pink spotted watchman goby Randall shrimp?

[salty joe]

I have a pair of Randall shrimp and am wondering if a watchman goby would most likely eat them. I know watchman gobies will live with tiger pistol shrimp but not sure about Randall's shrimp. @Jay Hemdal

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I have a pair of Randall shrimp and am wondering if a watchman goby would most likely eat them. I know watchman gobies will live with tiger pistol shrimp but not sure about Randall's shrimp. @Jay Hemdal

Sorry - I don't know. That shrimp usually pairs with the Orange stripe prawn goby, I don't know if they will cohabitate with other gobies. Size has some bearing on this - if the shrimp are small, I would be leery about trying that.

Jay

 

[salty joe]

Thank you Jay, they are small. I've had them awhile and like them a lot. Not gonna risk it.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Alpheus bellulus is reportedly their preferred shrimp, but people have paired them with A. randalli before too (A. randalli is highly versatile in its pairings; it has been shown to pair with Amblyeleotris spp., Stonogobiops spp., Tomiyamichtys spp., and Cryptocentrus spp. that I've found) - the size difference at pairing is probably a concern, though, so if you try it, I'd suggest a small goby with full-grown shrimp to try and play it safe.

Sources for some of the different pairings:

Aquarium Fish: Sharing a small house without conflicts: the pistol shrimp and the shrimpgoby’s life

Coral Reefs, thousand of species, thousand of associations: but the relationship between little gobies and their shrimp partners is one of the most famous and better balanced, where everybody wins and nobody loses. A wonderful example of mutualistic symbiosis.

reefs.com

Pistol shrimp compatibility

Hi All Always fancied one but for some reason never have. 2 questions really I have a pink spot goby already, I understand they could/would pair up OK? They are reef safe with other shrimp and cuc I understand? Have a cleaner and a harlaquin Also have a chalk goby and pair of engineering...

www.ultimatereef.net

GOBY - WATCHMAN PINK SPOTTED Cryptocentrus leptocephalus - Aquatics Unlimited

The Pink Spotted Watchman Goby has a large distribution across the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Here, it is found in silty and rubble bottoms of coastal intertidal reef zones, lagoons, and tidal pools

aquaticsunlimited.com

 

[salty joe]

Thank You!