I didn´t see my YWG and pistol shrimp in weeks in my 60g tank and wanted to replace the "deceased/disappeared" with a new WG. I was listening for the shrimp "cracking" but never heard it.
So I got a Randall´s Watcman Goby with a plan to add a pistol shrimp as soon as I could get hold of one.
Of course(!), the next day the missing couple appeared on the stage again! They are now happily residing in a new burrow but only show up in the opening during feeding. The new (much larger) WG is sitting under a rock - all by himself - close by.
The question now is;
a) should I leave it as is
b) add another pistol shrimp for the newcomer
(I do understand the risk of aggression and possible death for the two options above)
c) should I remove the newcomer (really don´t want to try to get the Randall´s WG out of the tank)
d) ??? suggestions
I am thankful for any good advice. I do not need the comment that I should have waited longer to see of the "original couple" actually were gone - I know that !
Thanks!
So I got a Randall´s Watcman Goby with a plan to add a pistol shrimp as soon as I could get hold of one.
Of course(!), the next day the missing couple appeared on the stage again! They are now happily residing in a new burrow but only show up in the opening during feeding. The new (much larger) WG is sitting under a rock - all by himself - close by.
The question now is;
a) should I leave it as is
b) add another pistol shrimp for the newcomer
(I do understand the risk of aggression and possible death for the two options above)
c) should I remove the newcomer (really don´t want to try to get the Randall´s WG out of the tank)
d) ??? suggestions
I am thankful for any good advice. I do not need the comment that I should have waited longer to see of the "original couple" actually were gone - I know that !
Thanks!