pistol shrimp and gobies

[bristleworm]

Has anyone had success with getting pistol shrimp and gobies to set up shop where you want them?
Are there any tricks?
If I start a hole and release the shrimp by it will that possibly work?

 

[kevgib67]

Has anyone had success with getting pistol shrimp and gobies to set up shop where you want them?
Are there any tricks?
If I start a hole and release the shrimp by it will that possibly work?

Never had them but I thought I would bump this for you.

 

[Bear22]

IME, they go where they go. And wherever they set up home base don't be surprised if they surprise you one day/morning and be in a completely different part of the tank.

 

[Gregg @ ADP]

I’ve had a pistol shrimp/goby pair for a few years. They've stayed exactly where I put them. I put them in a glass beaker together, cover the beaker with my hand, flipped it upside down in the tank, put them where I hoped they would stay, and kept them under there until the shrimp started digging.

 

[Joj]

Have various pair throughout the years. Current have 2 pairs, one in a 10g and one in a 40g breeder. There isnt much room in the 10g so this pair stays put. The 40g breeder, once they found their spot, they also been there (over a year now). So IME, its 50:50 depending on how big your tank is.