Scientific Name: Alpheus Randalli
Price structure: Per Shrimp
Care level: Easy
Temperament: Peaceful
Reef Safe: Yes
Diet: Carnivore
Color Structure:
The Candy Pistol Shrimp is also known as a snapping shrimp. The Candy Pistol Shrimp will create a snapping and clicking sound from an appendage that is located in their claw. When opening and closing this claw water will be ejected and can knock out smaller fish, shrimp and prey or be just be used to warn off inhabitants encroaching on its territory. This shrimp has a symbiotic relationship with Amblyeleotris or Stonogobiops goby species. They will create a burrow and live in it with a mate where they will work together, they will share food and warn each other when a predator is in the area.
The Candy Pistol Shrimp should be fed meaty foods or bottom feeder tablets.
Price structure: Per Shrimp
Care level: Easy
Temperament: Peaceful
Reef Safe: Yes
Diet: Carnivore
Color Structure:
The Candy Pistol Shrimp is also known as a snapping shrimp. The Candy Pistol Shrimp will create a snapping and clicking sound from an appendage that is located in their claw. When opening and closing this claw water will be ejected and can knock out smaller fish, shrimp and prey or be just be used to warn off inhabitants encroaching on its territory. This shrimp has a symbiotic relationship with Amblyeleotris or Stonogobiops goby species. They will create a burrow and live in it with a mate where they will work together, they will share food and warn each other when a predator is in the area.
The Candy Pistol Shrimp should be fed meaty foods or bottom feeder tablets.
