new shrimp gobies :D

[iku]

i finally found the perfect addition to my tank. a month or two, i lost my orange spotted goby, yellow coral goby, and a tomato due to some unknown disease. now that its been a pretty long time, i decided to add 2 yasha gobies with a pistol shrimp into my tank, along with a female tomato, that has survived the unknown disease. i'll post pictures later, they are pretty cool to watch :O

[Fishfreak218]

wow, all that in a 12g. anyway can you post a FTS, i am getting a 20k this thursday.. what brand do you use??? do you like it???

[iku]

im using coral life clip on. its an alright light, but im using the xm? i forgot what they are called, 20k. i guess my corals like em? my anemone definitly loves it though. i'll post pictures in a moment, the gobies are hiding

[Kigs]

i'm a big fan of yasha gobies. i don't have any myself, but as long as i bring my lazy self to upgrade to a bigger tank, they are top on my list. such beautiful creatures. please do post a picture once you get them.

[iku]

here it is, i only took 2 pictures though, cuz his partner/wife is hiding :P and so is the pistol shrimp
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c25/ikulu/DSC04720.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c25/ikulu/DSC04721.jpg

heres the picture of the fts and my recently built refugium (under 9watt lighting)
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c25/ikulu/DSC04718.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c25/ikulu/DSC04725.jpg

my clown and her anemone, (iono if i should get her a bf yet :P)
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c25/ikulu/DSC04717.jpg

yea, they are all under 20k 150 watt, 12 gallon :P
i got three sps frags too and 2 clams

[iku]

i got a video of both the gobies and the shrimp, but i dont know how to post it. can anyone help?

[Surfzup2k4]

cool

[Mikeeal]

http://www.putfile.com/ is what I use.

[iku]

well, thnx for the help:D heres the video (a very short one, i'll prob take some more tomorrow) they are fantastic to look at :| ive been starin at them for 30 mins straight. no joke :P
heres the link

http://media.putfile.com/yasha-gobie--pshrimp

this maybe off topic, but is it too late to add another tomato clown (i want to have a pair of clowns too, just like the gobies) into my tank? then my tank would be complete :|

[Mikeeal]

That is too funny the way the shrimp pops out at the end, it doesn't even phase the gobies. Cool man, makes me want a pair, they're really neat looking.

[surfnvb7]

oh man, i love those guys!!! how deep is your sand bed? do you have to spot feed? or do the gobies bring food back for the shrimp? i'm curious to know about their behavior

please give us more info!!!! :)

[iku]

i have a pretty deep sand bed (about 3 1/2 - 4 ") anyways, i dont spot feed them yet, because they are still very shy. whenever i walk near the tank, i'll have to walk like a cat (not makin any noises or big movements) but i think i'll spot feed in the future. and i think this is how the shrimp gets food. whenever the gobies are full, they'll leave the food infront of the hole untouched. then the pistol shrimp will come out, and grab the mysis shrimp with one of his claws, and drag it back into the hole.

[spazz'in]

do the goby and shrimp pairs require a deeper sand bed? i recently upgraded my 10 gal tank to a 15 gal tank and kept the same amount of sand. it covers the bottom pretty well, but it's definitely not 3' deep...should I add more sand before I try to get a goby/shrimp pair?

[iku]

nah, u dont really need a deep sand bed. around 1 1/2 - 2" should be fine. as long as they feel safe, then its good enough

[steelhealr]

You may want to consider feeding the cave. I have a yashia haze now for several months. They are small but need to eat. If you feed the cave..they will start to come out and grab some food.

Click here to watch Feeding-Yashia-Haze (http://media.putfile.com/Feeding-Yashia-Haze)

SH