Are ORA tank raised Neon Dottybacks safe with cleaner shrimp?

[prugs]

Anyone have any experience with them?

Thanks Tom

 

[finsurgeon]

My ORA neon dottyback was about 1" when purchased and grew to about 3" over 4 to 5 months. He never bothered any of my corals or inverts, including 2 fairly large cleaners and a fire shrimp and a coral banded. I don't think he ever saw the 2 small pistol shrimp, but I was never fearful of that being a problem. He did start to pick on the smaller fish, though , so I ended up taking him back.

 

[prugs]

Thanks friend,
I'll let you know how he/she doe in a group, in a 210gal.

 

[Ironsheikh]

ive never had a problem w/ aggression from any fridmani or arabian dottyback ever --- books and sites list them as aggressive, but ive never seen it.

 

[just dave]

IME when they get big enough your shrimp will be in jeopardy and one day you'll see your Neon sporting a antenna mustache.

 

[SDguy]

IME, they are not aggressive to shrimp that are already in the tank when they are introduced. But once those shrimp die, and you try to replace them, look out! Legs, eyes, and antennae will litter the sand