Skunk cleaner shrimp

morgan.d · 04-12-2006, 02:16 PM

I recently bought a cleaner shrimp from my LFS. I was going to buy two, because I thought they would be more social. It just keeps hidding behind all the rock, so it is a waste of 40 bucks. Anyone have any idea if I buy another if they would be more daring to come out during the day?

Tim224DT · 04-12-2006, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by morgan.d

I recently bought a cleaner shrimp from my LFS. I was going to buy two, because I thought they would be more social. It just keeps hidding behind all the rock, so it is a waste of 40 bucks. Anyone have any idea if I buy another if they would be more daring to come out during the day?

Wow $40 that seems really high to me.....I think my LFS is $20 for them. Ok he is in a new the new guy in the tank. Give him a week or two and he will be out all over. He needs to get use to your tank first. I know when i first got my watchman gobies i didnt see them for 3 weeks. Give him time he will start coming out more.

Tim

Bemo · 04-12-2006, 02:48 PM

I agree with tims. Give him a little time and he will be out and about. Mine even climbs on my hand. 40 buck is a rip. I know that I can get one here for 20 bucks.

Hardhead Cat · 04-12-2006, 02:55 PM

Cleaner shrimp make great additions - they are entertaining and "trainable" to a certain degree. Much more fun to watch than peppermint shrimp IMO. The LFS charges $29 for large CS and $24 for small ones. Expensive but they are fun - - and you can keep more than one.

HHC

pauliewalnuts · 04-12-2006, 03:48 PM

my lfs has them for $13.88 and i have a $2 discount card!!! but yeah my 2 cleaners hide all the time...they only clean my snowflake too...they are always climbing allover him...its pretty funny!

Loverotties · 04-12-2006, 08:03 PM

$40 for two maybe,but not for one.

garvondavis14 · 04-17-2006, 03:37 PM

the cleaning station that mine uses most of the time is under an overhand, where i can only see a little of him at a time...except when he's ready to eat or anytime i stick my hand in the tank...then he's out in a second. or when my lights are off, he's all over the tank then. so did yours start to come out more yet?

smeese · 04-24-2006, 03:32 AM

40 bucks.....that guy wants pennies dropped in his tank. What a rip. (no offense)

piberoptikz · 04-24-2006, 03:35 AM

I got mine for $40 a pair.

$40 each is a little too much. Yep, give them time to get used to the tank. In a month or so you will see some eggs floating around.