Yashia Goby hiding :(

[George]

Originally Posted by kevNnic

I have always wanted to get a pistol shrimp but i am told my flame hawk fish will destroy him in seconds. Is this true?

Do you have a shrimp goby? If not, your pistol shrimp will be the flame hawk's meal, sooner or later.
If you have a shrimp goby, make sure the shrimp and the goby pair up before the flame hawk sees the shrimp. That means transferring the flame hawk to another tank for the bonding period. After that, you can put the flame hawk back. The goby will alert the shrimp of any dangerous.

[Inedaan]

I have a two different watchman gobies and both are completely different... My Orange Spotted Watchman goby is a complete wuss, he runs and hides at the slightest inclination of absolutely any movement. Where my Yellow Watchman Goby is fearless, he will ATTACK anything that gets near the burrow, whether it be my hand, a fish net, other fish... I also have a very brave Pistol Shrimp too though, he is out and about during the day nearly daily.

[kevNnic]

Originally Posted by George

Do you have a shrimp goby? If not, your pistol shrimp will be the flame hawk's meal, sooner or later.
If you have a shrimp goby, make sure the shrimp and the goby pair up before the flame hawk sees the shrimp. That means transferring the flame hawk to another tank for the bonding period. After that, you can put the flame hawk back. The goby will alert the shrimp of any dangerous.

thats pretty cool, i might have to do some more reading on this. I love my flame hawk, great fish, but i would have for him to make a meal out of my shrimp. i do not have a shrimp goby either, looks like i have some searching to do.

thanks for the quick reply