What kind of cleaner shrimp??

[mdisalvo55]

I'm thinking about getting a cleaner shrimp...I was thinking about a coral banded shrimp but don't know if any cleaner is "better" than another one. I was thinking about maybe a fire shrimp if not the coral banded. Which ones are more likely to clean fish off? Any other info is appreciated.

 

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[Gobie]

Skunk Cleaner Shrimp is the best at cleaning fish. Neon gobies do even better.

 

[JENnKerry]

Skunk cleaner and fire shrimp. Stay away from coral banded's. They are aggressive. Especially in a 29 gallon.

 

[Jon Evans]

Skunk cleaner shrimp all the way. I had an aggressive yellow tang that would allow the cleaner shrimp to clean him off. Pretty cool to watch. They will jump on your arm if you are working in the tank.

 

[Ti]

skunk

 

[bertoni]

If you mean a shrimp that cleans fish, I didn't think that coral-banded shrimp did that. IME, the skunk cleaners are more likely to clean fish than peppermint or fire shrimp.

 

[ste6168]

I would go with a skunk cleaner like the above 100 people mentioned if you want it to clean your fish, but my peppermints have tried to clean my clowns before, but the clowns usually swim away

 

[stewie24]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6626718#post6626718 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JENnKerry
Skunk cleaner and fire shrimp. Stay away from coral banded's. They are aggressive. Especially in a 29 gallon.

Yes, coral banded shrimp are agressive.. Stay away from those. I agree with the general consensus - get a skunk cleaner shrimp. I have one and love it.
Stewie

 

[Fast Fred]

Skunks will clean almost anything! Feels weird when they pull at the hairs on your arm while your hands are in the tank. Cute at first, annoying, but cute later.

 

[Pandora]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6627283#post6627283 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bertoni
If you mean a shrimp that cleans fish, I didn't think that coral-banded shrimp did that.

I've seen them offer cleaning services to larger fish at the LFS on rare occasions. But I agree with everyone, they're just very territorial and do far less cleaning; they are more heavily carnivorous.

 

[Cutiewitbooty]

skunks are more likly to clean the fish and are more outgoing, fire shrimp are alot prettier, but they are a little more shy.

 

[old salty]

I've got two skunk cleaners with lots of personality. I never see the peppermint of the fire red shrimp. If I had known they were so reclusive, I would never have gotten them.

 

[mdisalvo55]

Guess that settles it, thanks everybody!

 

[crzy4reefs]

best of luck with your skunk it's cute to see them in pairs, not sure if two will work in a 29 but they are fun to watch and just all around great for cleaning and scavaging.

i find that drip acclimation works great for them (i use that method for acclimating anything for my tank)

 

[joe90usa]

What size tank is the minimum for 2 skunks in a FOWLR? I'd love to see the interaction if my 55 will sustain 2 of them.

 

[Cutiewitbooty]

i wouldn't see a problem, i have seen 2 in alot smaller tanks.