Magenta Dottyback

[lkoivoon]

Hi, would to ask the experts here,

1)Will the Magenta Dottyback (Strawberry) fish eats/attacks Cleaner shrimp? I have already lost a few cleaner shrimps but don't know why?

2)Can I have both Cleaner shrimp and Coral Banded shrimp (Boxing shrimp?) in the tank? Will they fight?

[Bluebeard]

me not expert and also new to marine but i think i can help you answer question 2 since i do keep quite a lot of shrimps in my tank.

i have 2 cleaner shrimps and 2 Coral Banded shrimps in my 2feet tank (also got some other shrimps)

so far have no problem between the Coral Banded and cleaner. they do are ok i think.

as for keeping 2 or more Coral Banded shrimp, i don't think it's a good idea. after 3 tries, i finally got 2 Coral Banded shrimps to live together peacefully!!!

these 2 coral banded shrimps that i have now can even stand side by side! sometimes they do fight for food la but so far they never fight until losing legs or pincers.

[kelstorm]

Hi, would to ask the experts here,

1)Will the Magenta Dottyback (Strawberry) fish eats/attacks Cleaner shrimp? I have already lost a few cleaner shrimps but don't know why?

2)Can I have both Cleaner shrimp and Coral Banded shrimp (Boxing shrimp?) in the tank? Will they fight?

what other fishes do u have inside? what is the water parameters? have u conditioned the shrimp properly b4 releasing them into the tank?

[lkoivoon]

The tank is more than 2 years and it readings are ok. I have a cleaner shrimp for more than a year but was later eaten up by the elephant ear. I had removed the elephant ear. So will the magenta dottyback eats cleaner shrimp??

Another question - it is ok to keep trigger fish with cleaner shrimp. Will the trigger fish eats cleaner shrimp???

[Tanzy]

Dottybacks are known to eat shrimps in the aquarium. Triggers will most likely make lunch out your cleaner shrimps.

[bawater]

yep, i have watch dottyback eat candy shrimps right in front of my.

i had triggers with cleaners before- but they all have individual characters...so really depends on the triggers mood!. maybe if its hungry yes it will.

[lkoivoon]

Thanks all for answers and advises Will catch the dottyback out b4 buying cleaner shrimp.