sexy shrimp

[ducklady]

I have a 29 gal reef tank with a dragon goby, tomatoe clown, velvet damsel, cleaner shrimp, tuxedo urchin, anemone, hermit crabs & snails. There is plenty of live rock. I am wondering if 2 sexy shrimp would be safe in this tank or would they become somebody's lunch

 

[Untamed12]

I would bet that they would be OK. I kept sexy shrimp for many years with damsels and maroon clowns and never had a problem.

 

[Ontosrob]

You may have a problem with the cleaner shrimp. I had to move a smaller (young) skunk cleaner into a different tank after I found him attaching my sexies. I have never had any fish bother them, but they are in a fairly non aggressive tank.

 

[REEF-n-Chicago]

Does anyone know if sexy shrimp would be alright with harlequins?

 

[boozeman]

I have a harlequin and a pair of sexies and they dont interact at all

 

[snorvich]

I have a harlequin, multiple sexy shrimp, and two HUGE cleaners without problem.

 

[REEF-n-Chicago]

great

love the sexy shrimp and the harlequins

 

[EllieSuz]

I added a sexy shrimp (more on order) yesterday and it's still kicking today. The fish took a good look when it was first introduced, but now it's being ignored, including by the cleaner. I don't know the habits of your goby, but you should be OK.

 

[gloo]

It may be due to size of tank, but I had problems in my nano with my clownfish bullying the sexy shrimp. Sexy shrimp don't seem as attached to anemones or LPS they host with, but the clownfish took exception when the sexy got near by.

 

[snorvich]

Clownfish in that size tank are aggressive towards other inhabitants.

 

[jedheuer]

Jumping on the thread with another question...

I have read that sexies need an anemone to host in. Is this so?
If it is so which anemone do they like best or does it matter?

 

[snorvich]

No. They will associate (what you call "host") with lots of different animals.

 

[gillesec]

I've had a sexy in my 125g for over a year now and he rotates between the anemone, the tonga branch, a fair sized aptasia i don't have the heart to kill, and my sunpolyps. He never seems to bother anyone or vice versa. It's like where's waldo looking for him though cause he's so tiny. I'm really glad I added him.

 

[EllieSuz]

I'm picking up my second sexy shrimp this afternoon. I hope that having a buddy will encourage my existing one to get out more. He usually shows up when the daylights go off, but we seldom see him during the day. I think they are quite bold for such a tiny creature. When I target feed after lights out, he's been known to climb on the feeder tube. I'm with gillesec; they are a great addition to the reef system.