Tiger Pistol Shrimp Nano Reef Safe?

TheSaltwaterKid · 05-08-2008, 02:27 PM

I saw one of these guys at my LFS and had a blast watching him move the sand and excavate his little cave and was thinking of adding him to our tank but wanted to make sure he'd be a good addition first. Will he (like the cleaner and peppermint shrimp) be a pest and try to steal the food when i spot feed my corals? How will he behave with my other tank inhabitants (I'm specifically worried about him and my Flame Hawk but this is a good sized shrimp we're talking about)?

GSELLERS · 05-08-2008, 03:59 PM

he will basically make a home/burrow and share it with a shrimp goby or have it all to himself. they tend to not wander as they are so small and would get eaten easily so they basically eat what goes down the burrow or goes across in the front. but they do better with a goby

05-08-2008, 02:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheSaltwaterKid Midas Blenny Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Montpelier, VT Posts: 115 View Gallery Karma Komment	Tiger Pistol Shrimp Nano Reef Safe? I saw one of these guys at my LFS and had a blast watching him move the sand and excavate his little cave and was thinking of adding him to our tank but wanted to make sure he'd be a good addition first. Will he (like the cleaner and peppermint shrimp) be a pest and try to steal the food when i spot feed my corals? How will he behave with my other tank inhabitants (I'm specifically worried about him and my Flame Hawk but this is a good sized shrimp we're talking about)? __________________ Tank: Oceanic Biocube 29 (Justin) Mixed Reef Lights: Current Sunpod 150w HQI Skimmer: Tunze DOC 9002 MaxiJet 1200 Return Pump 1 Hydor Koralia Model 1 Powerhead 2 Hydor Koralia Nano Powerheads Tank: Oceanic Biocube 14 (Ann) Clownfish Reef Lights: Nanotuners 3.24 72w PC Mod Skimmer: Oceanic Biocube MaxiJet 900 Return Pump Hydor Koralia Nano Powerhead 2nd Chamber Refugium Mod

05-08-2008, 03:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
GSELLERS Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: BRANDON FLORIDA Posts: 537 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tiger Pistol Shrimp Nano Reef Safe? he will basically make a home/burrow and share it with a shrimp goby or have it all to himself. they tend to not wander as they are so small and would get eaten easily so they basically eat what goes down the burrow or goes across in the front. but they do better with a goby

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