Goby Pistol Shrimp question

[scramer74]

Will these guys be ok in a sand bed? or do they need crushed coral?

 

[declanisadog]

Sand is good. I would throw in a bunch of tiny pieces of rubble for building materials though.

 

[scramer74]

Ok good idea! I can take a hammer and crush up some rock and scatter it around. I'm assuming they can take it from there

 

[diprimak]

I have a pair and they love the sand bed! They buried themselves under a piece of rock in the front of the tank. . Be careful not to place corals or frags near them or they will pull them in their burrows.

 

[scramer74]

Do they tend to make just one burrow? or do they move around to different spots?

 

[diprimak]

Mine tend to stay in one place but I know some like to create burrows around the tank. There might be some ways to control where they are burrowed but once they create a home they tend to stick together. I have seen people burry PVC pipe in the sanded that isn't necessary in my opinion