Will captive bred watchman pair with shrimp?

[MariahP]

Hi all,
I have my heart set on trying to do all captive bred fish for my aquarium. I’d like to get a watchman goby but so far it seems like there are no captive bred pistol shrimp to pair them with. Will a captive bred watchman pair with a wild shrimp?

Thinking in particular of how some captive bred clowns have no idea what to do with an anemone.

 

[EZKLR]

yes they will

 

[JayM]

Hi all,
I have my heart set on trying to do all captive bred fish for my aquarium. I’d like to get a watchman goby but so far it seems like there are no captive bred pistol shrimp to pair them with. Will a captive bred watchman pair with a wild shrimp?

Thinking in particular of how some captive bred clowns have no idea what to do with an anemone.

There’s no way to know for sure without trying, but I’d guess your chances are as good as a wild caught YWG.

I would imagine that captive vs. wild would not have an impact on genetic behavior like it does with learned behavior.

 

[hoardingcorals]

Based on my person experience, yes. My captive bred YWG paired with my tiger pistol shrimp within a day or two. I don't know if it will make a difference in how quickly they pair up, but the shrimp was already living in the tank when I added the goby.