FOWLR Cleaner shrimp compatibility?

[bob30329]

but can I add a cleaner shrimp to a FOWLR tank? 40Gal, about 45 lbs LR.

dogface Puffer, cowfish, tiny (5") snowflake eel.

Probably a dumb question - after all, I feed krill shrimp to the puffer...

[dobejazz]

Sounds risky to me! but I really have no idea if they would be ok. I've read that puffers will bother/eat shrimp

[wharyat]

It will work for around 3 seconds. Unless the fish are distracted when you put it in, then it may work for up to 30 seconds.

I wouldn't do it.

[bob30329]

s'what I thought - I'm having an ich problem, sometimes cleaner shrimp help. but not if they get eaten...

Thanks