Yellow watchman goby pistol shrimp pairing off?

DieselDU · 02/26/2013, 02:03 PM

I am wanting to get a yellow watchman goby and pistol shrimp for my new RSM130D. How would I go about getting them to pair off? Or do you have to buy them pre-paired off?

TL1000RSquid · 02/26/2013, 02:54 PM

If you find them prepaired they'll usually stick together when released, but I've paired unpaired one successfully, you pretty much just wait and they'll eventually find each other

My last pairing was a YWG and Tiger pistol, the YWG had been living at one end of the tank the shrimp ended up on the other end when I released him but they were together in a week.

aandfsoccr04 · 02/26/2013, 04:55 PM

I had my YWG in the tank for about a year or so. I decided I wanted a pair so I picked up a pistol shrimp from the LFS and dropped him in the tank and within a few days they had found each other and were sharing the same burrow. No work on my end.

NewbyReefer · 02/26/2013, 09:30 PM

I had a YWG for about 6months before adding a candycane pistol. Been together for over a year now.

Beefy_Reefy · 02/26/2013, 11:43 PM

My YWG was kicked out by a pistol. Pistol lives with 2 zebra fish now. Every few months the YWG finds his way back to the pistol hang out but ends up with an injury and kicked out again. So luckily caught him and moved to smaller setup... He's grumpy.

Sugar Magnolia · 02/27/2013, 10:19 AM

My pistol lost it's yellow watchman to a xanthid crab and was unpaired for about six months. I bought a pink spotted watchman and released it near the pistol's burrow. Paired up within an hour.

Fish Biscuit · 02/27/2013, 11:28 AM

I lost a yasha that was paired w/ my tiger pistol. I waited about 6 weeks before replacing him with the randall. As soon as the randall hit the water I could see the pistol's antennae popping out from one side of the burrow. The pistol opened up a door to the house right next to where the goby was sitting & the goby swam in & turned around to sit right under the rock. It took less than 5 minutes & was by far the neatest thing I have ever seen.

Fishmaster13 · 10/30/2014, 09:52 PM

I just got a paired yasha goby and tiger pistol off vivid aquariums probably wasnt worth the extra $10 but a wanted to be sure they would pair but if one dies I can get another to replace it and they will pair? Just in case

peasofme · 10/31/2014, 06:04 AM

release them in the same area and they should find eachother. they don't always pair but they usually do.

Fishmaster13 · 11/07/2014, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by peasofme

release them in the same area and they should find eachother. they don't always pair but they usually do.

Thanks! They are a great pair and get along with everything, even my maroon clown which was a bit shocking because he's a bit more on the agressive side. I definitely recommend this shrimp-goby pair to anyone. It's pretty cool to watch as the build their underground cave system

Betta132 · 11/07/2014, 11:26 PM

Find a spot up front and dig a small hollow under a rock, then put the shrimp in the tank there and give him an hour or two to burrow some. Once he's got a tunnel going, add the goby near him. That should do it.

peasofme · 11/08/2014, 04:43 AM

yea. they are great to watch.

02/26/2013, 02:03 PM	#1
DieselDU Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 9	Yellow watchman goby pistol shrimp pairing off? I am wanting to get a yellow watchman goby and pistol shrimp for my new RSM130D. How would I go about getting them to pair off? Or do you have to buy them pre-paired off?

02/26/2013, 04:55 PM	#3
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	I had my YWG in the tank for about a year or so. I decided I wanted a pair so I picked up a pistol shrimp from the LFS and dropped him in the tank and within a few days they had found each other and were sharing the same burrow. No work on my end. __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

02/26/2013, 09:30 PM	#4
NewbyReefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 756	I had a YWG for about 6months before adding a candycane pistol. Been together for over a year now. __________________ ¸. ·´¯`·.¸¸><((((º> ¸.·´¯`·.¸¸><((((º>¸.·´¯`·.¸¸><((((º> ¸.·´¯`·.¸¸ Current Tank Info: 40 Gal Super High Mix Reef w/120watte LED

02/27/2013, 10:19 AM	#6
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	My pistol lost it's yellow watchman to a xanthid crab and was unpaired for about six months. I bought a pink spotted watchman and released it near the pistol's burrow. Paired up within an hour. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

02/27/2013, 11:28 AM	#7
Fish Biscuit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,164	I lost a yasha that was paired w/ my tiger pistol. I waited about 6 weeks before replacing him with the randall. As soon as the randall hit the water I could see the pistol's antennae popping out from one side of the burrow. The pistol opened up a door to the house right next to where the goby was sitting & the goby swam in & turned around to sit right under the rock. It took less than 5 minutes & was by far the neatest thing I have ever seen. __________________ Michele I enjoy vodka entirely too much to share with the fish. Current Tank Info: 65 rimless with Eshopps R200 sump, current inhabitants randall goby, helfrichi, possum wrasse, barnacle blenny, mandarin, pistol, peppermint, & fire shrimp, snails, hermits, & LPS

02/26/2013, 02:54 PM	#2
TL1000RSquid Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NY Posts: 423	If you find them prepaired they'll usually stick together when released, but I've paired unpaired one successfully, you pretty much just wait and they'll eventually find each other My last pairing was a YWG and Tiger pistol, the YWG had been living at one end of the tank the shrimp ended up on the other end when I released him but they were together in a week.

02/26/2013, 11:43 PM	#5
Beefy_Reefy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 421	My YWG was kicked out by a pistol. Pistol lives with 2 zebra fish now. Every few months the YWG finds his way back to the pistol hang out but ends up with an injury and kicked out again. So luckily caught him and moved to smaller setup... He's grumpy.

10/30/2014, 09:52 PM	#8
Fishmaster13 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 126	I just got a paired yasha goby and tiger pistol off vivid aquariums probably wasnt worth the extra $10 but a wanted to be sure they would pair but if one dies I can get another to replace it and they will pair? Just in case

10/31/2014, 06:04 AM	#9
peasofme Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: usa Posts: 1,405	release them in the same area and they should find eachother. they don't always pair but they usually do.

11/07/2014, 11:26 PM	#11
Betta132 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,239	Find a spot up front and dig a small hollow under a rock, then put the shrimp in the tank there and give him an hour or two to burrow some. Once he's got a tunnel going, add the goby near him. That should do it. __________________ When you put an animal of any kind in a situation where it can no longer fend for itself, such as an aquarium, it's your job to care for it to the best of your ability. It's that simple.

11/08/2014, 04:43 AM	#12
peasofme Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: usa Posts: 1,405	yea. they are great to watch.