Goby and pistol shrimp in hiding.

Jayridge · Nov 5, 2013

So I have a yasha white ray shrimp goby and banded pistol shrimp and I have a question. They have been in the tank for a little over a week. So the goby and shrimp are only coming out for feeding time. Then shutting themselves inside their burrow. Is this normal or will they become a bit more active over time?

eliramos · Nov 5, 2013

give them a little more time what other fish do you have in the tank how large is the system itself?

Tahoe61 · Nov 5, 2013

Yup that is normal. The pistol maybe molting as well, they tend to molt soon after acclimation.

Diamond Jack · Nov 5, 2013

Totally normal. They will be out causing trouble in no time

Jayridge · Nov 6, 2013

Yeah the guys at my lfs said the same thing.

Spendley · Nov 6, 2013

Just picked up a pistol shrimp (no goby yet) a few days ago. I actually special ordered it in August but I guess they didn't follow through with that, so I randomly stopped by and they had just got one in so I was like hey give me that before you put it in your tank!!

You guys think adding a goby in a week or so will be a problem? Hoping to have them pair up pretty quickly.