does your pistol do this

molsen187 · 11-19-2009, 10:25 AM

ok this goes out to anyone that has a pistol shrimp. my pistol loves taking my frags away for his burrow. he killed some nice zoos that way. i found them but they never recovered. well today thank god i went down to check the tank and he had moved three of my acan frags into his burrow. well after having the clownfish attack me for about 5 min i was able to get the frags out and back in place. should i be giving the pistol some rubble for his tunnels? i put some rubble in their so at least maybe he'll use that first. does anyone elses pistol do this, or is mine just a weirdo?

jcgardner · 11-19-2009, 11:21 AM

I don't have one yet, but I am thinking about getting one. Good to know about their odd behavior. Hope someone can help you.

molsen187 · 11-19-2009, 11:43 AM

yeah from what the responses were on my local forum it sounds common. i just need to put more rubble around for it apparently. i almost had a heart attack when i noticed the acans were gone.

tnwillia · 11-19-2009, 11:48 AM

Mine has not but I've got tons of rubble and small shell parts across my bottom. Good Luck!

LPSMonSter · 11-19-2009, 02:37 PM

Does the shrimp have a goby to protect him?
My only thought would be that he is trying to protect his "pad" by placing the corals in the area.

molsen187 · 11-23-2009, 06:51 PM

yeah he does have a goby. the goby keeps a lookout for him while he steals my acans

i caught them the other morning. well i dumped a bunch more rocks in there from my fuge and had a long talk with dr zoidberg(the pistol) and told him he'd have to go if this kept up and he seems to have stopped for a little bit. i'm going to get some more rubble or empty shells just to be sure but he has been good the past few days.

Cloudburst2000 · 12-01-2009, 05:43 PM

That's good. If you have a refugium and he starts acting up again, you can just move him there. That's what I do when I have any animal that starts being naughty. Too bad I can't put the cat in the refugium when he's naughty which is quite often

tnwillia · 12-01-2009, 06:50 PM

Good luck catching him, that will be fun......

sambrinar · 12-01-2009, 11:04 PM

I have one somewhere in the tank.. put him in... haven't seen him since.. but my BSJF does that, little brat

aaromano · 12-09-2009, 09:12 AM

He's just doing what comes natural finding loose bits to build a defensive perimeter. I think getting him some rubble close by might help, but you never know he might like the look of the acans on his front porch.

molsen187 · 12-09-2009, 09:39 AM

he pretty much stopped moving the acans.i gave him a ton of rock rubble and he set him and the goby up a swinging pad. i haven't seen him in like a week which is really rare, maybe he molting.

molsen187 · 12-09-2009, 10:52 AM

nice i finally saw him. it seems like everytime i think he is a goner there he is bigger than ever lol. the funny part about when he was taking the acans was he just wanted the plugs lol. he'd put the acans in head first so that the plug would be holding the rocks up. ha ha who would of thought that contruction workers lived underwater too.

11-19-2009, 10:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
molsen187 Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: haverhill, ma Posts: 519 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	does your pistol do this ok this goes out to anyone that has a pistol shrimp. my pistol loves taking my frags away for his burrow. he killed some nice zoos that way. i found them but they never recovered. well today thank god i went down to check the tank and he had moved three of my acan frags into his burrow. well after having the clownfish attack me for about 5 min i was able to get the frags out and back in place. should i be giving the pistol some rubble for his tunnels? i put some rubble in their so at least maybe he'll use that first. does anyone elses pistol do this, or is mine just a weirdo?

11-19-2009, 11:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
jcgardner Serpent Star Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: arizona Posts: 221 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: does your pistol do this I don't have one yet, but I am thinking about getting one. Good to know about their odd behavior. Hope someone can help you.

11-19-2009, 11:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
molsen187 Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: haverhill, ma Posts: 519 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: does your pistol do this yeah from what the responses were on my local forum it sounds common. i just need to put more rubble around for it apparently. i almost had a heart attack when i noticed the acans were gone.

11-19-2009, 11:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
tnwillia Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 2,190 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: does your pistol do this Mine has not but I've got tons of rubble and small shell parts across my bottom. Good Luck! __________________ Tom RSM 250 Jan 2009, 10Lb Live Rock, 70Lb Dry rock & 80Lb RS Reef Base, Euro Reef RSM 250 Skimmer, JBJ Artica 1/4hp Chiller, ViaAqua Titanium 300 Heater, 3.5KW Gas Generator, Custom in-cabinet Sump/Fuge and Nano Prefilter from LifeReef. Iwaki WMD40LXT External pump, JBJ ATO. 2 Vortech MP-40s with battery backup and Outer Orbit dual 150 HQI/T5 with Phoenix 14K bulbs. My Tank Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...rsm-250-a.html

11-19-2009, 02:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
LPSMonSter Tubeworm Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eden Prairie, MN Posts: 27 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: does your pistol do this Does the shrimp have a goby to protect him? My only thought would be that he is trying to protect his "pad" by placing the corals in the area.

11-23-2009, 06:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
molsen187 Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: haverhill, ma Posts: 519 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: does your pistol do this yeah he does have a goby. the goby keeps a lookout for him while he steals my acans i caught them the other morning. well i dumped a bunch more rocks in there from my fuge and had a long talk with dr zoidberg(the pistol) and told him he'd have to go if this kept up and he seems to have stopped for a little bit. i'm going to get some more rubble or empty shells just to be sure but he has been good the past few days.

12-01-2009, 05:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cloudburst2000 Torch coral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: does your pistol do this That's good. If you have a refugium and he starts acting up again, you can just move him there. That's what I do when I have any animal that starts being naughty. Too bad I can't put the cat in the refugium when he's naughty which is quite often __________________ Shannon "My Momma always said, life was like a box of live rock........you never know what you're gonna get."

12-01-2009, 06:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
tnwillia Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 2,190 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: does your pistol do this Good luck catching him, that will be fun...... __________________ Tom RSM 250 Jan 2009, 10Lb Live Rock, 70Lb Dry rock & 80Lb RS Reef Base, Euro Reef RSM 250 Skimmer, JBJ Artica 1/4hp Chiller, ViaAqua Titanium 300 Heater, 3.5KW Gas Generator, Custom in-cabinet Sump/Fuge and Nano Prefilter from LifeReef. Iwaki WMD40LXT External pump, JBJ ATO. 2 Vortech MP-40s with battery backup and Outer Orbit dual 150 HQI/T5 with Phoenix 14K bulbs. My Tank Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...rsm-250-a.html

12-01-2009, 11:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
sambrinar recovering overfeeder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 6,839 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: does your pistol do this I have one somewhere in the tank.. put him in... haven't seen him since.. but my BSJF does that, little brat __________________ Brenda Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music ~ George Carlin Original member of http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...eef-holic.html My addiction 75 gal glass http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ce-sanity.html

12-09-2009, 09:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
aaromano Serpent Star Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 220 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: does your pistol do this He's just doing what comes natural finding loose bits to build a defensive perimeter. I think getting him some rubble close by might help, but you never know he might like the look of the acans on his front porch.

12-09-2009, 09:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
molsen187 Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: haverhill, ma Posts: 519 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: does your pistol do this he pretty much stopped moving the acans.i gave him a ton of rock rubble and he set him and the goby up a swinging pad. i haven't seen him in like a week which is really rare, maybe he molting.

12-09-2009, 10:52 AM	#12 (permalink)
molsen187 Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: haverhill, ma Posts: 519 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: does your pistol do this nice i finally saw him. it seems like everytime i think he is a goner there he is bigger than ever lol. the funny part about when he was taking the acans was he just wanted the plugs lol. he'd put the acans in head first so that the plug would be holding the rocks up. ha ha who would of thought that contruction workers lived underwater too.

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