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04-16-2006, 10:48 PM
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NFMAS
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Saint Augustine
Posts: 2,447
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Who Keeps Shrimps?
Just trying to get some convo going in the new forum..
Well most of us keep snails, and crabs in our tanks to help keep it clean but who keeps shrimps and what kinds and how many? I have found that my 3 skunk cleaners keep a good house and also clean the fish from time to time. There are many kinds of shrimps availabe to us such as the coral banded shrimp, camel shrimps, blood shrimps and so on
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04-17-2006, 08:15 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 1,260
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Most of the shrimp I have kept in the past only became active at night. Next weekend I am going to rearrange my tank and I was thinking about a cleaner shrimp then. Which ones do you recommend?
Mike
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04-17-2006, 08:32 AM
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Ahhhh Barnacles!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Near A Coral Reef
Posts: 1,211
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Originally Posted by MikeAtJax
Most of the shrimp I have kept in the past only became active at night. Next weekend I am going to rearrange my tank and I was thinking about a cleaner shrimp then. Which ones do you recommend?
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Mike, The Skunk Cleaners are the best at cleaning and are the most active and visable. Blood shrimp are nicer to look at but are not as good at cleaning and hide alot. Some say if you have 4-5 of them they become more active. I only have one.
I also have 2 pistol shrimp. I like them all. 
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04-17-2006, 08:45 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: FL
Posts: 85
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The skunk cleaners are a great addition to almost any tank and a much better alternative to a cleaner wrasse. I have one cleaner shrimp and one clown anemone shrimp. I can stick my hand in the tank next to the cleaner and after a few seconds it will hop on and try to clean me. Very cool little critter. I definitely recommend one.
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04-17-2006, 08:49 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 1,260
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A shunk it is.
Thanks
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04-17-2006, 08:51 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: FL
Posts: 85
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You will not be disappointed!
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04-17-2006, 10:22 AM
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Space for rent
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville,FL
Posts: 266
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Go for the cleaner shrimp, i have two in my display tank and boy do they like to clean,especially my hand when its in the tank,my blood also is out alot..
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04-17-2006, 10:40 AM
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Not the LFS.......
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orange Park, FL
Posts: 453
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My vote is for the Cleaner, they make an excellent addition.
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04-17-2006, 11:34 AM
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The Warden's Prisoner
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Abingdon, Maryland
Posts: 446
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Skunk cleaners are really great. They have awesome personalities. Just do not make the fatal mistake of putting a coral banded in with skunk cleaner or probably any other shrimp. My coral banded murdered my poor little skunk. I was told that it was okay to keep them together, but it didn't work out well for me. Not saying that it can't, but my observations showed me that the coral banded was really aggressive |
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04-17-2006, 11:55 AM
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Had 2 Much Fun
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville Fl
Posts: 1,033
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I have a both cleaners & a CB shrimp with no problem.
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04-17-2006, 12:46 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax, FL
Posts: 121
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I agree with the recommendations for the cleaner shrimp. Very cool tank inhabitant. Mine is not really active during the day, but he is visible since he always hangs out underneath my Seio pump.
I have 2 peppermint shrimp, also. They generally only come out at night, but they will crawl up my arm like the cleaner shrimp if I put my hand down in the rockwork next to them. |
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04-17-2006, 12:59 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: plainsboro, new jersey
Posts: 301
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I have a 75 gal reef with 2 skunk cleaners, 2 blood shrimp and 2 or 3? peppermint shrimp. The skunks do majority of cleaning, peppermints take care of anthia(sp?) anmenonies and blood shrimp are for show only.
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04-22-2006, 10:38 AM
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Professional Acro killer!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: florida
Posts: 1,147
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Linn here:
I have two sexy shrimp, a peppermint shrimp and a skunk cleaner. I love my skrimp!! The sexies are out all the time, but the other two are most out at night and go crazy when I feed.
Im not sure if im keeping the peppermint.
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04-22-2006, 12:45 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax, Fl.
Posts: 706
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Originally Posted by nikonosis
Linn here:
I have two sexy shrimp, a peppermint shrimp and a skunk cleaner. I love my skrimp!! The sexies are out all the time, but the other two are most out at night and go crazy when I feed.
Im not sure if im keeping the peppermint.
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Did you ever find out about your sexy's and the zoas?
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04-22-2006, 02:31 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 24,654
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I love the blood but the cleaner is a work horse.
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