question about shrimp - Page 2

AJ_77 · #11 01-24-2005, 03:11 PM

Mine was a wuss. I doubt he ate anything.

bulletsworld · #12 01-24-2005, 07:11 PM

Curious has anyone had these banded coral shrimp with any other shrimp like a peppermint or a cleaner shrimp O.K? Or will they kill all other shrimps?

danny zubot · #13 01-24-2005, 07:13 PM

I was told not to mix banded coral shrimps with others by a number of LFS. I haven't tried it personally brcause I believe that they would kill othe types of shrimp.

muck · #14 01-24-2005, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bulletsworld

Curious has anyone had these banded coral shrimp with any other shrimp like a peppermint or a cleaner shrimp O.K? Or will they kill all other shrimps?

I believe guysmiley has a coral banded with a couple cleaners, a couple peppermints and maybe even a blood shrimp as well. I haven't heard of any problems. I would ask him his take on it though.

bulletsworld · #15 01-24-2005, 07:44 PM

Yeah I was also told by most fish stores that Coral banded shrimp are bad to add with other shrimps.

Although I have read that you can house with other shrimps if it is a larger tank & has alot of live rock. So I was wondering if any one has tried this theory and what the outcome was or is?

I will ask Guysmiley...thanks

muck · #16 01-24-2005, 07:46 PM

It probably helps if the coral banded is smaller than the other shrimp as well.

4ptbuck · #17 01-24-2005, 08:41 PM

My CBS seems to behave.
He lives with a skunk cleaner.
I think CBS are actually a cleaner shrimp and I caught him cleaning my sailfin tang once.

He does do a lot of posturing when my hand is near him, or if a fish gets in close.

I don't think he has killed any fish, but I am sure he had snacked on some dead/dying ones.