Purple Pseudochromis ...

[Bretty999]

Are they known to eat shrimp? I recently put 2 skunk cleaners in my tank and woke up the next day and they were both gone. I looked on the ground near the tank to see if they had possibly jumped, but they were no where to be found.

 

[SDguy]

IME, nonaggressive shrimp like cleaners, peppermint, etc added to a tank with an already established pseudochromis are at risk to be picked apart. I had better luck with coral banded shrimp...they seemed aggressive enough to keep the pseudo at bay.

 

[Bretty999]

Ok, thanks! I had a skunk cleaner before i put the Pseudochromis in and they were fine. Then the shrimp jumped out. I recently decided to add 2 more and they were gone the next day! What about blood shrimp? Are they non aggressive as well?

 

[sirbooks]

They're about the same as the cleaner shrimp, just more expensive.

 

[Bretty999]

Ok, guess i will just have to wait to add any shrimp until the PP dies then....thanks for the quick replies guys!!!

 

[SDguy]

How big is the tank? You could try a coral banded shrimp.

 

[No Worries1979]

I had to sell my purple-stripe back to the shop just for that reason. My cleaner shrimp actually tried to defend itself. Those fish are too aggressive for my reef. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Bretty999]

Its a 29g. I thought it was a little wierd that right after i put them in the tank, both shrimp stayed at the front/top of the tank. I had never seen them do that before. I didnt see the PP mess with them at all though.....I am not a fan of the coral banded shrimp......

 

[Monkeyfish]

If your tank does not have corals you may want to consider a Saron shrimp. They're fairly aggressive and should be able to hold their own. I had one that killed an arrow crab and lived in a tank with a blue damsel and a purple dottyback.