Yellow Watchman Goby???

[SteveMM62Reef]

A long time ago I had a pair of Yellow Watchman Gobies. I made them a burrow by Heating PVC Pipe and Squeezing it into an oval. Later on I added a Pistol Shrimp. Only one of the Gobies paired with the Shrimp, which caused squabbling. I liked to have a Paired set with a Shrimp. Need some advice. Also Currently in the 120 Gallon, 4 x 2 x 2, are a Yellow Tang, Vox Angel, Flameback Angel, and a Neon Cleaner Goby.

 

[i cant think]

A long time ago I had a pair of Yellow Watchman Gobies. I made them a burrow by Heating PVC Pipe and Squeezing it into an oval. Later on I added a Pistol Shrimp. Only one of the Gobies paired with the Shrimp, which caused squabbling. I liked to have a Paired set with a Shrimp. Need some advice. Also Currently in the 120 Gallon, 4 x 2 x 2, are a Yellow Tang, Vox Angel, Flameback Angel, and a Neon Cleaner Goby.

You can have a pair with a pistol shrimp however you will want to get an established pair that are already with a pistol shrimp for the best chances of this working.

 

[vetteguy53081]

best is one per shrimp. Ive seen them fight and outcome is Not pretty

 

[i cant think]

best is one per shrimp. Ive seen them fight and outcome is Not pretty

Generally the rule is one shrimp per tank, for the same reason as why it’s not recommended to have separate species of the same genus of goby in the same tank - They tend to fight to the death and not get along.

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

For Clarification, I start with Two Yellow Watchmen Gobies, No Shrimp. They shared the Pipe, as their burrow. Added a Shrimp, one of the Gobies paired with the Shrimp, the other did not. The Gobies then started to Fight

 

[907_Reefer]

Do you still have either the Pistol shrimp or goby(s)? Pic of your setup?

We picked up a paired PS and YWG. They were great, but goby had disappeared eventually. Later we were able to add an un-paired, single YWG back into the mix and he paired with pistol shrimp in about 2.5 days. They are currently best friends

 

[OrionN]

I have two PS and two YWG. Each of the YWG live separately with its shrimp in my 40 gal tank. Not able to take picture of the other pair. They are at the back of the tank.

 

[OrionN]

Do you still have either the Pistol shrimp or goby(s)? Pic of your setup?

We picked up a paired PS and YWG. They were great, but goby had disappeared eventually. Later we were able to add an un-paired, single YWG back into the mix and he paired with pistol shrimp in about 2.5 days. They are currently best friends

My YWG is a really good eater, as you can see in the previous post. I expect for him to grow quickly. So far I have no problem feeding him at all. He eats everything, flakes, pellets or frozen.