Gold Banded vs. Skunk Cleaner shrimp

[Surfzone]

Tonight as I feed my tank cyclops I noticed alot of bristle worms and thought that I would add a pair or gold banded shrimp to take care of the problem however the problem is that I have a skunk cleaner shrimp in the tank as well. So my question is: Are gold banded shrimp just as likely to turn on fellow shrimp in the tank?

 

[Mustang394]

I have kept both in the tank without issue. Might want to look at an arrow crab for the worms have had good luck with them.

 

[falconut]

I've had my CBS for over 2 years and my Skunk Cleaners for over 1 year with no problems. When I got the Skunks they were about 1/2". The only problem with the CBS is that he hides almost all the time, so I rarely see him.

I love the look of the Arrow Crab, but way back I bought one and added it to my tank that had a Skunk Cleaner. The next day I found the Arrow eatting the Skunk. I'm not sure if he killed it, but he went back to the LFS. I read that you can't trust the Arrows, so if you decide on one, just be cautious.

 

[sherm71tank]

Sunrise dottybacks will also seek out bristleworms.

 

[Surfzone]

i think I'm going to go with the shrimp. i have too many fish in the tank as is and a dotty back would rival my alardii clown pair for supremacy in the tank.

 

[billyWhite]

I bought a Gold Banded Shrimp for the same reason and he hasn't done squat except eat my Mandarin's Mysis.

 

[Flightpipe]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1449634

 

[Surfzone]

the posters all had problems with the CBS and not the GBS. I honestly think that these guys get a bad rap. I've kept the many CBS with mixed results however i've never kept the gbs and wanted to know if they are much like the the CBS.