kschaefers Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 So I've had my tiger pistol watchmen goby pair for about 9 months now, they are pretty much my favorite pair in the tank and over the last 9 months both have grown about three times their original size which is cool but I've been noticing random things missing from the tank since. I think with their bigger size they have grown to be more aggressive, last night I woke up to a clicking sound and I knew what it was so I jumped up and the shrimp jetted back to his hole and the goby had a large piece of something in his mouth almost half he size of him which I assume is either a hermit or a snail, so what I'm wondering, is there any sort of critters or crabs they prefer to eat other then the ones that I buy to clean? I know its not very expensive but I feed them during the day and and if they are feeding again at night I don't want to have to go buy more snails and what not once a week because they keep killing them off, if you have any suggestions please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 tagging along here...I have a 1+ inch pistol/3-4" watchman pair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkreefer Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Ive kept many groups of goby and pistols and have found that they will protect there borrow from anything including snails and hermits but as far as killing anything the size of a snail I never saw, the pistols usually eat things like pods and scraps left over from the goby, but I never lost a fish in the 8-9 years of keeping them. I don't see the pair putting a huge dent in your wallet or you would be seeing threads all the time on this topic, chill out and enjoy them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkreefer Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Forgot to add that they will always be constantly keeping up cleaning and moving there burrow around to you might have just seen a larger rock or some sand they were moving, I have watched my pistol move plug frags sitting near there hole out of the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I DID see my watchman headbut my maroon clown and also bite the shell of a hermit, but in both cases it was only a fraction of a second, no persistence. I think drunkreefer is probably right about the territorial thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkreefer Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 http://piratefx.hubpages.com/hub/pistol-shrimp facts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kschaefers Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Thanks for the help, that link has some good info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0lin Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 So, I have my pistol and goby in my fuge right now, so they can have their own little world. I'd like to put them in my tank, but I'm paranoid about them destroying my delicately balanced rock work. Should I risk it or leave them where they are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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