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Advice for new pistol shrimp


Slimymadness
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HI all,

Need some advice form the pros here. I am currently keeping a pink spotted watchman goby, 4 inches. And also a yellow watchman paired with a tiger pistol. The pink spotted kept harassing my yellow watchman (2") and i just cannot get him out so i can separate him. The process of trying to catch him almost cause me to destroy me the entire tank.

So i am thinking, is it possible to get another pistol shrimp, say a randalli pistol to pair with the pink spotted so he will be calmer?

Thanks for reading!

I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government. - Woody Allen

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Bro, not expert here but unlikely they harass one another for the pistol shrimp. Gobies do fight for territory. It depends on yr luck whether they can stay in a tank in harmony. Hope this help.

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

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thx for the reply bro. yeah i know that it is unlikely that they are fighting for the same shrimp. but from what i can observe, the yellow watchman rarely ventures/wander out into other parts of the tank with the shrimp pairing. but the pink spotted is EVERYWHERE and harassing everyone lol. So i though of a shrimp pairing might let him stay in his own territory and not wander around....

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