how many shrimp do you have?

[BCreefmaker]

some fish wont get cleaned by them. 2 reasons i think. 1 they dont know what they are. 2 there are certain shrimp that mimic cleaner shrimp to lure smaller fish looking for a cleaning to thier death.

 

[G.SMITHII]

sweet, thank you guys very much.

as far as water changes i do between 3 and 6 one gallon changes a week.

i ususally do one a day or everyother day when my schedule is crazy.

where can you buy "live bait shrimp" ?

are the the lil cocktail shrimps, or like the big mongo platter shrimps?

 

[tiffrobbins]

I have 2 peppermints in a 20 gal. They get along great with each other, but they get aggressive toward the fish when its feeding time. One took a ride 3 times around the tank holding onto the firefishes tail. Now the firefish stays away from him.

 

[REDDAWG43]

The bait shrimp I got at a bait shop....it was to be a gag for my wife, but they have turned out to be the best scavengers in the tank. I feed heavy, and there`s never left over chuncky food bits , due to these little guys. I will try to post pics tonight.
Plus the are chickens....never have been confrontational. They always leave instead of fighting.

 

[Rosseau]

I would love to see some pics of these bait shrimps, I have this feeling like they are going to stick out like a soar thumb - prove me wrong! (or right)

 

[sir_dudeguy]

Looks like this thread's pretty beat to me...and i havent read it at all, but to answer the question, i've got 3 cleaners in my 40 breeder. Soon to be 2 though, because 2 of them seemed to have "paired off" and they chase the other one around.

 

[REDDAWG43]

lol...they definately stick out...
but I have had a few reefers come by the house to look at the tank and they love them. They are not really a reef type shrimp. But during the day they bury themselves in the snad and all you see are thier eyes (if you look hard)
They come out at night mostly. So they don't really clash, with the reef look since they are nocturnal.

 

[G.SMITHII]

thats freggin sweet.

ship me one!

 

[Rosseau]

I have one relic of a FW tank left right now since I got into the SW world. I'm hoping to fully dismantle it soon. It has a large Oscar and a pretty big blue lobster in there. I wish the lobster was SW because he's quite the character - daily escape attempts, fighting the oscar etc.. He'll be gone soon, but would look great in my reef

If I wasn't so grossed out by it, I'm sure he would taste great on my plate with just a little salt and butter.

 

[REDDAWG43]

If you like lobsters, try one of thse Pacific blue lobsters.

I have one, and love him (maybe her?)!!!!!

 

[Rosseau]

Hmm... That sounds good. Inverts are my favorite for sure. As long as they don't get too big and are reef safe.

I may end up with a pistol shrim/goby pair.

 

[chujai]

i have 2 skunk cleaners and 2 blood shrimps...

skunks were in my 16 gal for 3 months then the two bloods.

at first the bloods were really shy but now they are the boss haha

 

[Rosseau]

My problem with the blood's is the potential to nip at clams. Otherwise I would be all over them.

 

[BigPerm1]

I was doing a bit of rockscaping today, and my blood came out and jumped on my finger and started cleaning it for me.

cute little fella. I'd like to get him a friend. His only friends are 2 emeralds, but they swat at him all the time.

The watchman goby hates him and the clowns and firefish are oblivious.

 

[Rosseau]

Will blood shrimp pair up?

I know skunk cleaner shrimp will.