Pistol Shrimp & Sailfin Goby

[MAX260]

I added a small Pistol shrimp 2 days ago in front of a hole i made in a front rock. 2 Hours later i added a Sailfin Goby. The PS is in a nice burrow under a rock 7" from front glass, have only seen him out twice.
The Goby is in the same front row, but 10" away under a different rock.

Neither of the have eaten anything, what can i do? Turkey baster maybe ? or will they be ok ..?

 

[sc50964]

I added a small Pistol shrimp 2 days ago in front of a hole i made in a front rock. 2 Hours later i added a Sailfin Goby. The PS is in a nice burrow under a rock 7" from front glass, have only seen him out twice.
The Goby is in the same front row, but 10" away under a different rock.

Neither of the have eaten anything, what can i do? Turkey baster maybe ? or will they be ok ..?

Can you post a pic of this goby that you got? If it’s indeed the right goby identity, I doubt they would pair up.

Maybe you got a Randall goby?

As far as feeding goes, have you tried frozen? I find target feeding with a turkey baster scares them more than anything.

 

[MAX260]

Sorry about the poor quality pic. My LFS sold to me knowing i wanted a pair.

 

[MAX260]

Can you post a pic of this goby that you got? If it’s indeed the right goby identity, I doubt they would pair up.

Maybe you got a Randall goby?

As far as feeding goes, have you tried frozen? I find target feeding with a turkey baster scares them more than anything.

I feed the tank with various frozen, but by the time it gets to the sand its gone.

 

[sc50964]

Sorry about the poor quality pic. My LFS sold to me knowing i wanted a pair.

Okay that’s neither Randall goby nor sailfish blenny. Can’t say what it is for sure but it’s a goby for sure.

Give them a little time to pair up.

Stop the flow and Feed frozen. Should work

 

[sc50964]

I feed the tank with various frozen, but by the time it gets to the sand it’s gone.

What other fish do you have?

 

[Sharkbait19]

What kind of pistol shrimp? Randall/candy cane tends to pair better with amblyeliotris than tigers. It took my aurora and tiger over a year to find each other.

 

[MAX260]

I changed the lighting to clear it up a bit. Also the mantis burrow, only seen his claws twice

 

[sc50964]

Sorry about the poor quality pic. My LFS sold to me knowing i wanted a pair.

Could be a Wheeler's Shrimp Goby or high fin.

 

[MAX260]

What other fish do you have?

Two paired common clowns, 1 x cleaner wrasse 1 x Foxface (small)

 

[sc50964]

I changed the lighting to clear it up a bit. Also the mantis burrow, only seen his claws twice

That’s a high fin for sure.

give it time to pair up

 

[sc50964]

Two paired common clowns, 1 x cleaner wrasse 1 x Foxface (small)

How big is the tank

 

[MAX260]

How big is the tank

Red Sea Max E 260 with Sump about 350 Ltr total. I intend to keep mostly SPS Montis and some softies lower down. Will probably on add a few more small fish ( wrasses etc) a possibly a Powder Blue to finish it off. Clean up crew arriving on Tuesday.