Pistol Shrimp ID??

g8gxp · 05/28/2009, 09:09 PM

Can anybody help with an ID for this pistol shrimp? I'm trying to pair it up with a proper shrimp goby.

blindskater02 · 05/28/2009, 09:15 PM

I have the same shrimp with a yellow watchman goby. Hope this helps.

Scudd · 05/29/2009, 07:50 AM

I have the same shrimp.. He paired up with a Diamond goby for years in my tank..

WillWorkForFish · 05/29/2009, 11:30 AM

it's a splendid snapping shrimp, they're actually one of a few pistols that don't always form a symbiotic relationship with gobies..
I had one for about a year, wouldn't go near my yellow watchman goby..
Blindskater has my old yellow watchman and it looks like he had better luck with his shrimp than I did with mine.. haha

LauraCline · 05/29/2009, 01:46 PM

I don't know but he's cool looking. I have a pistol of some type in one of my 90s. I forgot he was in there for a while and when I would hear it pop, I would get all freaked out thinking the tank was cracking or something, lol. They are pretty loud and mine likes to pop alot right after the light go out.

05/28/2009, 09:09 PM	#1
g8gxp Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 673	Pistol Shrimp ID?? Can anybody help with an ID for this pistol shrimp? I'm trying to pair it up with a proper shrimp goby.

05/29/2009, 07:50 AM	#3
Scudd Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Largo, Florida Posts: 507	I have the same shrimp.. He paired up with a Diamond goby for years in my tank.. __________________ "... I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself." Lone Man (Isna-la-wica) Teton Sioux. Current Tank Info: 92 Gallon Corner Reef

05/29/2009, 11:30 AM	#4
WillWorkForFish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 566	it's a splendid snapping shrimp, they're actually one of a few pistols that don't always form a symbiotic relationship with gobies.. I had one for about a year, wouldn't go near my yellow watchman goby.. Blindskater has my old yellow watchman and it looks like he had better luck with his shrimp than I did with mine.. haha Last edited by WillWorkForFish; 05/29/2009 at 11:43 AM.

05/29/2009, 01:46 PM	#5
LauraCline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lutz, FL Posts: 2,017	I don't know but he's cool looking. I have a pistol of some type in one of my 90s. I forgot he was in there for a while and when I would hear it pop, I would get all freaked out thinking the tank was cracking or something, lol. They are pretty loud and mine likes to pop alot right after the light go out. __________________ People, who have lost their dreams, will try to shoot down yours. Guard that door fiercely.

05/28/2009, 09:15 PM	#2
blindskater02 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St.Pete, Florida Posts: 560	I have the same shrimp with a yellow watchman goby. Hope this helps.