Watchman goby shrimp pair

[H2Orchard]

I ordered a goby/shrimp pair but only the goby came in. Is it ok to introduce them seperately?

 

[Zack K]

I've heard of it being done but with that alot of stories of them never finding eachother or just flat out not pairing.

 

[Sosuke]

I didn't introduce mine separately but the goby made a cave while the shrimp was on the other side of the tank but eventually they got together. Are they going in a reef tank? If they are watch out because my pair covers frags and dragged them into their burrow which stresses the corals out.

 

[sfin52]

I did the same thing. Mine haven't found each other yet.

I would suggest putting the shrimp in a container next to the goby for a couple days. Than release next to the goby

 

[LadyMac]

From my experience, they will find each other. I got my little tiger pistol shrimp over a year ago, and got the blue spot goby about two weeks ago. Once they seen each other they went right together.

 

[sfin52]

From my experience, they will find each other. I got my little tiger pistol shrimp over a year ago, and got the blue spot goby about two weeks ago. Once they seen each other they went right together.

I hope mine will find each other. If I had it to do all over again I would do like I stated above

 

[ThePurple12]

If they don't find each other immediately, you can wait for them to find each other or just chase the goby into the shrimp's burrow.

 

[LadyMac]

I hope mine will find each other. If I had it to do all over again I would do like I stated above

I think what made mine easy is the tank footprint being 24”, and I have three areas where the shrimp would be, and it happens to be the same place the goby would go. So basically just easy to see each other.

 

[sfin52]

I think what made mine easy is the tank footprint being 24”, and I have three areas where the shrimp would be, and it happens to be the same place the goby would go. So basically just easy to see each other.

Mine is 90 harder to find each other

 

[sfin52]

I wonder how they do it on a reef. It can't be by stupid dumb luck