My Pistol shrimp is killing everything - Page 4

razorvines · 03-30-2009, 09:28 AM

Yeah I guess he is still full from his black & white gourmet dinner. No luck so I am just going to leave the bottle in the tank and add some more shrimp tonight.

mettjl03 · 03-30-2009, 02:18 PM

bummer... you'll get him I can feel it!!

razorvines · 03-30-2009, 02:20 PM

Oh yeah, if I have to take every single piece of rock out of it, I WILL GET HIM!!!

razorvines · 03-31-2009, 09:52 AM

Dang, no luck yet. The PS in my 24 Nano somehow managed to get just far enough in to grab all the shrimp and slide back into the rocks. The trap in the 75 has been great at catching hermit crabs. The goby is great at darting in there for a bite to eat and sliding right back out. Still haven't seen the PS in the 75 either. So I guess I am going to have to modify the trap. I just used a water bottle, so I am guessing I need to glue some little flanges to make the opening smaller, or find something with a smaller mouth.

mettjl03 · 03-31-2009, 07:13 PM

I can't believe u haven't got him yet!!!! Must be a smart little guy...

razorvines · 04-01-2009, 10:10 AM

I haven't caught either one yet. I am just going to tear my 24 down tonight to get him. He actually managed to get food out of both traps we designed. The second trap was a square tupperware container the size of a sandwich. The wife cut a hole in the top and put a huge shrimp and scallop in it. He somehow managed to get the giant shrimp out and drag it back to the rocks.
The PS in the 75 hasn't gone near the trap. I did catch all of my hermit crabs in the tank, red & black blenny, and my big goby. In fact the blenny died in the process so here we are still losing fish to this stupid bugger. We are on a mission now!!!

mettjl03 · 04-01-2009, 03:18 PM

oh bummer... good lucky!

razorvines · 04-03-2009, 11:10 AM

Well I dug the one PS out of the 24G Nano last night, but the sucker in the 75 is NOT going for my traps!

PootyTang · 04-03-2009, 11:32 PM

I had never heard of a pistol shrimp even thinking about eating a fish unless it was already dead. Am I dumb for not having heard of this before? lol

mettjl03 · 04-04-2009, 01:11 AM

Well did you end up getting him or no?? Maybe we should think of a plan B

razorvines · 04-06-2009, 09:46 AM

Yeah I finally ended up just pulling out the rock to get to them.

The 24 was easy, and for the 75 I at least knew where he stayed so I only had to pull about half the rock out of it.
My mother in law was bringing us another B&W clown partner from our favorite not so local fish store down in Stuart, Aquatic-life. So we wanted to have the PS out of the 75 before she got him to us on Saturday.
It was pretty cool because we saw the little guy last weekend. He was marked just like our other one and about a half an inch bigger. The moment we put her in the other one in the tank immediately submitted his role as the male shaking all over the place. They paired up right away!! It was pretty cool because we were expecting a little more drama. Enough rambling, but a good ending to the PS episode.....

mettjl03 · 04-06-2009, 10:21 AM

Neat!!!! Thanks for the update... To bad the trap didn't work

Xenomorph25 · 06-17-2009, 05:54 PM

The photo of the shrimp listed doesn't look anything like my Pistol Shrimp. Mine is white/tan-ish with no spot or other color.

Its thick left pincer is obviously a little darker than the rest of him, but that is due to thickness and substance... So far it hasn't done anything but build tunnels under every rock...

Which actually has helped create a lot of hiding places for other fish...

03-30-2009, 09:28 AM	#46 (permalink)
razorvines Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central FL Posts: 389 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything Yeah I guess he is still full from his black & white gourmet dinner. No luck so I am just going to leave the bottle in the tank and add some more shrimp tonight. __________________ Jason What did I do before I got saltwater tanks???? 125 Tall Reef Tank 75 FOWLR 45 Tall FOWLR 10 Reef

03-30-2009, 02:18 PM	#47 (permalink)
mettjl03 Plate Coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 714 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything bummer... you'll get him I can feel it!! __________________ Jess SAY NO TO FREE RANGE LAWNS!! I know! I love you too. Every time my urchin poops, I think of you.

03-30-2009, 02:20 PM	#48 (permalink)
razorvines Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central FL Posts: 389 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything Oh yeah, if I have to take every single piece of rock out of it, I WILL GET HIM!!! __________________ Jason What did I do before I got saltwater tanks???? 125 Tall Reef Tank 75 FOWLR 45 Tall FOWLR 10 Reef

03-31-2009, 09:52 AM	#49 (permalink)
razorvines Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central FL Posts: 389 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything Dang, no luck yet. The PS in my 24 Nano somehow managed to get just far enough in to grab all the shrimp and slide back into the rocks. The trap in the 75 has been great at catching hermit crabs. The goby is great at darting in there for a bite to eat and sliding right back out. Still haven't seen the PS in the 75 either. So I guess I am going to have to modify the trap. I just used a water bottle, so I am guessing I need to glue some little flanges to make the opening smaller, or find something with a smaller mouth. __________________ Jason What did I do before I got saltwater tanks???? 125 Tall Reef Tank 75 FOWLR 45 Tall FOWLR 10 Reef

03-31-2009, 07:13 PM	#50 (permalink)
mettjl03 Plate Coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 714 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything I can't believe u haven't got him yet!!!! Must be a smart little guy... __________________ Jess SAY NO TO FREE RANGE LAWNS!! I know! I love you too. Every time my urchin poops, I think of you.

04-01-2009, 10:10 AM	#51 (permalink)
razorvines Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central FL Posts: 389 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything I haven't caught either one yet. I am just going to tear my 24 down tonight to get him. He actually managed to get food out of both traps we designed. The second trap was a square tupperware container the size of a sandwich. The wife cut a hole in the top and put a huge shrimp and scallop in it. He somehow managed to get the giant shrimp out and drag it back to the rocks. The PS in the 75 hasn't gone near the trap. I did catch all of my hermit crabs in the tank, red & black blenny, and my big goby. In fact the blenny died in the process so here we are still losing fish to this stupid bugger. We are on a mission now!!! __________________ Jason What did I do before I got saltwater tanks???? 125 Tall Reef Tank 75 FOWLR 45 Tall FOWLR 10 Reef

04-01-2009, 03:18 PM	#52 (permalink)
mettjl03 Plate Coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 714 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything oh bummer... good lucky! __________________ Jess SAY NO TO FREE RANGE LAWNS!! I know! I love you too. Every time my urchin poops, I think of you.

04-03-2009, 11:10 AM	#53 (permalink)
razorvines Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central FL Posts: 389 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything Well I dug the one PS out of the 24G Nano last night, but the sucker in the 75 is NOT going for my traps! __________________ Jason What did I do before I got saltwater tanks???? 125 Tall Reef Tank 75 FOWLR 45 Tall FOWLR 10 Reef

04-03-2009, 11:32 PM	#54 (permalink)
PootyTang Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 253 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything I had never heard of a pistol shrimp even thinking about eating a fish unless it was already dead. Am I dumb for not having heard of this before? lol

04-04-2009, 01:11 AM	#55 (permalink)
mettjl03 Plate Coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 714 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything Well did you end up getting him or no?? Maybe we should think of a plan B __________________ Jess SAY NO TO FREE RANGE LAWNS!! I know! I love you too. Every time my urchin poops, I think of you.

04-06-2009, 09:46 AM	#56 (permalink)
razorvines Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central FL Posts: 389 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything Yeah I finally ended up just pulling out the rock to get to them. The 24 was easy, and for the 75 I at least knew where he stayed so I only had to pull about half the rock out of it. My mother in law was bringing us another B&W clown partner from our favorite not so local fish store down in Stuart, Aquatic-life. So we wanted to have the PS out of the 75 before she got him to us on Saturday. It was pretty cool because we saw the little guy last weekend. He was marked just like our other one and about a half an inch bigger. The moment we put her in the other one in the tank immediately submitted his role as the male shaking all over the place. They paired up right away!! It was pretty cool because we were expecting a little more drama. Enough rambling, but a good ending to the PS episode..... __________________ Jason What did I do before I got saltwater tanks???? 125 Tall Reef Tank 75 FOWLR 45 Tall FOWLR 10 Reef

04-06-2009, 10:21 AM	#57 (permalink)
mettjl03 Plate Coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 714 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything Neat!!!! Thanks for the update... To bad the trap didn't work __________________ Jess SAY NO TO FREE RANGE LAWNS!! I know! I love you too. Every time my urchin poops, I think of you.

06-17-2009, 05:54 PM	#58 (permalink)
Xenomorph25 Fire Coral Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 74 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My Pistol shrimp is killing everything The photo of the shrimp listed doesn't look anything like my Pistol Shrimp. Mine is white/tan-ish with no spot or other color. Its thick left pincer is obviously a little darker than the rest of him, but that is due to thickness and substance... So far it hasn't done anything but build tunnels under every rock... Which actually has helped create a lot of hiding places for other fish... __________________ TANK FACTS!! ______________________________________________ 60g with 60lbs of Live Rock 10-20 lbs of Live Sand. 1 Coral Beauty; 1 Butterfly Tang; 1 Yellow Watchman; 1 Pistol Shrimp; 2 Clown Fish (1 Saddleback); 1 Mandarin Dragonet; 1 Blackfin Goby; 1 Scooter Dragonet; 2 Skunk Cleaners; 2 Camelback Shrimp; 1 Emerald Crab; Several Black Turbo Snail;1 Bumblebee Snail; 4 Nassarius; 3 Ceriths; Several Reddish Hermit Crabs; 1 Scarlet Reef Hermit; 2 Blue Legged Hermit; 3 Sand Sifter Stars; 1 Green Dottyback; 1 Conch!; ; 1 Anemone Crab

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