Bongo Shrimp Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 I'm not really sure about boxer shrimp. Never had anything like them before. A friend of mine had two coral bandeds in separate tanks and he just threw them together fully ready for a fight if that was going to occur but they in fact paired up. (he didn't want them to fight, he wanted them to pair up, I just mean he knew fighting was a possible outcome) Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 All of the bandeds are mean. They would do fine with a Tiger Pistol Shrimp though. Link to comment
Squared Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I made my 1000th post yesterday. congradumalations. All of the bandeds are mean. They would do fine with a Tiger Pistol Shrimp though. My pistol does seem like a pretty tough guy. But I'll consider other shimp, too. Link to comment
yoshii Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 My LFS sells emperors for $25 Congrats! Link to comment
Squared Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 How many emperors do they have? Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Those tiger pistols can become killing maschines out of no where. I mean any pistol can but when they are bigger they are more destructive. I have to say I am randalli only person... So, bangaiis are easy to breed right? Don't you all think I could raise the fry in the tank with everyone else? I've always loved the little tiny bangaiis. Link to comment
yoshii Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Right now, just one, it's with an ugly cucumber lol but they could separate it if you really want You could just ask to see if they could pick up any more soon Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 How many emperors do they have? Remember they should be in a species only tank!!! Link to comment
Squared Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Those tiger pistols can become killing maschines out of no where. I mean any pistol can but when they are bigger they are more destructive. I have to say I am randalli only person... So, bangaiis are easy to breed right? Don't you all think I could raise the fry in the tank with everyone else? I've always loved the little tiny bangaiis. If my tiger gets to big I'll consider trading him in...but for now, he's fine. You got coppers to breed, right? I'm sure bangaiis will be no problem for you. Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Right now, just one, it's with an ugly cucumber lol but they could separate it if you really want You could just ask to see if they could pick up any more soon Remember they should be in a species only tank!!! Link to comment
yoshii Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Those tiger pistols can become killing maschines out of no where. I mean any pistol can but when they are bigger they are more destructive. I have to say I am randalli only person... So, bangaiis are easy to breed right? Don't you all think I could raise the fry in the tank with everyone else? I've always loved the little tiny bangaiis. I'm pretty sure you have to sep the fry to get a decent survival rate, the larger young will eat the smaller young too Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 If my tiger gets to big I'll consider trading him in...but for now, he's fine. You got coppers to breed, right? I'm sure bangaiis will be no problem for you. I got them to breed but am still working on raising the fry. Raising the fry is the tough part of breeding. Link to comment
yoshii Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Remember they should be in a species only tank!!! Yep yep Squared, they're not know to live long in captivity Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 I'm pretty sure you have to sep the fry to get a decent survival rate, the larger young will eat the smaller young too Well, the reason I think it might be able to be done is because so many people end up having them breed in their tanks and fry survive. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Those tiger pistols can become killing maschines out of no where. I mean any pistol can but when they are bigger they are more destructive. I have to say I am randalli only person... So, bangaiis are easy to breed right? Don't you all think I could raise the fry in the tank with everyone else? I've always loved the little tiny bangaiis. Alpheus randalli is most likely the only, completely reef-safe pistol shrimp. Bangaii's are super easy to breed. Anyhting will eat the young though. Even the parents. I'm sure you have a decent grasp on breeding right Bongo? I see you on the breeding forums. They are mouthbrooders and their mouthes can get extremely swelled up to the point where some of the fry will fall out. You need to capture and get the young before the male (or whatever gender doesn't carry the eggs in their mouth. i forget at the moment) eats them. It's also very beneficial to the spawn if you have a Longspine Diadema Urchin. In the wild the young need to survive in them until they are bigger. Even as adults they can live in urchins. Someone on the forum made a "fake" urchin. Let me pull up the thread... Link to comment
Squared Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Yep yepSquared, they're not know to live long in captivity You mean the harlequins or emperors? I definatly don't plan on getting emperors. Link to comment
yoshii Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Well, the reason I think it might be able to be done is because so many people end up having them breed in their tanks and fry survive. Hmm, I think that might depend on the tank size & livestock, but you might as well give it a try! The emperors or halequins? Emperors Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Well, the reason I think it might be able to be done is because so many people end up having them breed in their tanks and fry survive. Fry surviving is pretty unlikely to happen. Not very common IMO. So many creatures eat them. Edit: Oh and this only happens in very large reef where there are lots of hiding places. Link to comment
yoshii Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Someone on the forum made a "fake" urchin. Let me pull up the thread... Haha I saw that, it's awesome Made out of zipties Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Well, the reason I think it might be able to be done is because so many people end up having them breed in their tanks and fry survive. I saw the fake urchin somewhere. I would make a fake, "seahorse safe" urchin. It doubles as a hitching post AND fake urchin. Patent pending Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Here's the thread http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=245539 Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Fry surviving is pretty unlikely to happen. Not very common IMO. So many creatures eat them.Edit: Oh and this only happens in very large reef where there are lots of hiding places. Remember there's only seahorses, the cards, a mandarin, and a goby in there. Nothing else. I'm going to look around. i thought I saw someone doing this with the parents in the tank. Link to comment
Squared Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Whoever made that urchin is pretty creative. Link to comment
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