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LGB76 · 10/13/2014, 09:19 PM

I love shrimp. I think they are cool as hell. I have a 125 gallon mixed reef tank (in progress). I'm wanting to add as many shrimp as possible. Are there any ones in particular that get a long better than others?

Newsmyrna80 · 10/14/2014, 05:50 AM

I have an 80 and have a cleaner, blood and a pair of yellow coral banded. They all stay in their own territories but if one does wander the others just go elsewhere. They don't fight with each other. Maybe I've just been lucky.

cloak · 10/14/2014, 10:49 AM

FWIW, I used to have two cleaners, a fire, and a coral banded shrimp in my old 60 gallon breeder. Everybody had their own little piece of the reef and got along fine. They were well fed though, so this may have been a factor in dialing down the aggression between them.

Check this out.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-05/as/index.php

HTH.

m0nkie · 10/14/2014, 05:24 PM

for my 90 gallon, I have:

2 Cleaner Shrimp
4 Peppermint Shrimp
2 Fire Shrimp
4 Sexy Shrimp

I want some Harlequin shrimps, but they eat starfish.. my tank has a few Fromia Starfish

Coral Banded is also a VERY cool shrimp, but they are a hit or miss.. sometimes they will eat your fish..

keep your shrimps well fed and they will not have issues... Always feed your shrimps first before feeding corals. Shrimps are known to pull food out of anemone/corals, killing them as a result.

Mcgeezer · 10/14/2014, 08:12 PM

My cleaner shrimp pair are comical. They have interesting personalities and aren't afraid of me at all. Anytime I clean the tank...they clean me.

I think overall they are the best choice.

10/13/2014, 09:19 PM	#1
LGB76 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 539	People that know shrimp LOOK HERE!! I love shrimp. I think they are cool as hell. I have a 125 gallon mixed reef tank (in progress). I'm wanting to add as many shrimp as possible. Are there any ones in particular that get a long better than others?

10/14/2014, 05:50 AM	#2
Newsmyrna80 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 2,312	I have an 80 and have a cleaner, blood and a pair of yellow coral banded. They all stay in their own territories but if one does wander the others just go elsewhere. They don't fight with each other. Maybe I've just been lucky. __________________ 80 gal frag with 30 gal refugium, Orphek Atlantik LED, Red Sea RSK300 skimmer, predominately SPS and LPS Current Tank Info: 80 gallon reef tank with 30 gal refugium

10/14/2014, 10:49 AM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	FWIW, I used to have two cleaners, a fire, and a coral banded shrimp in my old 60 gallon breeder. Everybody had their own little piece of the reef and got along fine. They were well fed though, so this may have been a factor in dialing down the aggression between them. Check this out. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-05/as/index.php HTH. Last edited by cloak; 10/14/2014 at 10:58 AM.

10/14/2014, 05:24 PM	#4
m0nkie Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: LA Posts: 6,264	for my 90 gallon, I have: 2 Cleaner Shrimp 4 Peppermint Shrimp 2 Fire Shrimp 4 Sexy Shrimp I want some Harlequin shrimps, but they eat starfish.. my tank has a few Fromia Starfish Coral Banded is also a VERY cool shrimp, but they are a hit or miss.. sometimes they will eat your fish.. keep your shrimps well fed and they will not have issues... Always feed your shrimps first before feeding corals. Shrimps are known to pull food out of anemone/corals, killing them as a result. __________________ 560gal in the making

10/14/2014, 08:12 PM	#5
Mcgeezer Reef gardener Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: DeLand, Florida Posts: 1,205	My cleaner shrimp pair are comical. They have interesting personalities and aren't afraid of me at all. Anytime I clean the tank...they clean me. I think overall they are the best choice.