Can you mix cleaner shrimp and seahorses

[sound and surf]

I am starting a tank for seahorses and would like to include a skunk cleaner shrimp. Would the shrimp harm the Seahorses while cleaning them? Can these two be happy tankmates?

 

[captainandy]

I have three skunk cleaners in my 90. They tend to stay away from the seahorses but they're good at eating the left over mysis.

 

[pledosophy]

Not a good idea IME. Some cleaners will harrass the horses to no end. Depends on the individual speciment, but there have been many times when it went bad. JME

 

[JennyL]

I would also advise against cleaner shrimp in with horses. They will harass and stress the horses which will result in other problems.

There are other species that are very compatable with horses, such as peppermints.