goby and pistol shrimp

so i bought a matched orange spotted goby and tiger snapping shrimp pair from liveaquaria....it was only $5 more than buying each separately, so i figured i might as well do it

these two are hilarious. the goby and shrimp got together within minutes of putting them in the tank....the shrimp tried 3 burrows before he finally settled on one. the one he made is MASSIVE. it has about 4 exits, and is under about 3 pieces of rock

anyway, ive been trying to get a picture of them together, which is hard....they are both really skiddish. but i finally managed to get one. i love these little guys!

 

nice!

 

if it is the pair i am thinking of, i saw that offering on liveaquaria

Nice additions to your tank! They will warm up over time, if you can get your head under the tank and look up at the bottom from inside the stand, you will see just how busy that little shrimp really is

enjoy!

 

Too cool! Man, I sure hope mine pair up now! They look great together

 

Very awesome. Can you tell us some more about your tank? How about a full tank shot?

 

its about 2 months old....60 lbs sand, 60 lbs rock (10 of which were live)

not much to really show off yet. 4 pieces of coral (softies) that im still trying to figure out where to put, 1 blue/green chromis, and the guys above

2 koralia 750gph heads, remora skimmer

 

Is the goby you have a sand sifting type of goby?

 

yea, orange spotted

 

Does it eat prepared foods?

I only ask because if they rely on sand for their food you may not have enough living goodies in your sand to support it.

 

hes been eating the hell out of the flake food i have on hand, which surprised me....im mixing up a batch of homemade this weekend which im sure he'll like even more