cleaner shrimp / blood shrimp compatability

tonypittman

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I have a pair of cleaner shrimp. I had tried to add a 3rd, but when I did, the smallest of the 3 withdrew itself from the crowd and soon died.

I have since been advised to stick with 2 cleaners.

Since I like shrimp a lot, my question is: Could I, for example, add a pair of blood shrimp to my pair of cleaner shrimp without causing another fatal "dynamic"?
 
it should be ok i have a pair of each in my 110G and they co-exist without any problems... just my two blood shrimp who bicker between themselves
 
I'm 90% sure you can have more than just a pair of cleaners in a tank. How big is your tank? Also, try to match the size of the shrimp you already ahve. Cleaners are opportunistic...if there is a much smaller shrimp in the area..they may try to eat it.
 
naw i dont think so i added them in at seperate times and the already established one just started chasing the other one around and it still does been over a month already
 
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