Pistol Shrimp vs LPS

ucdcrew · 11/12/2018, 01:33 PM

I have a pistol shrimp/goby combo in my tank. He takes/flips over/tilts ANYTHING I leave on the sandbed. He's moved coral glued to baseball sized rocks, the little guy is an engineer. He flips rocks completely over, and my LPS really doesn't like that. I think he'd be impossible to catch (he uses the PVC I used to support my rock structure together to escape). He buried a 3 headed lobo while I was gone for 4 days and I've had to nurse the thing back to health. Short of glueing everything down and just using the light intensity to adjust the lighting - is there anything I can do?

jbfloor · 11/13/2018, 10:49 AM

Challenge him to a duel at high noon.

Anemone · 11/13/2018, 11:35 AM

He's doing what comes naturally. In a 25 gallon tank, the whole sandbed is going to be his territory. So, the simple answer is, don't put anything on the sandbed you don't want him to tunnel under, attempt to move, and possibly bury. All corals need to be placed on large rocks.

Kevin

11/12/2018, 01:33 PM	#1
ucdcrew Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 563	Pistol Shrimp vs LPS I have a pistol shrimp/goby combo in my tank. He takes/flips over/tilts ANYTHING I leave on the sandbed. He's moved coral glued to baseball sized rocks, the little guy is an engineer. He flips rocks completely over, and my LPS really doesn't like that. I think he'd be impossible to catch (he uses the PVC I used to support my rock structure together to escape). He buried a 3 headed lobo while I was gone for 4 days and I've had to nurse the thing back to health. Short of glueing everything down and just using the light intensity to adjust the lighting - is there anything I can do? __________________ If it weren't for gravity and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable! Current Tank Info: 25g nano, working on new 65g

11/13/2018, 10:49 AM	#2
jbfloor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 250	Challenge him to a duel at high noon. __________________ 72"x24"x21" 155g DSA all glass tank, 35g sump, Reef Octopus POV DC1 Skimmer DIY Lighting with 96x CREE XP-G-R5 and XT-E, UV, Orange/Red and Green LED.

11/13/2018, 11:35 AM	#3
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	He's doing what comes naturally. In a 25 gallon tank, the whole sandbed is going to be his territory. So, the simple answer is, don't put anything on the sandbed you don't want him to tunnel under, attempt to move, and possibly bury. All corals need to be placed on large rocks. Kevin __________________ Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks... Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s