ornamental shrimp safe fish?

Swanwillow · 12/13/2007, 07:48 PM

I'm going to be stocking my tank with ornamental shrimp and small fish. Its a 75 gallon, and I'm trying to decide what will be safe with the cute shrimp.

FOR SURE I'll be getting harlequin shrimp, and sexy shrimp (with an anemone) a pistol/goby pair, and probably blood shrimp.

I REALLY want to focus on small fish, like gobies. But I'd like ideas. I was thinking of mostly perching type gobies, since they have the smallest mouths.

Any other opinions? Or are some of the shrimp just too small for even gobies, and then turn into expensive snacks?

kar93 · 12/13/2007, 07:53 PM

Harlequin shrimp are very strict eaters they will only eat starfish.

Snowboarda42 · 12/13/2007, 07:54 PM

Remember, anything that might fit in a fish's mouth, eventually, will.

Better to post your ideas on specific fish, and we can either tell you they'll be okay or not.

useskaforevil · 12/13/2007, 10:29 PM

ive heard of pistol shrimp going after small shrimps before (harliquins and anenome shrimp stay kinda small) with my harliquins and fire shrimp i have chromis, a mandarin a clown tang, a striped goby (2 yrs old and tiny) and a pair of clowns.
also the harliquins will probably require a huge pop of asternia or a cc once a month, its really not that bad, i once wasnt able to feed the harliquins for 2 weeks and they still made it through. sorry, off topic a bit

Swanwillow · 12/13/2007, 10:51 PM

I know the harley's requirements, I'll have a choc. chip tank, in rotation, feeding out legs (ewww, but necessary!) and they should be fed once a week a leg... prepared for that.

Kay, so pistols may not work, I can live with that.

I am looking at strictly gobies-panda, clown, a shrimp goby (which can live without the pistol) think TINY gobies. If it grows more than 2 inches, its off my list. I was thinking of some odd balls, like the 'signal' goby, which needs to be kept in pairs, neon gobies. Tiny ones! I know there are even smaller than that, I want to say the eviota, things like that.

useskaforevil · 12/13/2007, 11:08 PM

just to add, im not sure about the pistol shrmp, i had just heard about it, im sure someone else has tried to keep one with a smaller shrimp and can have soemthign useful to add.

jab502 · 12/14/2007, 01:11 AM

In my opinion a pistol shrimp will be fine in the type of tank you want. The pistol will stay buried in his burrow almost all of the time. The other small shrimp like the sexy and the blood will most likely not go into his hole. I have a pistol and my two sexy shrimp live on a rock just above his hole and I have never had a problem. I am sure there may be minor exceptions but I can't think of any type of goby that stays under 2" that would eat any of your decorative shrimp.

Swanwillow · 12/14/2007, 04:22 PM

good, I was hoping so, as thats ONLY what will be in this tank;under 2" gobies, and ornamental shrimp!

yea!

12/13/2007, 07:48 PM	#1
Swanwillow goby girl Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bemidji MN Posts: 2,025	ornamental shrimp safe fish? I'm going to be stocking my tank with ornamental shrimp and small fish. Its a 75 gallon, and I'm trying to decide what will be safe with the cute shrimp. FOR SURE I'll be getting harlequin shrimp, and sexy shrimp (with an anemone) a pistol/goby pair, and probably blood shrimp. I REALLY want to focus on small fish, like gobies. But I'd like ideas. I was thinking of mostly perching type gobies, since they have the smallest mouths. Any other opinions? Or are some of the shrimp just too small for even gobies, and then turn into expensive snacks? __________________ my advice:walk away. do nothing. til tomorrow. if its still alive, it will hopefully be fine. If you do not see it, do not try to find it. it may be hiding. just LEAVE it alone Current Tank Info: starting over! 125 gallon. Soon to be home to Blackfoot clowns, A. nigripes

12/13/2007, 07:54 PM	#3
Snowboarda42 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warshington Posts: 1,094	Remember, anything that might fit in a fish's mouth, eventually, will. Better to post your ideas on specific fish, and we can either tell you they'll be okay or not. __________________ 40B Mixed Reef 100% Captive Grown Corals See, that's the trouble with the world today. Not enough danger to kill off stupid people before they get old enough to breed. Bring back lawn darts! -PrivateJoker64 Current Tank Info: 40B, 20L Sump/Fuge, Mag 9.5 Return, 2x Hydor Koralia #2's, 150W 14K HQI, 139W T-5, Euro-Reef RS-80P Mesh Modded, 40LB LR, 80LB LS, 54x Turnover, Mostly SPS, Some Softys Too.

12/13/2007, 10:29 PM	#4
useskaforevil Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: kent, ohio Posts: 1,012	ive heard of pistol shrimp going after small shrimps before (harliquins and anenome shrimp stay kinda small) with my harliquins and fire shrimp i have chromis, a mandarin a clown tang, a striped goby (2 yrs old and tiny) and a pair of clowns. also the harliquins will probably require a huge pop of asternia or a cc once a month, its really not that bad, i once wasnt able to feed the harliquins for 2 weeks and they still made it through. sorry, off topic a bit __________________ "and the delicate mechanism stripped its gears" Current Tank Info: 80gallon bowfront

12/13/2007, 10:51 PM	#5
Swanwillow goby girl Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bemidji MN Posts: 2,025	I know the harley's requirements, I'll have a choc. chip tank, in rotation, feeding out legs (ewww, but necessary!) and they should be fed once a week a leg... prepared for that. Kay, so pistols may not work, I can live with that. I am looking at strictly gobies-panda, clown, a shrimp goby (which can live without the pistol) think TINY gobies. If it grows more than 2 inches, its off my list. I was thinking of some odd balls, like the 'signal' goby, which needs to be kept in pairs, neon gobies. Tiny ones! I know there are even smaller than that, I want to say the eviota, things like that. __________________ my advice:walk away. do nothing. til tomorrow. if its still alive, it will hopefully be fine. If you do not see it, do not try to find it. it may be hiding. just LEAVE it alone Current Tank Info: starting over! 125 gallon. Soon to be home to Blackfoot clowns, A. nigripes

12/13/2007, 11:08 PM	#6
useskaforevil Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: kent, ohio Posts: 1,012	just to add, im not sure about the pistol shrmp, i had just heard about it, im sure someone else has tried to keep one with a smaller shrimp and can have soemthign useful to add. __________________ "and the delicate mechanism stripped its gears" Current Tank Info: 80gallon bowfront

12/13/2007, 07:53 PM	#2
kar93 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 5,521	Harlequin shrimp are very strict eaters they will only eat starfish.

12/14/2007, 01:11 AM	#7
jab502 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 157	In my opinion a pistol shrimp will be fine in the type of tank you want. The pistol will stay buried in his burrow almost all of the time. The other small shrimp like the sexy and the blood will most likely not go into his hole. I have a pistol and my two sexy shrimp live on a rock just above his hole and I have never had a problem. I am sure there may be minor exceptions but I can't think of any type of goby that stays under 2" that would eat any of your decorative shrimp.

12/14/2007, 04:22 PM	#8
Swanwillow goby girl Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bemidji MN Posts: 2,025	good, I was hoping so, as thats ONLY what will be in this tank;under 2" gobies, and ornamental shrimp! yea! __________________ my advice:walk away. do nothing. til tomorrow. if its still alive, it will hopefully be fine. If you do not see it, do not try to find it. it may be hiding. just LEAVE it alone Current Tank Info: starting over! 125 gallon. Soon to be home to Blackfoot clowns, A. nigripes