Agreed! Only have a fire shrimp in my 120 because he doesn’t steal food from my corals. The 3 skunk cleaners got moved to my softy nano and frag tank that I do not spot feed.
I wish mine would do this lol either mine is too small or he is just too busy decorating the inside of his cave but mine barely makes the cave opening large enough for him to fit more than his claw out of. The most sandbed scaping mine has done is opening the cave on the opposite side of the rock structure he lives under instead of his usual cave entrance 6 inches away. Maybe he is building some extensive underground network but I'm convinced him and my YWG are more of the introverted, netflix and chill kind of friends and less of the outgoing/partying types. Maybe one day i'll feel different
Let me know if you come through Houston and I'll see if I can catch mine for ya, lol!I wish mine would do this lol either mine is too small or he is just too busy decorating the inside of his cave but mine barely makes the cave opening large enough for him to fit more than his claw out of. The most sandbed scaping mine has done is opening the cave on the opposite side of the rock structure he lives under instead of his usual cave entrance 6 inches away. Maybe he is building some extensive underground network but I'm convinced him and my YWG are more of the introverted, netflix and chill kind of friends and less of the outgoing/partying types. Maybe one day i'll feel different
I mean, a reef, generally speaking, doesn't have corals on frag plugs in the sand bed. They are reef safe in that they won't eat or nip at your corals when they're properly mounted to rocks. Guess I might be in the minority here, but I don't put things in my sandbed, everything gets removed from plugs and glued down to the rockwork... Sorry you're having such a tough time... Have you tried putting some raw clam or muscle in a bottle trap in a dark corner of your tank? I hear that's effective at getting shrimp of all kinds out...
I’ve had a Randall’s Pistol Shirmp that was literally teeny teeny tiny when I got him almost 3 years ago and he’s been a model inhabitant in my 20 Gallon Waterbox Cube.TIGER pistol shrimps more specifically, they are the only species which I have kept. I can't speak for other pistol shrimps. Almost every reef site and even most hobbyists label them as reef safe. Does not being able to have any frags on your sandbed count as "reef safe"? Heck even if you have a full grown or stabilized coral on your sandbed your pistol shrimp and goby can just bury it over the course of a few days if you don't realize.
My pair constantly moves my frags into their borrow or turns them over, often times severely damaging them. You might say just to move the frags away from their entrance. Guess what, they have an entrance system ALL over my tank (75g) and use all entrances. I am honestly shocked that not many hobbyists have a problem with this apparently. Last time I looked into this some people told me to lay some frag plugs around their layer. Haha, straight up ignored and went for the acan.
And I know the only way to get them out of your system is to completely tear apart your aquascape. So today I tried to but I just couldn't disassemble my main aquascape as it is all glued together. At this point I would take everything out and just set the tank to boil with the shrimp in it. Don't get me wrong they are absolutely fascinating creatures with a shrimp goby pair, that is actually what got me hooked to saltwater in the first place. But dang have they ticked me off. That's just my little rant, if you have any ideas to get them out I would appreciate it.
TLDR: Absolute AWFUL and NOT reef safe. Say bye to any corals on your sandbed and have fun trying to get them out. (please suggests ways for me to get them out)
I have not seen nor heard from mine since adding him a year or more ago. I am totally convinced he's still hiding out there lying in wait and occasionally killing my fish.TIGER pistol shrimps more specifically, they are the only species which I have kept. I can't speak for other pistol shrimps. Almost every reef site and even most hobbyists label them as reef safe. Does not being able to have any frags on your sandbed count as "reef safe"? Heck even if you have a full grown or stabilized coral on your sandbed your pistol shrimp and goby can just bury it over the course of a few days if you don't realize.
My pair constantly moves my frags into their borrow or turns them over, often times severely damaging them. You might say just to move the frags away from their entrance. Guess what, they have an entrance system ALL over my tank (75g) and use all entrances. I am honestly shocked that not many hobbyists have a problem with this apparently. Last time I looked into this some people told me to lay some frag plugs around their layer. Haha, straight up ignored and went for the acan.
And I know the only way to get them out of your system is to completely tear apart your aquascape. So today I tried to but I just couldn't disassemble my main aquascape as it is all glued together. At this point I would take everything out and just set the tank to boil with the shrimp in it. Don't get me wrong they are absolutely fascinating creatures with a shrimp goby pair, that is actually what got me hooked to saltwater in the first place. But dang have they ticked me off. That's just my little rant, if you have any ideas to get them out I would appreciate it.
TLDR: Absolute AWFUL and NOT reef safe. Say bye to any corals on your sandbed and have fun trying to get them out. (please suggests ways for me to get them out)
I BELIEVE YOU because it has happened to me and was one of the first times it has harmed one of my corals. I had a hammer frag in a little hole on a piece of rock away from its borrow but is still nearish and it went on the rock and picked it out and destroyed it
I literally just watched one of my pistol shrimps have a death match with a hermit crab. (I dont actually know the type of pistol..been looking for a list of types for weeks..but it is the one wiht a Q in the name). Anyway, hermit crab was walking by a cave entrance and the pistol shrimp grabbed it and went rapid fire shooting on the poor little hermit crab. Actually think he cracked the shell. He then proceeded to line up the shell in a straight line with his other shells at the front door. He's still moving it around..but i think the HC is dead. Wish I had my camera..was quite incredible to watch.
Have you tried giving the shrimp it's own frag plugs, rubble, and maybe shells? I wonder if it would deter the shrimp a bit if it had it's own "toys" but still thinks it's doing the dame damage lol - Raven
I mix frozen food with r/o water and feed directing into the same entrance with a pipetette.TIGER pistol shrimps more specifically, they are the only species which I have kept. I can't speak for other pistol shrimps. Almost every reef site and even most hobbyists label them as reef safe. Does not being able to have any frags on your sandbed count as "reef safe"? Heck even if you have a full grown or stabilized coral on your sandbed your pistol shrimp and goby can just bury it over the course of a few days if you don't realize.
My pair constantly moves my frags into their borrow or turns them over, often times severely damaging them. You might say just to move the frags away from their entrance. Guess what, they have an entrance system ALL over my tank (75g) and use all entrances. I am honestly shocked that not many hobbyists have a problem with this apparently. Last time I looked into this some people told me to lay some frag plugs around their layer. Haha, straight up ignored and went for the acan.
And I know the only way to get them out of your system is to completely tear apart your aquascape. So today I tried to but I just couldn't disassemble my main aquascape as it is all glued together. At this point I would take everything out and just set the tank to boil with the shrimp in it. Don't get me wrong they are absolutely fascinating creatures with a shrimp goby pair, that is actually what got me hooked to saltwater in the first place. But dang have they ticked me off. That's just my little rant, if you have any ideas to get them out I would appreciate it.
TLDR: Absolute AWFUL and NOT reef safe. Say bye to any corals on your sandbed and have fun trying to get them out. (please suggests ways for me to get them out)
