Group of shrimp in 20 gallon

[Cody Ray]

Many online stores say that both Skunk and Peppermint Cleaner Shrimp live in groups in the wild. Has anyone ever tried adding a small to medium sized group (4-6 individuals) of either species to a nano reef?

 

[AJ31655]

Should be fine, have you thought about sexy shrimp, those are pretty cool in small tanks too.

 

[Cody Ray]

For some reason I just don't find them interesting

 

[spawner]

Peppermint shrimp, depending on the species live in small groups; sometimes in large aggregations. I normally find 2-6 in ledges (really small cracks), sometimes hundreds in large overheads but I question if it's a real "group" or a bunch of small groups moving around. Cleaner shrimp pair bond, although loosely; you can put any two together pretty much at any time and get a pair, the pair will kill other cleaner shrimp that are in the tank growing up with them or that you newly introduce. You can do two fire shrimp, two cleaner shrimp and a few peppermint shrimp. But don't put more than two fire shrimp or two cleaner shrimp in a tank.

 

[Lev F.]

You just have to be careful when keeping a group in small confines, they are prone to cannibalism, especially when shedding, so feed them well and provide lots of cover.

- Lev