sexy shrimp

  1. nanoman95

    First addition!

    Guys I finally got the first edition! The tank is 13 weeks old, full of copepods and I finally took the plunge with a Firefish! I’ve been waiting for the perfect one as I’m aware I’m limited on options and I think it’s so pretty! Would like to add 3 sexy shrimp in a couple weeks but any ideas...
  2. K

    Disappearing sexy shrimp? No clear cause

    Hey guys, like the title suggests, I started with 5 sexy shrimp at the beginning of the summer and am now down to 2. I tried to include as much info as I could that might be relevant, so it's a rather long post - please stay with me! I got 4 sexy shrimp together from a LFS a few months ago (2...
  3. Neko

    Help! Sexy shrimp is eating my scoly?

    I am not sure but it looks sexy shrimps are eating my breeding apple scoly... Any advice on how to save my scoly? Five sexy shrimps in 13.5G tank. No fish. Water parameter is normal and stable: Alkalinity 7.8, No3 11.2ppm, Po4 0.08ppm Feeding coral food to scoly: Once every 5 days So far, I...
  4. Juicereef

    White spotted anemone shrimp parasite?

    Hi gang! My little guy has a trilobite shaped critter on the left side of his body underneath one of his spots. Can anyone help me treat/identify this? Manual removal, soak etc. it looks like some sort of predatory isopod and am worried it could spread to my 6 sexy shrimp.
  5. N

    Sexy Shrimps missing

    Hi new to the forums, I recently added two sexy shrimp to my 10 gallon reef tank, I acclimated them for 20 minutes. When they were added in they swam to the bottom and hid in my rock work. Its been three days and I haven't seen one, what are the chances they died in my rock work and how badly...
  6. AstroCoral

    Sexy Shrimp Feeding Frequency

    How often are you feeding sexy shrimp? The reason I ask is that my eviota nano goby only gets fed pellets twice a week, the reason being that he/she eats a large amount of copepods on a daily basis. I like the low nutrient load that my twice weekly feeding is providing my tank, I don’t have a...
  7. 1epauletteshark

    Let’s see those ornamental shrimp!

    Let’s see those ornamental shrimp! I’m talking all bumble bee shrimp morphs, sexy shrimp, harlequin shrimp, Hawaiian harlequin shrimp, all the cool shrimp you can think of :) I’ll start us of with some of my bumble bee shrimp and my sexy shrimp currently living in my 8 gallon
  8. G

    delete this

    can a moderator just delete this?, i didn’t mean to post this here
  9. sharkyahd

    First Tank Addition

    TLDR: I want to add a sexy shrimp or two. Alright everyone my Small but Mighty tank is up and running, has been showing stable parameters and good growth so I would love to add my first invert. A sexy shrimp. Currently we have no inverts or fish so it will be the first addition to our tank...
  10. AtlantiCat

    Nano Build Micro Pico Itti Bitti Small-In-One

    Background: So I've wanted a reef tank for many years but although I always cruise the "blue section" at aquarium shops, I never bought one because I didn't think I had the space. I keep many nano freshwater tanks, but I didn't think you could do a nano reef and I don't really have the room for...
  11. Alexopora

    Introducing sexy shrimp gone wrong

    Just made a big mistake hopefully this serves as a caution for others keeping sexy shrimps with Yellow Watchman Goby. I have had an existing colony of six sexy shrimps with my Yellow Watchman Goby & Pistol Shrimp pair. I decided to add 5 more sexy shrimps hence after acclimating I was adding...
  12. C

    Fiji Cube Sizing + Stocking

    Hello everyone¡ I’ve always loved owning planted aquariums but it’s time progress and dive saltwater reef keeping. After researching for MONTHS I’ve made a huge list of all the equipment from the ghl controller to what coral dip to get. That’s when my slow brain realized I hadn’t picked a tank...
  13. nomad6

    Sexy shrimp eating my Duncan?

    Hey guys, newbie here, Sexy shrimp has been hanging out on my Duncan for a couple of days and I noticed the coloration on the stem has been decreasing not sure why or maybe I’m overthinking it? Hopefully pictures aren’t too bad lmk if I need to remove him he loves to hang out on the frag rack. I...
  14. megan.911

    Are my sexy shrimp molting or dying?

    Hey me again, the new girl who is posting nearly daily needing help… yeah well today I came turned my lights on to find my sexy shrimp are greenish blue? I searched the site and other forums and seems no one has any pic for reference and people are just guessing if anyone has any thought drop...
  15. Karen00

    Coral for sexy shrimp?

    Hello fellow saltiness, Can anyone recommend a coral for sexy shrimp? I had some fake corals in my tank (soft silicone) that they'd taken up residence in but now that I have added some soft corals they have abandoned the fake coral and taken up residence in my corky finger gorg. I don't know if...
  16. Reef_taco

    AIO Build Instant Taco's EVO 5

    Hello fellow reefers, I guess its about time i started a little journal of my little pico tank. quick history, been reefing for about 5 years with a 45 gallon then took a 3 year break from the hobby. some coworkers got into the hobby and found out i used to own a reef tank. they were able to...
  17. Schraufabagel

    Sea stars with shrimp and feather dusters?

    I’ve been considering a serpent or bristle sea star. Does anyone know if they’ll prey on sexy shrimp or my feather dusters?
  18. dimitrinivo

    Build Thread 10 gallon "****" reef tank, 3 months old

    What started out as a FOWLR tank with macro algae for a bluestripe pipefish and pygmy filefish evolved into a beautiful, natural looking soft coral and invert dominated reef tank. The Equipment: - Seachem tidal 35 HOB filter - 528 gph powerhead - 50 watt heater - 10lbs of live rock - 10lbs...
  19. Aqua Splendor

    (Video) My sexy shrimp releasing larvae

    Hello, Usually I don't do this but I wanted to share my tiny video of my sexy shrimp releasing larvae, I wasn't expecting this to be honest. This is the episode 29 of my nano series, You can watch the thread here if you want...
  20. nanonøkk

    what’s the most reef safe shrimp

    ok so i’m wondering on what the most reef safe shrimp is because i’m looking to get one and as i’m looking i’m not seeing very good things. so i first though coral bandit shrimp because i heard- they were reef safe but the i kept reading and it looked to be a 50/50 on if they would eat corals...
  21. Pink Diamonds Zoa and Sexy Shrimp

    Pink Diamonds Zoa and Sexy Shrimp

    Learned that these can be fast spreading like pink zippers, so I isolated them to an island. The sexy shrimp love hanging out with this frag.
  22. BloopFish

    Nano Build BloopFish's Hodge Podge Reef Fluval Nano 13.5g

    Was meaning to make a thread of the timeline of my nano tank for a while... Initial Wish List: 2 Pom pom crabs 1 Porcelain Anemone Crab 2 Skunk cleaner shrimp/fire shrimp 3 Sexy Shrimp 1 Emerald Crab 1 Halloween hermit crab 1 Bumblebee shrimp 1 Anemone shrimp (like a Pederson's) October 3...
  23. BloopFish

    Coral Croucher and Inverts

    I'm very interesting in obtaining a coral croucher, but I am very worried about the compatibility of them with certain types of invertebrates. I was planning to keep a tank with a group of pom pom crabs, sexy shrimps, a Randall's snapping shrimp, and fire shrimps. However, I am wary of getting a...
  24. Castaway6

    Bristle worms in a sexy shrimp 4 gal?

    I'm setting up a sexy shrimp and rock flower tank. A waterbox 4g. I've had it running a couple months with only a few rock flower nems. Recently bought gsp from a local reefer, and noticed a rather large (2+inches) bristle worm try to steal food from a nem during the last feeding. I presume he...
  25. ThunderGoose

    Shrimp reproduction questions

    1) My lone peppermint shrimp (from Florida so it should be Lysmata wurdemanni) looks to be holding eggs. She's never done this before. So I used my Google-fu and found that they are proandrous hermaphrodites. They all start out as male and them become hermaphrodites (and maybe then become...
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