Tiger Pistol Shrimp

Name: Tiger Pistol Shrimp
Scientific Name: Alpheus bellulus
Maximum Size: About 3 inches
Favorite Things: Sandy substrate with caves under rockwork, stable reef parameters, and meaty micro foods (mysis, finely chopped shrimp, small pellets). Famous for forming a symbiotic pair with watchman gobies—the goby acts as lookout while the shrimp digs and maintains the burrow.
Best Buddies: Peaceful reef fish and most inverts; ideal with Yellow Watchman Goby or other Cryptocentrus/Amblyeleotris gobies. May rearrange sand/frag plugs—secure rockwork.