Mixing Shrimp

[phxadrian]

Can I mix and match shrimp in the same tank?
For example: Fire Shrimp, Peppermint Shrimp, and Cleaner Shrimp

Are there others that are recommended for a reef tank and get along with other Shrimp?

Tank has snails, startfish, LPS, SPS, Zoas

 

[charlesr1958]

Yes, but only if the tank provides a lot of room for each of the species / individuals to stake out a home territory, but the species you mentioned should be okay as they are not overly aggressive to others as long as they have "get out of the way" room.

Chuck

 

[phxadrian]

Thanks Chuck. I've been told that I can not mix anything with a Coral Banded Shrimp. Is this true or will they get along with the shrimp mentioned in my earlier post?

 

[geffhardy2]

They should be fine as long as they have space to run..lol fights usally last less then 2 sec before some makes a run for it. You can keep a coral bandit with the other shrimp. But he will probably have a personal vandeta against the cleaner shrimp and during feeding time will not think twice about trying to snap the cleaner in half... the way i keep coral bandits is by buying the smallest one u can find ..if the coral bandit has claws that can open big enough to fit a shrimp in them its to big. a small one should be perfect. and i would watch the fire shrimp around polyps.

 

[phxadrian]

Cool. Thanks for you help.

 

[E.intheC]

honestly, I wouldn't try a CBS (coral banded shrimp) with any other shrimp (or at all, actually) they're just too aggressive. I have heard nothing but horror stories about those guys.

 

[snorvich]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15236991#post15236991 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phxadrian
Thanks Chuck. I've been told that I can not mix anything with a Coral Banded Shrimp. Is this true or will they get along with the shrimp mentioned in my earlier post?

I would not advise Coral Banded Shrimp. +1 with the above

 

[Pulp Fishin]

in my personal experiance I had 2 blood cleaners, 2 skunk cleaners, 2 harlequin, 6 sexy shrimp & a tiger pistol shrimp.
All the SHRIMP got along just fine... the goby that was with the pistol was a little jerk.