Which shrimp is more suitable ?

[fnscasey]

Currently, have 1 cleaner shrimp in my tank. But i was looking for shrimp that clean detritus, scavenger, cleaning the sand bed(seaching for food).

I have a few options like the fire shrimp, peppermint shrimp, camel shrimp and the pistol shrimp..

Anyone has any good suggestions that which shrimp is more suitable for me ?

[siglap]

pistol are not good cause they will kill the cleaner

[siglap]

actually my cleaner does search the sand bed for food as for detritus why not get a goby.

[mAriNe_enthusiast]

Peppermint shrimp will be a good choice...

Camel shrimp are not exactly reef-safe.

[fnscasey]

But seem like my cleaner don't really looking for food in the sand.. Whenever i feed my damsel, it will always trying to get the food.

[ben]

better forget bout the pistol shrimp as the name pistol tells u everything. Do u want any guns in ur tank? cowboy tank?

[RAV-65]

Hi,

my experience is that my cleaner shrimp helps alot in ridding parasites on my fishes, the other boxing shrimp and fire shrimp always hide behind the rocks...

As for stirring the sand, I have a blenny dat stirs the sand pretty much...

Vincent Ho

[fnscasey]

I don't think can add a blenny cos my 2 strip damsel is rather aggressive, having a few month already.

So i was thinking that adding a shrimp as my damsel usually will not bother invertebrates.

[alanseah]

well i think go get a few cleaner and one boxer to help u control the crab & worm population

of coz 2 fire shrimp help i making it nicier...

shrimp always hide because they r alone only.. pair them up and they will come out more..

[kschew1498]

I don't think can add a blenny cos my 2 strip damsel is rather aggressive, having a few month already.

So i was thinking that adding a shrimp as my damsel usually will not bother invertebrates.

Bro dont worry....I have a 4 strip and a domino.....they rule my tank but they never disturb my benny and blue band goby... except other damsel....my poor yellow tail and green chromis

My benny very hardworking...clean all the algae even though not so even.

My Blue band goby....kekeke....likes scoping sand into its mouth and split it out from the grills.....but 1 disadvantage.....my polyps and brain is always struggling to get rid of the sand on it ....sigh!

[lightningstrike]

get nassarius snails and scarlet hermit crab.

[tfrancis]

Will keeping the Boxer shrimp keep the Crab in check.

Is the boxer fish safe.

Previously I have a boxer which keeps jumping on the fish body.

Fing it strange as I think only cleaner will do that.

[lightningstrike]

boxer fish??? boxer shrimp u mean......

[tfrancis]

Sorry it is boxer shrimp... Always have a problem with crabs in the tank. Has so far caught 5 crabs.

[Dazza]

Something to suggest wh not many reefers use. I hv always been using this fish to keep my sand free of excess food.

============> Goatfish <==================

Hardy, greedy always looking for scraps.

[hammer99]

Hi,

Is there a shrimp that can get rid of the bristle worm ?

[Dazza]

not that i know of mate. some of the wrasses feed on these.

[lightningstrike]

do a search in liveaquaria.com. various fish profiles there that will tell u what get rids of bristleworms.

[FuEl]

Not all pistol shrimps are bad. I have one that lives with my watchman..sri lankan tiger pistol..fierce as it looks..but darn docile..does'nt even harm anything..not even boxing crabs or 1cm thor amboinensis.