riks_reef October 17, 2019 Share October 17, 2019 Hey y’all iv had a pistol shrimp for quite some time now and since then iv lost a watch man goby, like literally no where to be found. Also i found my new engineering goby dead with a mark on its head. I know both gobies and pistol shrimp have the same desired places to burrow and watchman gobies and pistol shrimp sometimes have symbiotic bonds with each other (mine didnt). But is it possible my pistol shrimp is killing off these fish? All my other fish are fine just FYI. Does any one have issues with pistols or am I over thinking this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeganWink October 17, 2019 Share October 17, 2019 Awww, no, poor engineer goby. I'm sorry you lost him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madweazl October 17, 2019 Share October 17, 2019 What type of pistol shrimp is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riks_reef October 17, 2019 Author Share October 17, 2019 10 minutes ago, madweazl said: What type of pistol shrimp is it? It’s a tiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riks_reef October 17, 2019 Author Share October 17, 2019 37 minutes ago, MaeganWink said: Awww, no, poor engineer goby. I'm sorry you lost him! Yea I’m sorry I killed your goby Maegan. I’m investing his murder right now. Justice will he served! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madweazl October 18, 2019 Share October 18, 2019 Tiger pistol wont kill a YWG (likely to pair up) and it is extremely unlikely that it would kill a healthy fish of any species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riks_reef October 18, 2019 Author Share October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, madweazl said: Tiger pistol wont kill a YWG (likely to pair up) and it is extremely unlikely that it would kill a healthy fish of any species. It was actually a diamond goby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madweazl October 18, 2019 Share October 18, 2019 (edited) In that case, they're prone to carpet surfing but again, even more unlikely to be taken out by a pistol shrimp. Edit: just to clarify, we're talking about a diamond goby; white with orange diamonds that sifts the sand? If so, they do not pair up with pistol shrimp. Edited October 18, 2019 by madweazl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riks_reef October 18, 2019 Author Share October 18, 2019 19 hours ago, madweazl said: In that case, they're prone to carpet surfing but again, even more unlikely to be taken out by a pistol shrimp. Edit: just to clarify, we're talking about a diamond goby; white with orange diamonds that sifts the sand? If so, they do not pair up with pistol shrimp. Correct, I was told they might Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madweazl October 19, 2019 Share October 19, 2019 Well they wont, it's the wrong species Some that will are: Hi-fin goby Randall's goby Dracula goby Yellow watchman goby Tangaroa goby Wheeler's goby Yasha goby I'm sure there are more but this is what I can think of at the moment. Diamond gobies absolutely will not though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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