Your shrimp, mean or nice?

Ismellikefish · 05/13/2008, 10:35 AM

Well I have had 3 pep shrimps for a while now ( they cleaned up some apstasia I had ) but they have always been a bit shy. About a week and a half ago I got a cleaner shrimp and he just seems to be the coolest little guy, always out and about.

Well to get on with the topic, I was feeding my anem's and he was close to one of them. When I put my hand down to the Anem he didn't move at all. I was like "wow what a brave little guy". So I got a little piece of shrimp in between my fingers and brought it right in to him and he was eating right from my hand. It was totally awesome!

So do your shrimp do that or run away?

Post your experiences with your little shrimp dudes.

Longchamp · 05/13/2008, 11:13 AM

I think cleaners are the most outgoing of the shrimp.

Fire shrimp are not like this, however. They hide for the most part. They look gorgeous though.

Multiple cleaners will fight for dominance a bit. My roommate has 3 in her 75 and they go at it sometimes. Haven't noticed any limb/antenna loss though. Her fire shrimp just stays in its little cove most of the time.

guinness0514 · 05/13/2008, 11:49 AM

Yeah My cleaner shrimp jumps on my hand and attempts to clean me

He is fearless.....My freind was helping me glue some LPS down to LR and it bit him HAHA. Not hard, but made him jump because he wasn't expecting it. By far the most entertaining invert in my tank

Timbor · 05/13/2008, 01:01 PM

I had a cleaner in a previous tank of mine. It would always hop on my hand. It would also hop on the turkey baster at feeding time. I don't have one in my current setup, as I didn't like how it would constantly steal food from my corals. I have a hard enough time keeping my fish and hermits from stealing food from my corals.

They are cool though.

Tim

talon4x4 · 05/13/2008, 01:07 PM

I used to have a blood red shrimp that would eat from my hand at feeding time. He loved fresh shrimp. Cannibal!!

tush · 05/13/2008, 01:11 PM

i have 2 cleaners and 6 fire shrimp and they are ALL outgoing! when my hand goes in the tank, depending on the section, i will have at least 4 of them jump on. they are by far the most entertaining part of the tank!
PS. the fire shrimp can nip a whole lot harder than the cleaners!

JKDMan · 05/13/2008, 01:25 PM

i have 1 blood shrimp, i only see him during feeding time tho then he goes back into his cave

MyMonkey · 05/13/2008, 02:40 PM

I had a cleaner shrimp once. Coolest littlg guy. Named him Mr. Clean. He would jump on my hand like others above. He got very big and was rather aggressive. He ended up riding my sea hare around attacking it by pulling chunks of skin off. The hare inked in the tank. Here is a shot.

nancymccall · 05/13/2008, 03:13 PM

I have two cleaners in a 20gal tank and they do not bother a thing. Nancy

snorvich · 05/13/2008, 04:39 PM

As a diver I have had cleaner shrimp clean my teeth. Fun, fun!

crazywesc · 05/13/2008, 05:36 PM

My cleaner shrimp cleans my hand all the time to. I bought two candy cane pistol shrimp and a watchman goby. And they all three live in a cave the shrimp dug out under the rock. They hardly ever come out, I might see them once in a week.

pledosophy · 05/15/2008, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by snorvich
As a diver I have had cleaner shrimp clean my teeth. Fun, fun!

That's gross!

sqwaksqwak · 05/15/2008, 05:39 PM

i have 1 cleaner, harlequin, and a peppermint all in the same tank they all are very entertaining and brave

Mark426 · 05/15/2008, 07:09 PM

All the peps I have had eventually turned intoagressive total pains in the a$$. No matter how much I tried to feed them they always stole any food I fed my corals, reaching inside their mouths (rics and LPS) and pulling out food from well inside. I grew to hate them. I will NEVER have any shrimp again.

birdman1979 · 05/15/2008, 07:18 PM

My cleaner shrimp eats from my hand... can't get my hand in the tank without taking him for a ride.... i like him though.

snorvich · 05/15/2008, 08:15 PM

Why was that considered gross? Lots of underwater photographers love to take that shot!! It tickles when they do it . . .

05/13/2008, 10:35 AM	#1
Ismellikefish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 271	Your shrimp, mean or nice? Well I have had 3 pep shrimps for a while now ( they cleaned up some apstasia I had ) but they have always been a bit shy. About a week and a half ago I got a cleaner shrimp and he just seems to be the coolest little guy, always out and about. Well to get on with the topic, I was feeding my anem's and he was close to one of them. When I put my hand down to the Anem he didn't move at all. I was like "wow what a brave little guy". So I got a little piece of shrimp in between my fingers and brought it right in to him and he was eating right from my hand. It was totally awesome! So do your shrimp do that or run away? Post your experiences with your little shrimp dudes.

05/13/2008, 01:01 PM	#4
Timbor Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 554	I had a cleaner in a previous tank of mine. It would always hop on my hand. It would also hop on the turkey baster at feeding time. I don't have one in my current setup, as I didn't like how it would constantly steal food from my corals. I have a hard enough time keeping my fish and hermits from stealing food from my corals. They are cool though. Tim __________________ "I bet a funny thing about driving a car off a cliff is; while you're in midair you still hit those brakes... Hey, better try the emergency brake! - J.H." Current Tank Info: None currently

05/13/2008, 01:11 PM	#6
tush Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: phx,az Posts: 117	i have 2 cleaners and 6 fire shrimp and they are ALL outgoing! when my hand goes in the tank, depending on the section, i will have at least 4 of them jump on. they are by far the most entertaining part of the tank! PS. the fire shrimp can nip a whole lot harder than the cleaners! Last edited by tush; 05/13/2008 at 01:42 PM.

05/13/2008, 02:40 PM	#8
MyMonkey Persona Non Grata Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,106	I had a cleaner shrimp once. Coolest littlg guy. Named him Mr. Clean. He would jump on my hand like others above. He got very big and was rather aggressive. He ended up riding my sea hare around attacking it by pulling chunks of skin off. The hare inked in the tank. Here is a shot. __________________ The worst thing about an unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it. Current Tank Info: 20 Long.10 months to my 240 In wall with Fish Room.

05/13/2008, 04:39 PM	#10
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	As a diver I have had cleaner shrimp clean my teeth. Fun, fun! __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

05/13/2008, 11:13 AM	#2
Longchamp Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: baltimore Posts: 341	I think cleaners are the most outgoing of the shrimp. Fire shrimp are not like this, however. They hide for the most part. They look gorgeous though. Multiple cleaners will fight for dominance a bit. My roommate has 3 in her 75 and they go at it sometimes. Haven't noticed any limb/antenna loss though. Her fire shrimp just stays in its little cove most of the time.

05/13/2008, 11:49 AM	#3
guinness0514 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 404	Yeah My cleaner shrimp jumps on my hand and attempts to clean me He is fearless.....My freind was helping me glue some LPS down to LR and it bit him HAHA. Not hard, but made him jump because he wasn't expecting it. By far the most entertaining invert in my tank

05/13/2008, 01:07 PM	#5
talon4x4 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,559	I used to have a blood red shrimp that would eat from my hand at feeding time. He loved fresh shrimp. Cannibal!!

05/13/2008, 01:25 PM	#7
JKDMan Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 187	i have 1 blood shrimp, i only see him during feeding time tho then he goes back into his cave

05/13/2008, 03:13 PM	#9
nancymccall Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: florida Posts: 64	I have two cleaners in a 20gal tank and they do not bother a thing. Nancy

05/13/2008, 05:36 PM	#11
crazywesc Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mobile, Al. Posts: 210	My cleaner shrimp cleans my hand all the time to. I bought two candy cane pistol shrimp and a watchman goby. And they all three live in a cave the shrimp dug out under the rock. They hardly ever come out, I might see them once in a week.

05/15/2008, 05:39 PM	#13
sqwaksqwak Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walnut,CA Posts: 133	i have 1 cleaner, harlequin, and a peppermint all in the same tank they all are very entertaining and brave __________________ Life is nothing but a huge fish tank. Current Tank Info: 50gal Mixed Tank

05/15/2008, 07:09 PM	#14
Mark426 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,479	All the peps I have had eventually turned intoagressive total pains in the a$$. No matter how much I tried to feed them they always stole any food I fed my corals, reaching inside their mouths (rics and LPS) and pulling out food from well inside. I grew to hate them. I will NEVER have any shrimp again.

05/15/2008, 07:18 PM	#15
birdman1979 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 373	My cleaner shrimp eats from my hand... can't get my hand in the tank without taking him for a ride.... i like him though.

05/15/2008, 08:15 PM	#16
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Why was that considered gross? Lots of underwater photographers love to take that shot!! It tickles when they do it . . . __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~