pistol shrimp and goby pair

[cardstars]

how hard is it to get/make your own pistol shrimp pair? cause they sell them for $75 per pair at my lfs and i thought that was on the steep side given i could buy a pair for $20-$30 right here. but then i thought about it and they arent a mated pair, so how hard are they to get to become a pair? and which types are typically easier to pair up?

 

[aarone]

put them in the tank, and they will find each other. It might not be fast, but it will happen, if both want it to.

 

[bdhough]

I second that thought. They will find eachother eventually and pair up. Its ingrained in their psyche

 

[ozadars]

If u have open space on the sand too much they will pair up probobly easier, if u dont have they both decide to live in the rock work i think