Questions about saron shrimp and Lima shrimp

[FishInABarrel]

I am thinking about a small tank that would most likely be shrimp, snails and maybe a couple small fish. I have some questions about a couple of shrimp I found that are interesting.

The Lima shrimp, do they require a scallop host to survive? I have read yes and some articles/sellers don't say. So I am hoping someone has experience with them.

Saron shrimp from what I've read get fairly large and have seen them deemed reef safe and not reef safe. Will they kill smaller shrimp and fish? What would be good tank mates for them?

 

[sam.basye]

Lima shrimp do not require a scallop to survive. I was snorkeling and found one living under a big slab of concrete on the sandy bottom. It was living with a couple types of pistol shrimp and there were no clams anywhere nearby.


This is it in Curacao



They don't need it in the wild, so I assume they would live in a tank without one. I don't have any other experience with them than what I saw snorkeling.

 

[FishInABarrel]

Good to know. They are really cool and I'm interested in them. But not if they require a flame scallop host.
I was thinking of doing 2 bumble bee shrimp, 3-4 sexy shrimp, 1 Lima shrimp and maybe a few anemone shrimp. Probably a few small snails and maybe a couple small fish like eviota gobies.

I am also thinking of another tank with some saron shrimp but I am not sure what could go in with them. Scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp? Looking for ideas here.

 

[sam.basye]

Sounds like a neat tank.

You might have better success if you add a few mini maxi carpets and a condylactis nem to help keep the shrimps separated.
A mangrove might be a cool addition as well.

Check out this thread from a few months ago on saron shrimp, interesting;

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2532344