Will a Randall's Goby find the Pistol Shrimp?

[Zero_Cool]

Brought a Randall's and a tiny Pistol home today. Acclimated them together, made a nice cave in the front for them, added them to the tank and right into the cave - perfect. Turned my back and couldn't find the goby, move a rock and spooked the goby from right where he was supposed to be. shrimp stayed put and I heard the tell-tale pop of the shrimp not long after. Can't find the goby now.

Tank is 230 gallon. Will the goby come back for the shrimp or did I ruin my shot at pairing them in an easy to find spot?

 

[twelvefive]

They'll find each other. Mine don't have "a spot," but 6. I'm pretty sure it's a tunnel system under the rocks.

 

[littlefoxx]

Brought a Randall's and a tiny Pistol home today. Acclimated them together, made a nice cave in the front for them, added them to the tank and right into the cave - perfect. Turned my back and couldn't find the goby, move a rock and spooked the goby from right where he was supposed to be. shrimp stayed put and I heard the tell-tale pop of the shrimp not long after. Can't find the goby now.

Tank is 230 gallon. Will the goby come back for the shrimp or did I ruin my shot at pairing them in an easy to find spot?

Yeah they will be good. Ive got two pistol/goby pairs in my tank. They find each other very fast

 

[Zero_Cool]

Thank you both.

 

[twelvefive]

Also, they can hide for days on end so don't get overly worried.

 

[Dfrashid]

Thank you I also did the same thing but I didn’t have a perch or anything ready for them I’m on my I put them in the tank. They both disappeared. Now I’m scared my serpentine star may have ate them or something.