Reasons not to go for a Pistol Shrimp?

[i cant think]

So I have a Stonogobiops yasha and have been debating on getting a shrimp to pair with him as he’s now hitting 2 years with me. I’m trying to go for an Indonesian only tank and goby dominant. I’d love to hear your reasons not to go with a pistol shrimp, I’ve heard a lot of why to get them but not many reasons not to get one. It will go into my Red Sea Max Nano. I plan for a clam in the future (Once everything is stable again).
I plan for a lot of the smaller (1” or less) gobies such as one or two from the Bryaninops genus.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

You have no sand. No pistol shrimp sorry.
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[i cant think]

You have no sand. No pistol shrimp sorry.
D

I wish it was that simple, I do have sand though.

 

[chousecat]

Are you planning to have corals on the sand bed? I’ve actually lost a couple frags due to my pistol shrimp because they are always digging and rearrange the tank thus burying my frags. Mine was relentless. I almost lost a brain coral because my pistol shrimp pushed my lobo 5 inches away into it and it stung the brain really bad while I was gone all day for work. But other than that, they have a great personality

 

[i cant think]

Are you planning to have corals on the sand bed? I’ve actually lost a couple frags due to my pistol shrimp because they are always digging and rearrange the tank thus burying my frags. Mine was relentless. I almost lost a brain coral because my pistol shrimp pushed my lobo 5 inches away into it and it stung the brain really bad while I was gone all day for work. But other than that, they have a great personality

I probably won’t have coral on the sand bed but I may have a rubble pile on it growing SPS.

 

[CryptoNautical]

I had one in my room and man was that a mistake. Hearing what sounded like a someone hitting glass with a hammer every minute or so, due to the little bugger hunting my inverts. If you're alright with a extremely loud pop at night every couple of minutes (when they are active) then by all means. I loved seeing the little fella, but my goodness never in my room lol

 

[dawi03]

do it son!!

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

If the positive press outweighs the negative I’d say that’s a good thing and just add it. It’s natural fits the reef goal and is an amazing relationship to introduce and foster. Good luck.

 

[Bars]

There's simply no reason not to!

I don't have experience with tigers, but I do have a teeny tiny adorable candycane pistol shrimp. It doesn't steal corals on the sand bed, which could be because he never goes on a stroll. The farthest he's walked from the burrow was about 4''. Sprinkle a variety of small rocks around the burrow and it'll be a happy shrimp.

 

[jmp21677]

Mine reworks the entire tank. Anything on the sand is getting moved,tipped and rearranged. I'm doing a tank swap this weekend and he is getting a new home during the move. He is a tiger pistol so he is bigger then a candy

 

[i cant think]

I may go for an Alpheus Randalli then (I assume they’re native to Indonesia?)

 

[Chrisv.]

I have a pair of Randall's pistol shrimp in my 15g WB zoa garden and I think they are great. They do pop from time to time, but they also keep the top layer of that gravel nice and white. Quite the characters.

I do have a few corals on the sand, with the understanding that they may be sacrificed to the shrimp gods. A couple of mushrooms and a sympodium.

These tiny shrimp can easily move the sand into a huge pile, so you will have less control.

 

[rmorris_14]

They are super fun to watch. But if you like things in the tank on the bottom or near the bottom on chances are it will move them or cover them with sand/rubble.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I may go for an Alpheus Randalli then (I assume they’re native to Indonesia?)

From what I can tell, yes (though if someone knows otherwise they can correct me). They are native to the “Indo-West Pacific” and at least one site (Reef2Rainforest) seems to have a photo from Bali, Indonesia of a goby-shrimp pair with one.

 

[Bars]

I may go for an Alpheus Randalli then (I assume they’re native to Indonesia?)

Definitely go randalli! They stay a little smaller than your yasha. Will look better visually imo. Look how cute he is!