Pairing up fire shrimps

[Magik]

Hi All,

I have a fire shrimp that I love in my 65G, he has been there about 8 months. I would love to have a pair of them. I know they are hermaphrodites - but does it mean that if I buy another one they would pair up for sure? Or they could be fighting? I saw a pair of fire shrimps once on Divers Den, but we really like our, his name is Rudolph, would like to keep him. The pair is anyway long gone and I have not seen another one since. Very interested in hearing your experience with pairing fire shrimps.

-Magik

 

[ginpang]

Lysmata sp. are pretty peaceful.
That's why in most lfs they'll have 30 juveniles together in a tank with very little or no aggression whatsoever.

Though once you have a mated pair they'll become territorial and will no longer tolerate intruders.

So YES get any other one and they'll be buddies no problem.

Two is company threes a crowd for these guys.

And it applies to all lysmata. I've had mated l. Amboinensis stress l. Debelius and l. Wurdemanni to death. [emoji853]



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[Magik]

Lysmata sp. are pretty peaceful.
That's why in most lfs they'll have 30 juveniles together in a tank with very little or no aggression whatsoever.

Though once you have a mated pair they'll become territorial and will no longer tolerate intruders.

So YES get any other one and they'll be buddies no problem.

Two is company threes a crowd for these guys.

And it applies to all lysmata. I've had mated l. Amboinensis stress l. Debelius and l. Wurdemanni to death. [emoji853]

Great ti hear that, thank you for your prompt answer! My fire shrimp is huge, seems much bigger than 2" that is supposed to be their maximal size. Can I get another fire shrimp of any size, or it should be another adult? Would love to see them mating



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[ginpang]

If you want a pair quickly, the newcomer should be fairly big.

You'll most likely catch them releasing larvae around 10-11 pm .
Mating is low key , we usually miss it.

Good luck


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[Magik]

If you want a pair quickly, the newcomer should be fairly big.

You'll most likely catch them releasing larvae around 10-11 pm .
Mating is low key , we usually miss it.

Good luck


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Good to know, thanks. The fire shrimp is our favorite invert in the reef.

 

[norfolkgarden]

What if you have one that is kind of big already and a year old? Go tiny?

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[ginpang]

What if you have one that is kind of big already and a year old? Go tiny?

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For faster pairing go same size.


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[norfolkgarden]

Thanks!

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