reef wrasse + shrimp = yay or nay?

[maddmaxx]

I have a 220g mixed reef. I'm a fan of a couple dif reef safe wrasse and cleaner shrimp..I've been lookin at a melenarus wrasse,, christmas wrasse,,leapord wrasse. Like I said I'm also a fan of cleaner shrimp also. How are any/all these types of wrasse wit cleaner shrimp???

 

[dstrickland]

Most successfully when shrimp is present first, my melenarus and cleaner been together 12 months no issues yet

 

[MIKE NY]

....in my experience Melanarus get more aggressive as they get older as well as the Christmas..Leopards are probably the safest with larger shrimps, but there are exceptions with all three...

 

[RAG_83]

I had 3 peppermint shrimp and put in a christmas wrasse the shrimp were fine for about 7 months and then they all disappeared

 

[young_reefer]

I have 2 large cleaner shrimps and a six-line, together for about 6 months now. The shrimp had been in the tank for about 6 months prior to introducing the wrasse. I bought him small size and was one the last two fish (the other one was a flame angel) I added. He has been great and does not bother the shrimp or other inverts. I guess time will tell but I feel he'll continue to be a good citizen.

 

[evolved]

If you feed properly with them (2-3 times/day) you should be fine. It's the Halichoeres wrasses in that list which could be suspect; the Macropharyngodon is completely safe with them.

 

[maddmaxx]

yea I figured the melenarus and Christmas might be the ehhhhh ones on the list. lol. some sites have them reef safe, others have them non reef safe. I would make sure the shrimp are in there for a couple months first before tryin to add them. and I would also purchase the large cleaner shrimp so they have some size to start off with...