Reef-safe Shrimp

LovinDaReef · 02/04/2008, 03:58 PM

What are some good common shrimp that are reef-safe?

I know cleaner shrimp are, might get one. What are some other shrimps that you guys have and you enjoy with no complaints.

I would like a shrimp who is a bit more active. Love the fireshrimp, but hides too much.

kau_cinta_ku · 02/04/2008, 03:59 PM

cleaners are about your best if you want to see them, most others usually hide.

papagimp · 02/04/2008, 04:01 PM

Most shrimp are going to hide alot. And even within a set species, some specimens will hide while others won't. I've got 3 perppermints right now in various tanks, one will show himself at any given time, the other two I'll see every few months or so, and just enough to know it's still alive in the tank.

that said, cleaner and/or peppermints will probably be your best bet.

I've had plenty of bad luck with coral banded shrimps, I hear them recommended all the time but it's one I keep on my recommend NOT to get list.

LovinDaReef · 02/04/2008, 04:03 PM

I really like the coral banded, what is the issue with them?

Would they eat mushrooms and whatnot?

Lotus99 · 02/04/2008, 11:56 PM

I sometimes wish I didn't have peppermint shrimp. They tend to steal food from my corals.

drillsar · 02/05/2008, 12:26 AM

I had a peppermint shrimp and I beleive my bristle star ate it,

FBNitro · 02/05/2008, 12:44 AM

Sexy Shrimps seem very active to me. In the tanks at work they are rarely in hiding. But they are small tanks, it could just be not enough hiding places.

LovinDaReef · 02/05/2008, 01:46 AM

Cool looking reef shrimp.

02/04/2008, 03:58 PM	#1
LovinDaReef Moved On Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 267	Reef-safe Shrimp What are some good common shrimp that are reef-safe? I know cleaner shrimp are, might get one. What are some other shrimps that you guys have and you enjoy with no complaints. I would like a shrimp who is a bit more active. Love the fireshrimp, but hides too much.

02/04/2008, 04:01 PM	#3
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	Most shrimp are going to hide alot. And even within a set species, some specimens will hide while others won't. I've got 3 perppermints right now in various tanks, one will show himself at any given time, the other two I'll see every few months or so, and just enough to know it's still alive in the tank. that said, cleaner and/or peppermints will probably be your best bet. I've had plenty of bad luck with coral banded shrimps, I hear them recommended all the time but it's one I keep on my recommend NOT to get list. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

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Lotus99 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,398	I sometimes wish I didn't have peppermint shrimp. They tend to steal food from my corals. __________________ "So long, and thanks for all the fish" Current Tank Info: 125g reef, gobies, cardinals, softies and LPS; 36g Neo Nano tank; 10+ FW tanks

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kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	cleaners are about your best if you want to see them, most others usually hide.

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LovinDaReef Moved On Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 267	I really like the coral banded, what is the issue with them? Would they eat mushrooms and whatnot?

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drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	I had a peppermint shrimp and I beleive my bristle star ate it,

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FBNitro Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 641	Sexy Shrimps seem very active to me. In the tanks at work they are rarely in hiding. But they are small tanks, it could just be not enough hiding places.

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LovinDaReef Moved On Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 267	Cool looking reef shrimp.