pistol shrimp

[big-fish]

i am thing about getting one,,,, i have found some info on them but not sure yet,,,,what do you think????

 

[donald]

They will dig and hide but they are very interesting animals. Add a shrimp goby for a truly unique friendship. I've had two and I'm looking for another one (first 2 mated pair I sold).

 

[big-fish]

how big do they grow to??

 

[grabbitt]

pistol shrimp are awesome

Very cool to hear the clicking, too.

 

[itom37]

Not big. Maybe... 2 inches? Cool inhabitants, great personalities.

 

[big-fish]

thanks everybody for the help,,i might pick up on next week

 

[texanangel]

Just be ready to hear some very strange sounds...my pistol was (I had to sell it after it got over 2 inches) in my front room, but would still wake me up at night. I'm a light sleeper, and 'Snappy' was a pain. Yet, very cool little creature; roomed with my high-fin goby.

 

[emm0909]

Yea, they're great. I love hearing the snapping coming from the tank. Useally I hear ::SNAP SNAP SNAP:: and I look over to see one of my other crabs hauling tail out of my pistols rock.
Get one and call him Wyatt Earp

 

[yerboy]

and dont put any corals near the sand or they will get covered and killed. Ive lost many corals to my pistol covering them in sand.

 

[paintballer768]

I would get one, but I dont have a deep enough sand bed for his liking. Id buy one in a heartbeat if I could. One came as a hitchhiker in one of my fathers old tanks and it used to live in the fake cave we had. Click click click every few minutes hahahaha

 

[jojo_b]

If you have enough rockwork, that might take the place of the sandbed. It worked pretty good for my pistol.

 

[halamaya]

I just bought a mated pair. Randals shrimp Goby and a Michaels pistol. Very cool they are very close. Thanks for the suggestion I think I will call mine Doc Holiday

 

[krazekajin]

pistols do not need a super deep bed. I had a mated pair (shrimp and barbershop goby) in my pico. I still have the shrimp, I lost my goby to old age. I only have around 1 to 1 1/2 in of sand. The shrimp loves to borrow under the piece of rock that I have.
I highly recommend getting a pistol shrimp. they are incredible.