How many shrimp is too many?

[Arizonah13]

I have a 29 gal. biocube currently with 1 pep. shrimp. I'd like to add a cleaner shrimp as well. Does anyone foresee any problems with this combo?

What about adding 3 or so sexy shrimp? Is that pushing the limit on crustaceans? (to have the pep, cleaner AND 3 sexy shrimp)

I also have 7 blue leg hermits, 2 trochus snails, 2 occy clowns & a green clown goby.

Considering adding a royal gramma or possibly a blenny in the future.

Thanks

ETA: I don't have any anemones nor plan to add any to my 29 gal - will this pose a problem? (for the sexy shrimp, I mean)

 

[SparseReef]

I had about 7 peppermints and two cleaners in my 110, but after reducing the feeding (to work on some hair algae) all of my peppermints seem to be missing. I've seen the cleaners chase the peppermints, so I wouldn't be surprised if they would eat them. If you feed the tank often it shouldn't be a problem. I would worry about the sexy shrimp though. They wouldn't be fast enough to get away from the cleaners. In terms of anemones, they should be fine without any. A buddy of mine has some and they love his ricordia. I've never kept sexy shrimp with cleaners, so maybe someone else will have some input if they've kept them together.

 

[Arizonah13]

Thanks, SparseReef!

Anyone else having any experience with a combo of pep, cleaner, and sexies?

 

[AHHope]

Mines kinda similar, ive got 3 peppermints, 2 cleaners, a big coral banded (rescued from another reefer) and a g.smithi (mantis shrimp) with no problems. I know im gonna get some heat about the mantis in there but he really could care less about hunting as scavenging is alot easier.

 

[SparseReef]

You have a mantis in with those guys!!!!! FOR SHAME!!! J/K

I really want to set up a mantis tank, those guys are so awesome.

 

[cainsable]

be carefull with either of those fish, they both have very big mouths.i had 5 sexy shrimp my wifes 8 gallon cube and had a small sailfin, it ate 2 of her shrimp. its now in my reef

 

[sante210]

I have 6 sexy shrimp and 2 cleaner shrimp and they get along fine.. weirdest thing I just saw was my sexy shrimp hanging around inside my rbta

 

[ledford1]

I thought all my Peps had disappeared until I recently moved the tank and started pulling out rock- I found 2 Peps that I didn't even know were still there

 

[benita]

i have 3 sexy shrimps, with 2 cleaners seem to get along and my cleaners are big!

 

[j.p. harrington]

i have in my tank. 2 camel shrimp 2 peps. 1 coral banded 1 cleaner and one fire shrimp. I WANT MORE. i also had my 2 pep shrimp dissapear for about 2 weeks i didnt see them i though my dragon wrasse had eaten them but they showed up out of the blue one day and havnt been gone since

this is a 75g BTW