pistole shrimp

[e-cat]

any one have any info?

 

[ReefLady]

Pistol Shrimp (Alpheus spp.) Also known as Click Shrimp, Popping Shrimp and Snapping Shrimp. These animals snap shut their enlarged claw to generate a loud click which in an aquarium sounds something like a marble being thrown at the glass! They are generally considered peaceful tankmates if you can put up with the noise which is at its worst in the dead of night.

^^ from here: http://members.iinet.net.au/~conquest/andy/maswa/shrimp.html

>>FAQs about Pistol (including Goby) Shrimps<< ~ WetWebMedia

>>Pistol Shrimp<< ~ Info. on ETropicals

>>Sandy snapping shrimp<< ~ edge-of-reef.com

HTH,

 

[e-cat]

thanx reef lady, do you think they are fine in a reef setup with other shrimp?

 

[ReefLady]

I honestly have no personal experience with them, so I can't say for sure. To the best of my knowledge they are blind, as such, rely on a symbiotic relationship with particular Goby species to bring them food.

I wish I could offer more info. - but I don't want to offer you bad info. by way of "guessing".

 

[e-cat]

thanx any ways, but i think i wont get one, because i dont want any more fish in the tank, except a mandrin fish, but im waiting a while for that fish.