Pistol Shrimp Help!!

[ChiTownRomeo]

I added a Randalls pistol Shrimp for my Watchman Goby from Saltwaterfish.com and it looked sick upon arrival. Acclimated it for 2 hours and put it in the tank. Disappeared until the next day when I found the Nass sanils eating him. Today I got a tiger Pistol Shrimp from Liveaquaria. Acclimated him for 3 hours and in he went. dug right under the live rock into the sand and haven't saw him yet....not even the sand mountains being built people talk about....What am I doing wrong? Tank has been setup 2 years. All parameters are spot on. Nothing has dies in my reef in 2 years...

 

[saltcreep1025]

If its just been a day give it some time still... I feel very blessed when i see mine lol.

 

[jeffaquarius]

How do you acclimate? Did you test both parameters specially the temp before transferring the shrimp?

 

[Budda619]

Its recommended to drip acclimate everything for a mininum of a hr. when you introduce a new fish or invert make sure the lights have been off for atleast a hr. that way your current inhabitants has time to calm down, puts less stress on your new attendee. Inverts are usually hardy unless you got a sick one from the pet store. I always look at the critters i buy to make sure they are active.

 

[jefferzbooboo]

He'll be fine. I don't see my pistol shrimp for weeks and that's in a 20H. Eventually you'll hear it popping.

 

[ChiTownRomeo]

He'll be fine. I don't see my pistol shrimp for weeks and that's in a 20H. Eventually you'll hear it popping.

My YWG found him and now he is digging holes all over the tank lol

 

[Crystal A]

Good stuff. Now just hope your rocks are on the bottom of the tank! That bulldozer of a shrimp will make quick work of your gravel in a short period of time. In my opinion they need their very own back up beep..