Be Afraid... Be very afraid... OF THE PISTOL SHRIMP!! HA

kyle1284 · 06-22-2007, 02:20 PM

HA this is crazy!

Pistol Shrimp - ebaumsworld.com

what is going on in this video?

corrado007 · 06-22-2007, 02:36 PM

That's amazing, I had no idea. Thanks for the link, I love cool clips like that.

rebekwl · 06-22-2007, 02:41 PM

AAAAAAHHHHH, Poor shrimpy! I was thinking about getting a pistol shrimp. Not if he is going to try to eat Shrimpet though!!

Cassette87 · 06-22-2007, 04:15 PM

Wow... that was amazing, the whole "temperature of the sun" can't be true can it?

kathywithbirds · 06-22-2007, 04:18 PM

OK, I proved I'm easily gullible with prow's joke about skunk clowns.

Is THIS for real?

Cassette87 · 06-22-2007, 04:32 PM

looks like it's true...

kyle1284 · 06-22-2007, 04:36 PM

THAT IS CRAZY!! good link! anyone experience the wrath of the pistol shrimp before?!? lol loose a finger perhaps? HA

AdvanceAquatics · 06-22-2007, 06:22 PM

Thats True Im alomost posative I saw that before....maybe The learning channel or discovery.

AdvanceAquatics · 06-22-2007, 06:24 PM

Sorry forgot to say;

Never heard the Temp thing but I thought it was the speed of the water when the claw snapps, causing a wave ( sound wave type effect )that knocks out the target.

cheeks69 · 06-22-2007, 06:45 PM

There are many sp. of Pistol shrimp and the common one's that form a symbiotic relationship with the Prawn Gobies are not a usually a threat to any fish or other shrimp. I had a full grown Tiger Pistol shrimp for a couple of years and let me tell ya when he snapped his claw it was LOUD, my wife used to complain all the time that the snapping sound would wake her up regularly during the night.

kyle1284 · 06-22-2007, 07:02 PM

wow that loud? u think he was doing the same thing that pistol was doing? does anyone have any video of these noises? im so curious about all this now!!! lol

cheeks69 · 06-22-2007, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyle1284

wow that loud? u think he was doing the same thing that pistol was doing? does anyone have any video of these noises? im so curious about all this now!!! lol

Yes it was very loud !
They will also snap their claws as a defensive reaction.

jg2269jg · 06-22-2007, 09:29 PM

i have a pistol shrimp with my randalls goby and he snaps all night long it is loud but kind of funny

Kirblit · 06-22-2007, 11:09 PM

That bubble is a cavitation bubble similar to what happens with Mantis shrimp when they strike.

The water actually vaporizes when it reaches certain velocities and causes the phenomenon. Really cool to see on highspeed film.

AdvanceAquatics · 06-23-2007, 07:48 AM

Wow Im getting one....I dont care what LFS I have to travelto the hunt is on...Im always looking for something wild like that...and I to hear snapping...LOL

06-22-2007, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
kyle1284 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 919 View Gallery Karma Komment	Be Afraid... Be very afraid... OF THE PISTOL SHRIMP!! HA HA this is crazy! Pistol Shrimp - ebaumsworld.com what is going on in this video? __________________ KYLE 75 Gal 110 Lbs Live Rock 40 Lbs of live sand Equiptment:48 Inch 4x54 T-5 true blue and 10000k lights, 2 fuvual 305 Canister Filters Mis. Mushrooms, Fan Worms, hammer coral, frog spawn, candy cane, A TON OF TRUMPET CORAL!! orange plating monti, some kind of branching monti, pom pom xeina, all kinds of zoos BRIGHT GREEN star polyps, xeina, neon green toadstool, 3 damn damsles, a foxface and a blue tang. November 1...The begining! http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2.../random045.jpg November 8,2008 http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ristina034.jpg My 75 GALLON BAR TOP REEF TANK! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...n-bar-top.html

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corrado007 Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca. Posts: 742 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Be Afraid... Be very afraid... OF THE PISTOL SHRIMP!! HA That's amazing, I had no idea. Thanks for the link, I love cool clips like that. __________________ Justin Be the person your dog thinks you are. 90gal mixed reef w/40gal sump/fuge, ATO, Octopus NW-200 Skimmer, 2x 250W 12k Reeflux MH & 220W VHO actinics, Koralia #4 & #3, Mag 9.5 return, Aquacontroller jr., LR & LS, and community fish (Yellow Assessor, Orchid Dottyback, Yellow Watchman Goby, paired O clowns, Hippo Tang, Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse, Neon Goby, 1 Baby Chromis, and a red head fairy wrasse. updated 12/28/08 Here's my 90gal Chronicle (Lots of pictures and DIY)

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rebekwl Achilles Tang Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 846 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Be Afraid... Be very afraid... OF THE PISTOL SHRIMP!! HA AAAAAAHHHHH, Poor shrimpy! I was thinking about getting a pistol shrimp. Not if he is going to try to eat Shrimpet though!! __________________ Rebekah Member of: Snails Are Stupid Society 90 Gallon Display w/ 2-3" LS & 100-120 lbs. LR. 20 Gal sump w/fuge that has 4" sand, LR and rubble, and Chaeto. CUC - Lots of assorted snails, 3 conchs, Serpent Starfish, Hermit Crabs, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Sand Sifting Starfish (I think that's it). Fish - Bi-Color Blenny, Orange Spotted Prawn Goby, Scooter Blenny, Clarkii Clownfish, Yellow Watchman Goby, Fiji Devil Damsel, Tomini Tang, Sailfin Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, and Pink Skunk Clown. Corals/inverts - Pink Branching Hammer Coral, Green Branching Hammer Coral, Torch Coral, Frogspawn, Bubble Coral, Neon Green Fungia, Green Star Polyps, Cup Mushroom, Green Candy Cane, Kenya Tree, Pom Pom Xenia, Toadstool Leather, Finger Leather, Devil's Hand Leather, LOTS of shrooms (red, green, blue), Orange Sponge, Green Monti Plate, Brown Gorgonian, Blundell Buttons, Flower Pot, Zoanthids, Palys, Green BTA

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Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,421 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Be Afraid... Be very afraid... OF THE PISTOL SHRIMP!! HA looks like it's true... __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Work followed by School :Java: - 9/8/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

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kyle1284 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 919 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Be Afraid... Be very afraid... OF THE PISTOL SHRIMP!! HA THAT IS CRAZY!! good link! anyone experience the wrath of the pistol shrimp before?!? lol loose a finger perhaps? HA __________________ KYLE 75 Gal 110 Lbs Live Rock 40 Lbs of live sand Equiptment:48 Inch 4x54 T-5 true blue and 10000k lights, 2 fuvual 305 Canister Filters Mis. Mushrooms, Fan Worms, hammer coral, frog spawn, candy cane, A TON OF TRUMPET CORAL!! orange plating monti, some kind of branching monti, pom pom xeina, all kinds of zoos BRIGHT GREEN star polyps, xeina, neon green toadstool, 3 damn damsles, a foxface and a blue tang. November 1...The begining! http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2.../random045.jpg November 8,2008 http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ristina034.jpg My 75 GALLON BAR TOP REEF TANK! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...n-bar-top.html

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AdvanceAquatics Serpent Star Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lumberton NJ Posts: 201 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Be Afraid... Be very afraid... OF THE PISTOL SHRIMP!! HA Thats True Im alomost posative I saw that before....maybe The learning channel or discovery.

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AdvanceAquatics Serpent Star Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lumberton NJ Posts: 201 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Be Afraid... Be very afraid... OF THE PISTOL SHRIMP!! HA Sorry forgot to say; Never heard the Temp thing but I thought it was the speed of the water when the claw snapps, causing a wave ( sound wave type effect )that knocks out the target.

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cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,142 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Be Afraid... Be very afraid... OF THE PISTOL SHRIMP!! HA There are many sp. of Pistol shrimp and the common one's that form a symbiotic relationship with the Prawn Gobies are not a usually a threat to any fish or other shrimp. I had a full grown Tiger Pistol shrimp for a couple of years and let me tell ya when he snapped his claw it was LOUD, my wife used to complain all the time that the snapping sound would wake her up regularly during the night. __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

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kyle1284 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 919 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Be Afraid... Be very afraid... OF THE PISTOL SHRIMP!! HA wow that loud? u think he was doing the same thing that pistol was doing? does anyone have any video of these noises? im so curious about all this now!!! lol __________________ KYLE 75 Gal 110 Lbs Live Rock 40 Lbs of live sand Equiptment:48 Inch 4x54 T-5 true blue and 10000k lights, 2 fuvual 305 Canister Filters Mis. Mushrooms, Fan Worms, hammer coral, frog spawn, candy cane, A TON OF TRUMPET CORAL!! orange plating monti, some kind of branching monti, pom pom xeina, all kinds of zoos BRIGHT GREEN star polyps, xeina, neon green toadstool, 3 damn damsles, a foxface and a blue tang. November 1...The begining! http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2.../random045.jpg November 8,2008 http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ristina034.jpg My 75 GALLON BAR TOP REEF TANK! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...n-bar-top.html

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jg2269jg Star Polyps Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 173 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Be Afraid... Be very afraid... OF THE PISTOL SHRIMP!! HA i have a pistol shrimp with my randalls goby and he snaps all night long it is loud but kind of funny

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Kirblit Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Be Afraid... Be very afraid... OF THE PISTOL SHRIMP!! HA That bubble is a cavitation bubble similar to what happens with Mantis shrimp when they strike. The water actually vaporizes when it reaches certain velocities and causes the phenomenon. Really cool to see on highspeed film. __________________ 125g RR Kirby My reef chronicle http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...s-125-a-3.html

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