Mixing Shrimp Goby Species

[Zionas]

Hi all. I wonder if I can safely put a YWG, Pink Spotted Watchman Goby, and a Pink Bar Shrimp Goby in a 6’ tank. Since they’re all shrimp gobies, will they fight each other? Also, will my plans to include a Flame Hawk and a Longnose Hawk put them at risk?

 

[pcon]

My yellow watchman goby booted my Highfin goby out of its burrow and it was subsequently killed by my angelfish. this was in a 4ft tank. I wouldn't mix the very large pink spot with the small pink bar and yellow watchman, but I also wouldn't mix the latter two with a marine beta.

 

[Zionas]

I see. Are you saying I should only choose one out of the three?

 

[pcon]

I see. Are you saying I should only choose one out of the three?

Just reporting my anecdotal experience. I would be concerned about aggression if it were my tank but don’t have a a large sample size to go by. Given my personal experience if I were to try it I would want them from different complexes or Ideally genus but keep them with similar sizes at both max and introduction. Even then it seems a roll of the dice, so need to have a plan if it goes south. Hard to get small burrow dwelling fish out of a tank that size if they want to kill each other. Just some things to consider I am far from an expert in shrimpgobies.

 

[Zionas]

Hmmm maybe I will not mix the Pink Spotted with the Yellow and just try the Yellow Watchman and Pink Bar? :)

Better to keep the peace.

 

[brad shawn]

I have a 3x2 system with a pair of orange stripe prawn gobies (Randall’s prawn goby) Along with a hi fun red bar goby/pistol shrimp pair. The small hi don was the first fish in the system. Then the Randall’s all is good so far....

 

[Zionas]

Cool! Did you buy them as bonded pairs though?

 

[brad shawn]

Cool! Did you buy them as bonded pairs though?

The Randall’s I got as a pair the hi fin is solo with a pistol shrimp

 

[Zionas]

I see. I’d not risk having to pair mine then. I’ll get my Yellow Watchman and Orange Spotted as singles, unfortunately.