Pistol Shrimp Snack

[JLW]

I have a beautiful pair of Orange Spotted Prawn Gobies (Amb. guttata), that have actually spawned a few times for me in my reef. I originally purchased them with a tiger pistol shrimp, that they were living in the store with. It vanished, and I assumed it didn't survive acclimation. Well, today, I picked up another one. It walked to within 6" of their caves, and one of the Prawn Gobies rushed out, grabbed it about the midsection, and dragged it under the rocks.

 

So. Did Bubba Clubba the shrimp over the head, drag her into the nest, and put her to work ...

or is that a big shrimp eating grin on his face?

[smallreef]

If its larger than the shrimp...yep it ate it...they normally dont BUT it easily can with its size

[Jan]

They have a symbiotic relationship with blind shrimp, so I'm guessing it was put to work. I can't imagine them eating a shrimp that protects them.

Edited September 6, 2012 by Jan

[smallreef]

It really depends..with a pair of gobies and not having a shrimp with them for a while they might not have found him to be to their liking?

[schudini]

I don't know, but I enjoyed the comical form of the question