Will Blood/Fire Shrimps attack Skunk Shrimps?

[bUrPz]

As above, kindly advice as thinking of adding more shrimps into my nano tank...

[flamey]

i dont think so bro.. ive had both of them in my tank for quite a while already...

[bUrPz]

i dont think so bro.. ive had both of them in my tank for quite a while already...

hmm... is the blood shrimp is larger by a fair bit leh? read from http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Di....cfm?pCatId=697 that they are cleaners as well? hmm....

[flamey]

my cleaner and fire shrimp is sharing the same cave in my tank.. yea fire shrimp do 'clean' hte fishes too...

[bUrPz]

my cleaner and fire shrimp is sharing the same cave in my tank.. yea fire shrimp do 'clean' hte fishes too...

hmm.... great... shall be in the lookout for the blood shrimps liao...

Thanks for the advice bro!

[Jameshong]

I have a pair of skunk and fire shrimp in my main tank, so far nvr see them fighting leh .

[flamey]

hmm.... great... shall be in the lookout for the blood shrimps liao...

Thanks for the advice bro!

no problem bro..

[tjchan]

no worries... they will only fight if both chasing the same piece of food.

[reeftask]

they will fight for territory. as long as the other keep out, they will stop chasing.

This is just my view.

Many yrs ago, read some articles said if size different too much will kill. I dont know how true this is.

[Jameshong]

they will fight for territory. as long as the other keep out, they will stop chasing.

This is just my view.

Many yrs ago, read some articles said if size different too much will kill. I dont know how true this is.

unless your tank is too small for them so they will fight for territory.

[reeftask]

unless your tank is too small for them so they will fight for territory.

small tank will sure all the time you can see these chasings.

but big tanks will occur too as sometimes they will roam around.

[bUrPz]

hmm... now on the lookout for these shrimps... went everywhere but could not find... bought 3 dispar anthias instead...

[Gouldian]

hmm... now on the lookout for these shrimps... went everywhere but could not find... bought 3 dispar anthias instead...

Fire shrimps are from deeper waters thus nor as common as cleaner shrimps.

Just be patience and keep a look out, I am sure you will stumble upon a shipment soon.

HTH

[kareen]

u mentioned nano.... Do heed reeftask's word. I do not think the shrimps will tolerate each other in nano....

[Gouldian]

u mentioned nano.... Do heed reeftask's word.  I do not think the shrimps will tolerate each other in nano....

Why don't you provide some literature/s to proof that fire shrimps will attacked cleaner shrimps?

[Gouldian]

Here's one from a nano reefer:

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=130771

[Gouldian]

Another reefer with skunk cleaner and blood shrimps in the same tank.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/archi...php/t-5875.html

[bUrPz]

u mentioned nano.... Do heed reeftask's word. I do not think the shrimps will tolerate each other in nano....

yup... a 2" x 1" x 1.5"...

Current inhabitants:

Pac Blue Tang 3" x 01

Common Clowns x 04

Green Chromis x 03

Dispar Anthias x 03

Skunk Shrimps x 02

Sally Lightfoot x 01

Pom Pom Crab x 02 (01 MIA)

How? Don't think will add any more, at most 2 more shrimps...

[Gouldian]

Write up by James Fatheree MSC on shrimps:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/cav1i2/fathe...mps/james_w.htm

[Gouldian]

Searched very hard and finally found 2 out of 8 users in this post claimed that they have problem with blood shrimp.

http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/e_debelius.php

PS: You can throw whatever smoke you want, I don't care and will stay far far away. But don't throw smoke on me.

[bUrPz]

Searched very hard and finally found 2 out of 8 users in this post claimed that they have problem with blood shrimp.

http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/e_debelius.php

PS: You can throw whatever smoke you want, I don't care and will stay far far away. But don't through smoke on me.

Thanks for the effort bro!

[Gouldian]

Thanks for the effort bro!

Don't thank me, I should say sorry for leaving a bad taste in your thread.

Anyway, just feels that its always better to have some form of literature when posting advises rather than imposing on certain beliefs without rhymes or reasons.

[kareen]

Thank Gouldian..... Appreciate the effort to point this out.

[kareen]

Anyway, just feels that its always better to have some form of literature when posting advises rather than imposing on certain beliefs without rhymes or reasons. 

U have a valid point there… but I will like to point out something without any literature or references except thru’ my “common sense-logyâ€â€¦.

Searched very hard and finally found 2 out of 8 users in this post claimed that they have problem with blood shrimp.

For example a certain thing,

10 people succeed in doing it and

10 people fail in doing it.

What is the percentage of that 10 successful people posting in public than the 10 people who fail?

PS: Just want to point out something that not many people realise....

[Dispar_Anthias]

Don't thank me, I should say sorry for leaving a bad taste in your thread.

Anyway, just feels that its always better to have some form of literature when posting advises rather than imposing on certain beliefs without rhymes or reasons.

LOL bro even those 2 do not really have concrete evidence that the blood shrimp attack other livestock.

IMO the blood shrimp are one of the best reef inhabitant along with the skunk. They seem to be super peaceful and can co-exist well with both their own species and other species of shrimp.

I have a huge 3 inch blood shrimp and a pair of 1 inch skunks.... They do not have any problem with each other at all. In all of the reefer's tank I have seen with skunk and blood living together, all of the shrimp co- exist well with another with hardly any problems