Cleaner shrimp vs. neon blue goby

Bosha · 01/20/2012, 03:01 PM

Which will have better parasitic cleaning abilities? The neon blue goby or the cleaner shrimp? Should you have one or the other or both?

seapug · 01/20/2012, 03:12 PM

a single shrimp will be a much more effective cleaner than a single goby.

sporto0 · 01/20/2012, 03:20 PM

I would think it depends on how many fish you have, I have just a few fish & my Blue Neon Goby does just fine. There certainly is no reason why you can't have both, a cleaner shrimp will be more emphatic about cleaning, especially if you have more than 5 fish who like to be cleaned.

billdogg · 01/20/2012, 04:07 PM

either can be hit or miss. I have both and they do just fine together and with the other fish in the tank.

SushiGirl · 01/20/2012, 07:39 PM

The shrimp will live longer.

Zappo · 01/20/2012, 07:44 PM

What kind of fish are you trying to clean? Small fish get freaked out when a cleaner shrimp that's twice their size tries to jump on them.

Bosha · 01/20/2012, 07:54 PM

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What kind of fish are you trying to clean?

No fish yet, I'm still in the research and asking silly questions stage.

01/20/2012, 03:01 PM	#1
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01/20/2012, 03:12 PM	#2
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01/20/2012, 04:07 PM	#4
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	either can be hit or miss. I have both and they do just fine together and with the other fish in the tank. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

01/20/2012, 07:39 PM	#5
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01/20/2012, 03:20 PM	#3
sporto0 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Posts: 2,924	I would think it depends on how many fish you have, I have just a few fish & my Blue Neon Goby does just fine. There certainly is no reason why you can't have both, a cleaner shrimp will be more emphatic about cleaning, especially if you have more than 5 fish who like to be cleaned.

01/20/2012, 07:44 PM	#6
Zappo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minnetonka, MN Posts: 582	What kind of fish are you trying to clean? Small fish get freaked out when a cleaner shrimp that's twice their size tries to jump on them.