Alpheus Randalli with other invertebrates

[Drakal]

Hi,


I want to get a Yasha with an Alpheus Randalli, i have a 20gal reef tank (max nano)

But, i have a lot on inverts (many snails (cerith, nasarius, stomela, they reproduce fast) pompom crab, emerald crab, some crabs that lives in branching corals, a debelius and a wurdemanni), in my tank and small fishes (2-3 cm), is the randalli safe for them or should i not get one ?

Thanks

 

[Karen00]

What are your small fish? Everything you listed should be fine. I have a similar goby/shrimp pair and the only thing that was harmed were some dwarf red and blue legged crabs. They were tiny and I'm positive my shrimp took them for their shells to fortify his den. If you have tiny snails the same thing might happen but if they're bigger then it's doubtful they'll be touched. My pom pom crab is fine.

 

[Drakal]

Elacatinus figaro, 1cm/1.5 cm

 

[a.t.t.r]

Harmless. Thing snaps at my crabs and snails all the time and most dont even seem to care.

 

[Karen00]

Elacatinus figaro, 1cm/1.5 cm

This should be fine along with your other inhabitants. The goby shrimps don't actively hunt inhabitants (to the best of my knowledge). I think the only creatures to succumb to them are those that accidentally wander into their dens which won't be too many creatures.

 

[DaJMasta]

I'd be worried about the pom pom crab. They will snap at other inverts and small stuff that wants to live in similar places may have some trouble - the pompom crab is probably small enough to be at risk, while larger emeralds and cleaner shrimp shouldn't be a problem. In the same vein, I'd be concerned if you had sexy shrimp or other anemone shrimp, though they tend to stay out and about enough that they wouldn't likely meet the pistol shrimp often.

That said, I guess the randalli is a smaller species, so it may not be much of a threat even full grown, hard for me to say. If the species got 2-3 inches long the risk would be comparatively much higher.

 

[Drakal]

Well we will see, the randalli is in the tank now... She is small, my ranfordi tried to nip at her on the sand bed so she just rushed under a rock (no snap). I have sexy shrimps too, hope everything is going to be peacefull. The Yasha is coming in 3 days !