do shrimp gobys need shrimps?

[Bill19]

Hi , i want a highfin red banded goby for me nano. does it need a pistol shrimp? as the tank is in my bedroom and the clicking would anoy the hell out of me and it might kill pom pom crabs and stuff???
thanks Bill

[felixflame]

Simple answer is no.

Dont see people (well some people lol) saying a clown must have a nem.

Phil

[Bill19]

ok, i didn't think so. thanks mate

[cleverdave2k]

I would consider getting a shrimp thou its amazing watching them work together and they dont cost much :thumbup1:

[Bill19]

yeh but are they noisy? i know they click but how loud, as the tanks in me bedroom and i wont be able to sleep if its too loud!

[espocrespo]

no :turned:

[Bill19]

cool so there not loud! what species should i get? bearing in ming the goby only grows to 5cm. oh and will i be able to keep one with small crabs like porcelain crabs, and pom pom crabs? and maybe sexy shrimps?

[felixflame]

crabs are fine but not sexy shrimp, in the wild these will be considered as prey as they are sizable to the pistol

[Bill19]

i thought as much, i from other sources i have found that they are very noisy, so i dont think i will bother getting one, thanks :)

[saltyell]

it depends, all i know is i had some LR in QT and ma qt is in my bedroom - there mustt have been a pistol in there it was so noisy!! I couldnt sleep m8 - move your tank and THEN get a pistol shrimp :D

[Ilovenemo]

Can you actually buy pistol shrimps individually? I've never see them for sale unless paired with a goby. I've got a sulphur goby and I recently read that they are pistol shrimps. Is this right? And if I did find a pistol shrimp how do I know they'd want to live together? They might hate each other.

[Bill19]

yep they are shrimp gobys, i think you can buy them individually, ots alwayts hit or miss wether they pair or not, its luck really, but i supose if you put the shrimp near the goby in the first place its gonna have a good chance of finding it lol