Tiger Pistol Shrimp?

[PortValefanjosh]

How long does it take to pair up to my goby?The guy in the lfs said they usually pair up within an hour but since adding the shrimp this afternoon he's just been tunneling under the rocks.The goby has shown intrest by staying by the front of the tunnel a couple of times but because the tunnel is round the back of the tank the goby always hangs around at the front.I just want them to pair up because of the six line and the grammer sniffing about.Is there anything i can try to help them? Thanks josh.

 

[Colin_T]

it's a matter of waiting and seeing if they pr up. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. Different species of goby associate with different species of shrimp. Some gobies will pr up with any shrimp but others are more picky. Give them a few days and see how they are doing. If they haven't bonded in that time they probably won't.

 

[PortValefanjosh]

Got up this morning to find tunnels round the front and the gobys woke up and gone in them so i guess they are pairing up now.

 

[Colin_T]

cool, sounds really good.

 

[PortValefanjosh]

Just to say three days on and the both are doing fine and its quite funny to watch.