Pistol shrimp goby pair

[gsar]

I had the same thing happen. I've had a watchman and a Randall's pistol shrimp together for over a year now. A while back the watchman went missing for over a month.

The pistol shrimp actually covered up the entrance cave and the watchman was buried alive it seemed. About a month to six weeks later (after I thought he was dead) he finally emerged. Real pale and skinny with no color.

Anyway, he's recovered quite well and a big portion of what he eats is pellets. I think they get quite a bit of the pods and bugs that live in the sand also.

Hang on for while.

[pirate]

Thanks I'll wait for awhile. ( I was not gonna tear my rocks apart) Hopefully soon he will come on out.

[gsar]

Yea, the new fish might just have him spooked for while.

[pirate]

Thats what I was thinking, but he's never hid for that long. When I got him he was out almost right away and I never saw the tiger. But I guess I did add some very active fish to the tank, and he is a nervous guy. Thanks once again.

I have a Yellow Watchman paired with a Pistol shrimp - very rarely see them. I gave up trying to target feed them. I keep thinking they have both "bought it", then they appear again. I have gone up to three months without seeing them, and all of a sudden - there they are. The shrimp is growing, and the Watchman is anything but skinny.

Go figure... Too bad - the symbiotic relationship is really neat. It would be nice to observe it more readily.

[pirate]

They were in the middle of my tank. I always saw them atleast 1 a day. It was fun to see them toghter.