settled like the first now that it is paired with a shrimp.