pistol/goby symbios

[josie]

I would like to add a pistol (tiger) shrimp...
will my blue-spotted goby (about 3-4inch long) go into symbios with it or do I need to get yellow watchman?

[ponokareefer]

Typically if they are not already a pair, it is difficult to get them to pair up in captivity, no matter what fish you add. Good luck! I'm curious to find out which fish you try, and if it works.

[gobytron]

IME, it`s more like than not that a symbiotic goby and a pistol will pair up, eventually if not right away...

I used to take a pop bottle bottom and carefully put the goby, trapped in the bottle right on top of the pistol cave...

3 out of 5 times this would work right away.

I`ve also had tremendous luck by having just the two animals in one of my aquapod 12`s or the 5.5 nano I used to keep.

I find that as long as the two can easily find one another, they would rather pair up than not.
Coolest set up I ever saw for pistol and goby pairing was therealbigals 12 gallon aquapod where he had a mated pair of yasha`s and 3 pistols all living together....though eventually one of the pistols died.

[ponokareefer]

Originally Posted by gobytron

I used to take a pop bottle bottom and carefully put the goby, trapped in the bottle right on top of the pistol cave...

3 out of 5 times this would work right away.

I`ve also had tremendous luck by having just the two animals in one of my aquapod 12`s or the 5.5 nano I used to keep.

I find that as long as the two can easily find one another, they would rather pair up than not.

Very cool trick. Maybe I'll give a goby a try with my loan pistol shrimp after all.

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by ponokareefer

Very cool trick. Maybe I'll give a goby a try with my loan pistol shrimp after all.

Just make sure to put a piece of LR over top the bottle once it's over the pistol cave so that it doesn't float away before they meet.

[doch]

I put a yellow watchman goby in my tank, then later a tiger pistol... within 24 hours they were hooked up. I then thought that the watchman died, so I got a Yasha Hashe... within 2 hours the watchman showed up... lol. I got another tiger pistol... the next morning, there were 2 goby/pistol pairs on opposite ends of my tank. Unfortunately for me, the Yasha Hashe went on an exploration mission... on my bookshelf. I'm currently looking for a pair of Red Banded High Fin Gobies.... anyone...???

[DiverDude]

I put a bulldozer shrimp in my tank and within 24hrs, my Watchman Goby and the Shrimp were best buds.

[Flash]

I have a tiger pistol and it has paired with a firefish! Then a got a pink spotted goby and it kicked the firefish out... So I kicked the goby out of the tank and into fishoholics... And now thye firefish is back with it's friend!

[gobytron]

whoah bean.
Throw some pics of that up, it sounds very cool.