Golden Banded Shrimp Experience Please! =)

romsoccer12 · 08/15/2011, 04:50 PM

Mind posting what tank size/inhabitants and how they did with a golden banded shrimp

thinking about getting one for my 29 gallon, but want to add a scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp also

snorvich · 08/15/2011, 05:46 PM

Coral banded shrimp (in any flavor) can take fish and other invertebrates.

pmrossetti · 08/15/2011, 06:13 PM

in that size tank do only the skunk, maybe a pair, or a blood shrimp.

SushiGirl · 08/15/2011, 07:19 PM

Are you talking about the Golden coral banded shrimp that only gets 2"? If so, you shouldn't have any problems.

Golden coral banded shrimp

I had a blue (1 1/2" max) and loved it. It stayed in the bottom area of the tank and roomed with my Diamond Watchman and a redheaded goby in their shared burrow.

romsoccer12 · 08/21/2011, 09:52 PM

pretty opposite opinions
yes im talking about the golden

SushiGirl · 08/22/2011, 06:32 PM

IMO, the difference is the size. Regular CBS get quite large (for an ornamental), and can be aggressive. The little ones are too small to be aggressive to anything larger than them LOL. I had mine in a 38. He stayed on the bottom 1/3 of the rock and the sand, the 5 peppermints stayed in the middle 1/3, and the cleaners stayed in the top 1/3. The only aggression I had was peppermints killing each other when they molted.

For some reason, the majority of people aren't aware that there are a few different kinds and not all of them get large. People also say they aren't cleaners, but my little blue cleaned my goby. Probably in exchange for sharing the burrow. I would love to get one again (this was years ago), but I have an orbic cardinal that would love to eat it and a pistol about the same size as the blue occupying the same territory. When the 140 goes up, I'll probably go for it again.

I didn't get the camera up in time to catch the cleaning on this one. Shrimp is the blue blur on the left. It was full grown, the goby wasn't its full size yet (not quite 5" at this point).

You can see the little spiral feather dusters on the rock in this pic for scale.

iamwhatiam52 · 08/22/2011, 07:39 PM

For 4 years I've had a pair of the small blue ones pictured in the above post in a 20 gal with sexy shrimp, bumblebee shrimp, periclimenes shrimp, tiny Trimma and Eviota gobies with no problems.

They do hide nearly all the time though.

SushiGirl · 08/22/2011, 07:45 PM

I started with a pair too, but the female didn't make it through acclimation. They're perfect for a nano.

jporter · 08/22/2011, 10:56 PM

I have the smaller version that max's out at 2". Been a great addition but is rarely seen. Doesn't bother, or get bothered by the other shrimp or tank mates.

08/15/2011, 04:50 PM	#1
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 2,625	Golden Banded Shrimp Experience Please! =) Mind posting what tank size/inhabitants and how they did with a golden banded shrimp thinking about getting one for my 29 gallon, but want to add a scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp also __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

08/15/2011, 05:46 PM	#2
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Coral banded shrimp (in any flavor) can take fish and other invertebrates. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

08/15/2011, 07:19 PM	#4
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Are you talking about the Golden coral banded shrimp that only gets 2"? If so, you shouldn't have any problems. Golden coral banded shrimp I had a blue (1 1/2" max) and loved it. It stayed in the bottom area of the tank and roomed with my Diamond Watchman and a redheaded goby in their shared burrow. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

08/21/2011, 09:52 PM	#5
romsoccer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 2,625	pretty opposite opinions yes im talking about the golden __________________ Colin R Current Tank Info: 3rd tank working fine!(29gal oceanic biocube) 5-6months old

08/22/2011, 06:32 PM	#6
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	IMO, the difference is the size. Regular CBS get quite large (for an ornamental), and can be aggressive. The little ones are too small to be aggressive to anything larger than them LOL. I had mine in a 38. He stayed on the bottom 1/3 of the rock and the sand, the 5 peppermints stayed in the middle 1/3, and the cleaners stayed in the top 1/3. The only aggression I had was peppermints killing each other when they molted. For some reason, the majority of people aren't aware that there are a few different kinds and not all of them get large. People also say they aren't cleaners, but my little blue cleaned my goby. Probably in exchange for sharing the burrow. I would love to get one again (this was years ago), but I have an orbic cardinal that would love to eat it and a pistol about the same size as the blue occupying the same territory. When the 140 goes up, I'll probably go for it again. I didn't get the camera up in time to catch the cleaning on this one. Shrimp is the blue blur on the left. It was full grown, the goby wasn't its full size yet (not quite 5" at this point). You can see the little spiral feather dusters on the rock in this pic for scale. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

08/15/2011, 06:13 PM	#3
pmrossetti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cali. Posts: 3,199	in that size tank do only the skunk, maybe a pair, or a blood shrimp.

08/22/2011, 07:39 PM	#7
iamwhatiam52 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Freeport, NY Posts: 1,466	For 4 years I've had a pair of the small blue ones pictured in the above post in a 20 gal with sexy shrimp, bumblebee shrimp, periclimenes shrimp, tiny Trimma and Eviota gobies with no problems. They do hide nearly all the time though. __________________ Occupation: Need one. Will work for salt. Current Tank Info: 180 mixed up reef started April 2005. 4 small tanks on same sump.

08/22/2011, 07:45 PM	#8
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	I started with a pair too, but the female didn't make it through acclimation. They're perfect for a nano. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

08/22/2011, 10:56 PM	#9
jporter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,411	I have the smaller version that max's out at 2". Been a great addition but is rarely seen. Doesn't bother, or get bothered by the other shrimp or tank mates.

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