Coral Banded/Blood Shrimps

[Pufferpunk]

I have heard of the aggressiveness of the coral banded shrimp (even catching/eating small fish) but not much about the blood shrimp. I have been seeing a lot of sand being kicked up lately behind my rockwork & notice the blood shrimp & CBS are back there. I can't really see what they are doing, but the BS keeps popping out. My arrow crab & 2 cleaners, in addition to many peppermint shrimps I have had in there are all missing. Are they the culprits, or one of them or not either? Do they fight between themselves???

 

[hansnfrans]

As far as my knowledge from reading goes, the Blood Shrimp is a rather aggressive shrimp and I would not put one with Cleaner or Coral Banded shrimp, but they may be okay with Camel and Peppermint Shrimp (kinda hit or miss). I have seen Peppermints coexist peacefully with a Blood shrimp, but this was in a 500gal tank.....

Now the Coral Banded shrimp is a very aggressive and very territorial shrimp that I would not put with ANY other shrimp that I value, unless it was in a large tank.

The Arrow Crabs have been known to cause problems with other shrimp/crabs/small fish, as well.

Looks like you got yourself quite a mix there .

 

[jwblocal701]

i had a coral banded and a cleaner in my reef before and the coral banded never hurt a thing
proably just depends if u get one with a good or bad temper

 

[AuroraDave]

I have a pair of Blood Reds, a large coral banded, a Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (L amboinensis) & a few Peppermint Shrimp in my tank.

All of them are at least a year old and they seem to get along. They each have their home areas and cleaning stations, but they do move from time to time.

I think most of the inverts in our tanks are opportunistic preditors. They may not aggressively pursue killing and/or eating other tank mates, but will take advantage of feeding opportunities if something is sick or dead.

Of the listed shrimp, I've always thought the CBS were the most aggressive.

 

[craftytony]

The coral banded shrimp is known to eat other shrimp. It made a meal out of my cleaner shrimp!!! So he got a one way ticket out!

 

[glbtrottr]

THe coral banded shrimp isn't terribly unpredictable; it loves to eat fish. If it isn't nipping at my Clown, it likes eating goby.

 

[MrMexReefer]

the CBS in my parents 50g just kinda hangs upside down on this rock ledge, and occasionally will nip at a fish tail. I cant say i have actively seen it fighting with another fish

 

[paininthewrasse]

I have 2 peppermint shrimp, one blood red and 1 cleaner, and I have never ever had a problem.

 

[SaraB]

I have had 2 Blood Shrimp for 1.5 years ... never a problem with aggressiveness. They do like to steal the food away from corals that have been spot fed, but that's it.