Fire shrimp with zoanthids, polyps, LPS, soft corals, other shrimp?

[fishguy2727]

I have been getting some conflicting information about the compatibility of fire/cherry red shrimp. The PocketExpert book on Marine Invertebrates says that some are reported to only feed on polyps and that one in a reef tank can wipe out all the zoanthids and other things. Is this true at all or are they reef safe?

How about with other shrimp? I have two skunk cleaners and two peppermint.

Is there anything they will bother?

 

[adam82]

tagging along. i thought the blood fire shrimp were reef safe.

 

[reef3r]

tagging along, too. Just for reference, the book says "Some fire shrimp reportedly prey primarily on polyps. A single individual in a small reef may seriously impact soft corals, small polyped stony corals, or zoanthid colonies."

 

[fishguy2727]

I know, I read it. That is why I am asking about how safe they are.

So...anyone ever had any issues with them?

 

[Surfzone]

I have never heard of such a thing coming from a fire shrimp

 

[Grunt]

Mine doesn't touch any of my corals (zoas, softies, lps, sps).

 

[BuddhaKiss]

My fire shrimp pays no mind to my corals...zoas, softies, etc. The only time it annoys them is during feeding time...he goes crazy and clambers all over them, causing them to close up. But that's with all shrimps. I added a cleaner shrimp once and the next day, it was gone, couldn't find it. I assumed the fire shrimp killed it, but its only an assumption. Other corals....no problem, other shrimp....maybe a problem

 

[Tennyson]

I've never heard of these being non-reef safe or bothering corals. They should be completely safe. you are talking about Lysmata debelius right?