thoughts on shrimp in reef

[Trigs]

what are your thoughts on having shrimp in your reef

cleaner shrimp
sexy shrimp
Fire shrimp
Coral banded shrimp
Peppermint shrimp
Pistol
ETC

I was thinking on getting a cleaner or sexy let me know whaty you think

[marie]

I've had cleaner shrimp and peppermint shrimp in all my reef tanks. They are pretty much reef safe (I have heard of peppermint shrimp eating zoas but its never happened to me and I have had lots over the years).

The big problem with them and you may find it too annoying to put up with, they like to steal food right out of corals mouths and they can dig down pretty deep to get it

[Rippin]

Originally Posted by marie

The big problem with them and you may find it too annoying to put up with, they like to steal food right out of corals mouths and they can dig down pretty deep to get it

And this is the exact reason why I don't think I'll ever have any shrimp (especially sexy shrimp) in my tanks again

[Trigs]

yah im thinking of picking up 1 of both, then if they dont work out, in the sump/fuge they go!

[noirsphynx]

I have 4 sexy's in my nano and a peppermint. I love the sexy's, no problems with them but the darn peppermint is horrible for stealing food from my corals. I find the sexy's pretty much sit tight and wait for food to come to them unlike the peppermint.

[hillbillyreefer]

Peppermints are hell on aiptasia. They are also terrible for stealing food from corals. I used to feed mine first then feed the corals. My cleaner shrimp is also a thief but not as aggressive as the pep.