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Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
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This species of Pistol Shrimp have a unique pincher. The pincher can produce a loud sound and stream of water whenever it is opened or closed. In the aquarium, it sounds like a loud clicking noise.
Startling for the aquarist, it uses this skill in the wild to warn away predators and to knock down prey. The Pistol Shrimp and its mate will usually reside in a burrow of sand or mud, paired with a Goby. The Gobies superior eyesight also gives it advance warning of any predators. They also tend to share some of each other’s food.
While the shrimp are in the burrow, you will usually only see one of them “standing guard” at any one time. Under the cover of darkness it is likely to forage, occasionally preying on tiny shrimp. Otherwise, it will eat meaty foods and bottom feeder pellets in the aquarium.
It is intolerant of copper or high nitrates, but will require a correct iodine level in the water for proper molting.
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