Shrimp Goby and Pistol Shrimp

[Chaloupa]

Hey Dan-my pair is in a 10g right now with a pair of GS Maroons....it is a bit crowded because of the Maroons...it is temporary for them, BUT I myself don't really think that a 10g would be too small for a goby and shrimp combo....they don't really move around much...they stick to their "cave".......just IMO...

[fortheloveofcrabs]

Do you think a 2.5gal is too small?

[Chaloupa]

maybe one of the smaller shrimp/goby combo's like the high fin banded and his shrimp or something but I don't know...this is where my expertise (there isn't alot to start) ends....hopefully someone else will chime in? I have a Randalls in my 2.5 but no shrimp as it is BB......and I water change often.

My pair is fairly large with the Bumblebee goby being about 2.5 inches and the shrimp just slightly smaller....would be too big for a 2.5 IMO.

[danny zubot]

Very cool, that's the pistol I wanted but I had to settle for the green variation.

[Chaloupa]

He is quite colorful....I had previously wanted the smaller pistol shrimp and goby combination but this one comes out so much that I was sold!

[X-Treme]

I JUST found a pistol shrimp in my tank after about 5 months of trying to figure out where he was. TINY though. I would say 1/2inch or less. Should I go out and get a small shrimp goby for it and will they find each other????

[Chaloupa]

Hmmm...everything I have read says it is not as easy as that.....I had an article on this as I have been reading a lot about them....I just added a Yashia to the tank that they live in......if I find the article that I was reading on pairing shrimp and gobies I will pass it on to you!