sexy shrimp or pistol shrimp?

[stormystormy11]

My sexy shrimp was only sexy for a couple of days..never saw him again but I love my pistol shrimp in my 30. They do move A LOT of sand. The popping is funny. I have mine paired with a watchman. In a 30 they don't have much of a choice but to like each other...

 

[Marine88]

Pistol shrimp eat other shrimp so no they can't coexist. As for your pistol and your red banded goby pairing up, I'm not sure it will happen. I am fairly certain it is only the watchman goby that will pair up with the pistol shrimp. But I could be totally wrong.

you sure about that
i have had a tiger pistol with also having a cleaner shrimp,fire shrimp,harlequin shrimp for over a year now and havent had any trouble

 

[R3verb]

lol I just know they eat crustaceans. To mean that means don't put them in the tank with other shrimp. But I guess we eat beef and you can put us in a yard with cows so......

 

[rlsdsurfer]

My pistol shrimp hasn't bothered my cleaner shrimp or peppermint shrimp, nor does he pop very much.

Get both!

I currently have a skunk cleaner, a peppermint, 2 sexy and 1 pistol w/wacthman all co-excisting fine in a 9 gallon nano. Been several months.

 

[rlsdsurfer]

Hey people just noticed my female Sexy looks pregnant. How do I keep the ??? from becoming food? Can I separate/isolate her in something in the tank? I don't have any other SW tanks or sump. Pretty cool though :)

 

[AnthonyTheNewbie]

Sexy shrimp are great. Do them. A group of 7 of them in the 10g would look awesome.