Fire Shrimp really hide?

falconut · 03/12/2007, 11:51 AM

Do Fire Shrimp really spend their day hiding? This is the type I'm talking about:

How about with a pair? Also, there are a decent amount of fish swimming around if that makes a difference. Do they eventually stop hiding over time?

If they are just going to hide, I'll go with the Skunk Cleaners again. I already have a CBS that I don't see except at night, so I don't want another shrimp that I'm not going to see.

vijaym85 · 03/12/2007, 11:57 AM

Mine is always hiding. Even at night it never really walks on top of the rockwork. Skunk cleaners are way more active and won't always hide. They are however not as pretty and vividly colored as their counterpart IMO.

SaraB · 03/12/2007, 01:13 PM

When kept as the only pair of shrimp in the tank, they typically stayed hiden most of the time but came out in front during feeding time. I added a pair of skunk shrimp a few months ago as and now I rarely ever see the Fire Shrimp ... even during feeding time.

AngeloM3 · 03/12/2007, 04:06 PM

Only time i see my Fire Shrimp is when food hits the water......

Kinda sucks... but oh well

kathainbowen · 03/12/2007, 04:11 PM

I used to get them all the time at the LFS I worked at, and, heaven forbid there be more than 5 lbs of liverock in their tank, or they'd hide and never been seen.

However, they behave a bit like peppermint shrimp in their reclusive nature, so there IS a trick you can try. Offer them big rock overhangs or large, open caves. My experience with fire shrimp is that they seem to prefer having a safe, shady place to hang out, and will often by more apt to be visible for humans if given such places to hand upside down in.

G'luck!

JokerGirl · 03/12/2007, 05:50 PM

Your copper banded shrimp tolerates other shrimp? weird!

falconut · 03/12/2007, 07:25 PM

I've had two Skunk Cleaners sinceI had the CBS. A tiny one that one day disapeared and a medium sized one that lived within a few inches of the CBS. It died, but wasn't from the CBS. I found the body on the bottom complete.

I decided to get 2 Skunk Cleaners, so we'll see how the CBS is again.

amike5 · 03/12/2007, 08:10 PM

The fire shrimp was the first shrimp I introduced to my tank and I would see it all the time. However, after I introduced a CBS that took over half the tank, I rarely seen the fire shrimp. There is always going to be things you won't see, thats why I have 6 shrimp so that hopefully I see one or two whenever I look at the tank.

JokerGirl · 03/12/2007, 08:16 PM

Oops! I'm a little ditzy today. I mean coral banded shrimp. copper banded durrrrrr

03/12/2007, 11:51 AM	#1
falconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blackwood, NJ Posts: 3,813	Fire Shrimp really hide? Do Fire Shrimp really spend their day hiding? This is the type I'm talking about: How about with a pair? Also, there are a decent amount of fish swimming around if that makes a difference. Do they eventually stop hiding over time? If they are just going to hide, I'll go with the Skunk Cleaners again. I already have a CBS that I don't see except at night, so I don't want another shrimp that I'm not going to see.

03/12/2007, 01:13 PM	#3
SaraB Coral Killer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lemont, IL Posts: 4,461	When kept as the only pair of shrimp in the tank, they typically stayed hiden most of the time but came out in front during feeding time. I added a pair of skunk shrimp a few months ago as and now I rarely ever see the Fire Shrimp ... even during feeding time. __________________ Sara

03/12/2007, 04:06 PM	#4
AngeloM3 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,016	Only time i see my Fire Shrimp is when food hits the water...... Kinda sucks... but oh well __________________ "I'm sick of chasing my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where their going and catch up with them later." -Mitch Hedberg R.I.P

03/12/2007, 04:11 PM	#5
kathainbowen Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 667	I used to get them all the time at the LFS I worked at, and, heaven forbid there be more than 5 lbs of liverock in their tank, or they'd hide and never been seen. However, they behave a bit like peppermint shrimp in their reclusive nature, so there IS a trick you can try. Offer them big rock overhangs or large, open caves. My experience with fire shrimp is that they seem to prefer having a safe, shady place to hang out, and will often by more apt to be visible for humans if given such places to hand upside down in. G'luck! __________________ "So long and thanks for all the fish!" Current Tank Info: 3G picoreef, 18W 50/50 pc, AC20, stocked with assorted zoos, rics, xenia, and GSP

03/12/2007, 05:50 PM	#6
JokerGirl Whistler's Mother Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: That place Posts: 1,345	Your copper banded shrimp tolerates other shrimp? weird! __________________ 01000001 01101110 01111001 01101111 01101110 01100101 00111111 Current Tank Info: 120g Reef Tank, 60g Cube Mantis/Reef Tank, Want more info, ask me.

03/12/2007, 11:57 AM	#2
vijaym85 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queens NYC Posts: 1,296	Mine is always hiding. Even at night it never really walks on top of the rockwork. Skunk cleaners are way more active and won't always hide. They are however not as pretty and vividly colored as their counterpart IMO.

03/12/2007, 07:25 PM	#7
falconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blackwood, NJ Posts: 3,813	I've had two Skunk Cleaners sinceI had the CBS. A tiny one that one day disapeared and a medium sized one that lived within a few inches of the CBS. It died, but wasn't from the CBS. I found the body on the bottom complete. I decided to get 2 Skunk Cleaners, so we'll see how the CBS is again. __________________ 180 Gallon FOWLR, 40 Gallon Sump and 10 Gallon Refuge. (2) OceanRevive S026 LEDs, ASM G2 Skimmer & SCA-302 Skimmer. Setup since July 2017.

03/12/2007, 08:10 PM	#8
amike5 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 724	The fire shrimp was the first shrimp I introduced to my tank and I would see it all the time. However, after I introduced a CBS that took over half the tank, I rarely seen the fire shrimp. There is always going to be things you won't see, thats why I have 6 shrimp so that hopefully I see one or two whenever I look at the tank.

03/12/2007, 08:16 PM	#9
JokerGirl Whistler's Mother Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: That place Posts: 1,345	Oops! I'm a little ditzy today. I mean coral banded shrimp. copper banded durrrrrr __________________ 01000001 01101110 01111001 01101111 01101110 01100101 00111111 Current Tank Info: 120g Reef Tank, 60g Cube Mantis/Reef Tank, Want more info, ask me.