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bencoastie  Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 85 Votes: 1 Registered: 24-Jul-2003   | I have a yellow watchman goby (yellow shrimp goby) in my 6 gal isolation/hospital tank. She? has been in there for about three months and is doing great. I want to put a shrimp in there with it (her?) and was wondering if they will form the relationship other shrimp gobies do. To clarify, I want to put one of the more colorful mantis shrimps  in the tank since the goby (Boo) will eat the more ornamental shrimps as it (she?) gets bigger. Btw, how can you tell the genders apart? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40 |     |
DarkRealm Overlord    Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002  | A mantis shrimp will not pair with a goby....it will most likely see it as a meal. I believe you are thinking of a Pistol shrimp. |
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| bencoastie Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 85 Votes: 1 Registered: 24-Jul-2003 | You're right, sorry about the name swap!  I was thinking of a PISTOL or maybe a marble shrimp. Will they get along? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40 | |
| bencoastie Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 85 Votes: 1 Registered: 24-Jul-2003 | Sorry about the lapse... If y'all have any input, I'm still lookin' for it. Thanks! |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40 | |
IgOtSoMeFiSh Banned Posts: 26 Kudos: 24 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Jan-2005 | i want to start the same relationship with a pistol shrimp and pink spotted shrimp goby, so will benefit from advice also. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40 | |
lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003 | The best bet in getting them to live together is purchase them at the same time. Of course certain fish are more likely to go with certain shrimp. |
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| bencoastie Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 85 Votes: 1 Registered: 24-Jul-2003 | Ahhhhh..... Too late for me on the same purchase time. I'm upgrading to a 10 gal for the hospital. Can I just put both in that at the same time with the same effect? |
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