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How to tell if a pistol is compatible with shrimp goby?
Does anyone know how to tell if a pistol shrimp is one of the types that will pair with a goby? I have a hitch-hiker that I just caught out of my reef, and he's pretty enough, but I'd want to put him in a smaller tank with a goby if possible. Here's a pic:
If anyone knows anything about this type of pistol, please tell me everything you know. Thanks, Jason |
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Yeesh, more than 24 hours w/o a single response. Time for a little more digging into academia.
Last edited by StrongHandsMcGee; 01/04/2008 at 06:19 PM. |
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Pretty sure it's Alpheus immaculatus , but I gave Shimek a couple of pics to look at so that I know if my ID is in the ballpark. My info is from this article:
Knowlton, N., Keller, B.D., A new, sibling species of snapping shrimp associated with the Caribbean sea anemone Bartholomea annulata. Bulletin of Marine Science, 33(2):353-362, 1983. |
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I know that tiger pistols are the species of preference for YWG, and the candy cane pistol for stonogobiops nematodes [highfin gobies].
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Looks VERY similar to the Alpheus cf. splendidus on the inverts section of Diver's Den.
http://liveaquaria.com/diversden/Ite...3501&siteid=20 |
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The body patterns are very similar to Alpheus armatus, but I'm pretty sure it's not armatus because of the different coloring. I think you're right about it being associated with an anemone because in my book it says that armatus lives in association with the Corkscrew Anemone and since the two look so similar, I think their habits may also be similar.
I think you're right about it being an Alpheus immaculatus |
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Do you know what part of the world your shrimp came from? A. immaculatus (which has been split into several species) - is only from the Caribbean. Check out the Alpheidae Shrimp Database. It's the most reliable site on the web for identified images and information http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinfor...ecies_list.php
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Looks a bit too gracile for A. immaculatus after looking at that site. A. splendidus still appears an option, but I've got to go to work so I can't look at the site longer.
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hey, i had one of those, and it linked up with my yellow watchman...mine was very loud though
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