Candy Stripe Randall’s Pistol Shrimp

Sizing is usually small .5-1.

Like other members of the Alpheus genus, the Candy Stripe or Randall’s Pistol Shrimp has a unique left claw that is used to make a snapping or clicking sound. It is often used to startle other would be predators and knock down prey.

TheCandy StripeShrimp and its mate will usually reside in a burrow of sand, often with one of the Gobies of the genera Amblyeleotris or Stonogobiops. TheShrimp benefit from the Gobieseyesight whichgives it advance warning of any predators. They often share food as well.

Pistol Shrimp usually manage the burrow while the Gobieskeep a lookout for potential predators. TheShrimp will maintain contact with the Goby using one of its antennae. The Goby communicates trouble with a special movement the Shrimp picks up on. Under the cover of darkness it is likely to find the Shrimp foraging, occasionally preying on tiny shrimp. Otherwise, it will subsist on meaty foods and bottom feeder tablets in the aquarium.They will not survive ifcopper or high nitrates are present,and will requirethe correct iodine level for proper molting.