Is it ok to mix cleaner and pistol shrimps?

Blazer88 · 03/24/2006, 03:10 PM

I have a 3" Tiger Pistol in my tank and I want to add a common cleaner shrimp to the mix. I figure these guys would be ok since the Pistol stays in/under the rocks, but thought I would check before I add a cleaner. Any insight is appreciated!

-Rick

Reeling Reefer · 03/24/2006, 03:16 PM

I have both and there fine, I don't think they even know that each other exists.

Blazer88 · 03/24/2006, 03:20 PM

That's what I figured. Thanks for the response.

ACBlinky · 03/24/2006, 06:27 PM

My pistol can't stand it when the cleaner pokes his head into the pistol's cave, it sets off a volley of snapping and makes the cleaner run for cover. It happens about once a month, and other than that they're fine together

hopper · 03/24/2006, 06:42 PM

That's exactly what happened to one of my cleaners except that the cleaner got shot by the pistol for entering his home. Resulting in one dead cleaner shrimp.

Haven't figured out why the shrimp goby didn't chase him away unless he came in the back door and the goby was watching the front door.

03/24/2006, 03:10 PM	#1
Blazer88 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,415	Is it ok to mix cleaner and pistol shrimps? I have a 3" Tiger Pistol in my tank and I want to add a common cleaner shrimp to the mix. I figure these guys would be ok since the Pistol stays in/under the rocks, but thought I would check before I add a cleaner. Any insight is appreciated! -Rick

03/24/2006, 06:27 PM	#4
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	My pistol can't stand it when the cleaner pokes his head into the pistol's cave, it sets off a volley of snapping and makes the cleaner run for cover. It happens about once a month, and other than that they're fine together __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

03/24/2006, 03:16 PM	#2
Reeling Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 445	I have both and there fine, I don't think they even know that each other exists.

03/24/2006, 03:20 PM	#3
Blazer88 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,415	That's what I figured. Thanks for the response.

03/24/2006, 06:42 PM	#5
hopper Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bossier City, La. Posts: 623	That's exactly what happened to one of my cleaners except that the cleaner got shot by the pistol for entering his home. Resulting in one dead cleaner shrimp. Haven't figured out why the shrimp goby didn't chase him away unless he came in the back door and the goby was watching the front door.