View Full Version : Titch has roomies!!!!
catpicklesdog
04-19-2008, 1:52 PM
I've stuck this thread here as it regards more inverts than fish:grinyes:
I've given up trying to catch the Banggais and giving them their own Love Shack, so Titch is staying put!!!
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A couple of weeks ago I introduced two sexy shrimp to the tank:
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Anyway this weekend I treated Titch (and myself) and got him a couple of more roomies. Meet Randall and Pistol Pete
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What has surprised me with these two, is that it is Pistol Pete (the shrimp for those of you who hadn't guessed!!!!) is doing the burrowing. It's been quite amusing warching Randall (the Randall shrimp Goby) just sitting there keeping watch, whilst Pete does all the work. And believe me, he's moved an awful lot of sand overnight!
ChangDriX
04-19-2008, 1:56 PM
thats awesome!
SpockthePuffer
04-19-2008, 2:56 PM
I love the name pistol pete! That must be quite a sight to see :)
catpicklesdog
04-19-2008, 3:18 PM
I love the name pistol pete! That must be quite a sight to see :)
Not the most original name I could come up with but hey:grinyes:!! They're still a bit nervous but I'm hoping Pete will stay out more!
nycsicktank
04-19-2008, 3:24 PM
thats sweet as couple
mandy21
04-19-2008, 6:41 PM
Very Nice! Love the new additions.
FeatherDuster
04-19-2008, 7:50 PM
I can't believe Twitch has gotten so big. It must have been fun to see him grow up.
And I love all your new additions. Pistol/goby pairs rule! And I have always wanted a sexy shrimp ;)
Isn't it fun to watch the pistol shrimp work while the goby guards?
irishspy
04-19-2008, 9:27 PM
Pretty additions! You should have named the shrimp "Hopkirk." :)
salty420
04-19-2008, 10:41 PM
titch must be so happy to have some new friends! very nice cpd!
Reefscape
04-20-2008, 6:23 AM
Oh wow....what a superb pairing to buy Ali....very nice indeed.....
journey0820
04-20-2008, 4:20 PM
love it! Wonder if the Goby is giving directions, "no, no...I said move THAT piece of gravel...jeez...hard to find good help these days".
alpha123
04-20-2008, 5:19 PM
love it! Wonder if the Goby is giving directions, "no, no...I said move THAT piece of gravel...jeez...hard to find good help these days".
It is good to be the Goby.
I wonder what happens in the wild when the shrimp pair up for mating. Would the Goby sit there and watch too, or may be they just go to different clubs?
catpicklesdog
04-20-2008, 5:27 PM
I can't believe Twitch has gotten so big. It must have been fun to see him grow up.
My little boy is all grown up:grinyes:
journey0820 love it! Wonder if the Goby is giving directions, "no, no...I said move THAT piece of gravel...jeez...hard to find good help these days".
LMAO I take it that means the goby is female:grinyes:
lol, must be huh? Sincerely Titch is one of the AC inhabitants I think I look forward to hearing news on the most. Right up there with Fluffy and a few others.
catpicklesdog
04-21-2008, 6:50 AM
lol, must be huh? Sincerely Titch is one of the AC inhabitants I think I look forward to hearing news on the most. Right up there with Fluffy and a few others.
Ahh Cheers Grins. He is definately staying with me now. I might introduce another Banggai when he's older and I've explained about the birds and the bees.:grinyes:
irishspyPretty additions! You should have named the shrimp "Hopkirk." :)
Do you know what, I quite like that name!! Name stolen:grinyes:
catpicklesdog
04-21-2008, 10:42 AM
I signed up to You Tube just so you guys could watch this. Enjoy:grinyes:
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irishspy
04-21-2008, 1:36 PM
That's not a shrimp -- that's a civil engineer with claws! :)
Reefscape
04-21-2008, 1:56 PM
Stunning little video clip....thanks for sharing Ali...
mandy21
04-21-2008, 4:05 PM
The music kinda frightened me lol but what a little worker. I love how resourcesful he is with his claws. Scoop and move.
catpicklesdog
04-21-2008, 5:29 PM
The music kinda frightened me lol but what a little worker. I love how resourcesful he is with his claws. Scoop and move.
I had the radio on! Maybe I should have had "men at work" playing:grinyes:
FeatherDuster
04-23-2008, 2:08 AM
Cute pair! But could gobies look anymore bored than they do while on guard duty? Someone needs some coffee.
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catpicklesdog
04-23-2008, 6:36 PM
LMAO FD!!! I haven't actually seen the goby do anything yet. Not enough eat, but I'm not too concerned about that at the moment! He just sits there and occasionally Hopkirk (shrimp) has to dig right underneath him as he doesn't move!!!
I never realised having a pistol shrimp could be so much fun, he's busy making new caves every day. Today i watched him climb up the rock with a "clawful" of sand and he didn't drop any!!!
AnnetteG
04-24-2008, 1:43 AM
That is so fun! I love the videos, you need to make more and share them! I love your tank and always love reading about it and seeing your pictures.
I'm impressed that your pistol shrimp comes out to play. There is one somewhere in my tank that I've yet to see and I've had the rocks he came with for almost 2 months now. I *think* he's taken up with the diamond goby, based on where it sounds like the popping is coming from, but I can't be sure. And if that's the case, the shrimp has the goby whipped because the goby does all the work.
Now I definitely want a pair like yours for my new tank!
catpicklesdog
04-24-2008, 5:50 AM
Thank you Annette. He's out all day so I could a video anytime, I just didn't want to bore people. But now you've asked..............................:grinyes:
I was probably mis-guided like alot of people when I first started keeping Marine. I'd heard all the horror stories about Mantis and Pistol Shrimps and there was no way I wanted one in my tank. I never got any as hitchhikers and considered myself lucky. Now I wish I had because I've had to pay for this one!!!!
He's currently in a tank with a baby Banggai Cardinal, 2 sexy shrimps and a crab, plus his idle partner Randall!!! So far no problems but I can see what people mean when they say the clicking sounds like cracking glass. It's quite frightening and I do find myself checking the tank despite knowing what the noise is!
apelaston
05-10-2008, 12:33 PM
very cool CPD. Maybe if I am 'lucky enough for a hitchhiker i can get one of these little guys when i order 75 lr for my new salty tank.
so neat how they work together like that.
dolfans1
05-10-2008, 1:14 PM
After seeing the video, you forced me to break down and order a pistol shrimp from liveaquaria.com. I'm hoping it pairs up w/ my yellow watchman goby.
catpicklesdog
05-13-2008, 11:51 AM
Hey let us know how you get on with them Dolfans1!!!
Horchata
05-13-2008, 2:41 PM
pistol pete gets all the ladies