Which Pistol Shrimp looks the coolest???

[hypertek99]

Does anyone have pictures of Pistol Shrimp. I'm thinking of getting one with a Goby.

 

[j21kickster]

Dont know the species but here is mine

 

[doris]

Originally posted by Reef_Magic
lol, i think that is the "common pistol"
I don't know about the common part. Ours, that giant red thing, is at least 2" long and sleeps with our 4" LMB and we only see it, about every 2 mos. or so, when I change around the rocks, for about 2 seconds when I pull up the rock it's hiding under. I don't know what he's eating but I am suspecting that he has about 4 or 5 blue chromis under his belt. This is not the ocean... this is a 100 gal. tank.

 

[brock]

here is a picture of my tiger and my pink spotted shrimp goby together, they never leave each other, and they are only out of sight during lights out. my shrimp is always digging something , and makes his cracking sounds alot, they are so loud you can hear it from any spot on that floor.

 

[hypertek99]

Which Pistol is the Rarest???

 

[y2says]

Brock...how did you get your pink spot goby and pistol together? I bought a tiger pistol about 3 weeks ago and the 2nd day, my goby try to eat it. Ever since then I've only seen the shrimp once. Kind of a waste. Would love to see the two together. I know it's there since the landscape is always changing.
A couple advice on pistol shrimps.
Make sure your sand is not so fine. Have a variety of sizes in your sand bed.
Last, make sure your tank is not too deep. Otherwise, like in my 54g corner, it'll dig in the back not in the front where you can see him all the time.

 

[bp]

j21kickster, I have the same pistol shrimp is was called the spotted pistol shrimp when i bought mine and they are pretty rare but hardy and it paired up with my goby.

 

[bp]

Peaking their head out.

 

[royalshrimp]

i like that banded pistol

 

[grouperhead]

To my knowledge, bullseye pistols usually will not pair up with gobies. Tigers are the easiest to pair up with gobies. I've got an unidentified pistol that has paired with an orange spotted guttata in my reef...

 

[wrassecal]

Do other shrimp pair up with gobies or does it have to be a pistol shrimp?

 

[royalshrimp]

hey reefmagic... can i use that pic as my avatar??

 

[stapler]

BP!!
What kind of goby is that? I love it!:yes:

 

[kpk]

Here is a sweet goby. Yashia White Ray Shrimp Goby.

 

[royalshrimp]

it does??? im talking about the bullseye shrimp :yes:

 

[doxboi]

I was going to get a pistol, but the lfs store dicouraged me becasue they said the pistol can crack your glass with his snap. True or False?

 

[hypertek99]

false