cleaner/fire shrimp pairing in smaller tanks?

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Anybody have experience keeping pairs of shrimp in smaller tanks?

So given that skunk cleaners and fire shrimp are hermaphroditic and form pairs, I was wondering if a pair of each (4 total) would be ok in a 32g (biocube)? I currently have 1 of each, but they're quite small still and have only been there for a couple weeks. Would adding 1 more of each be too much for the tank? The 2 I currently have occupy opposite sides of the tank and basically don't interact with each other at all.

If that doesn't work, what about 1 fire shrimp and a pair of cleaners?

If it helps, I don't plan on adding other shrimp, so it's just a matter of 2, 3 or 4 fire/cleaner shrimp.
 
Shrimp dont add a lot of bio load. They are excellent cuc members.
You would be more worried about terretorial issues from the fire shrimp imo. Should be good though.
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Shrimp dont add a lot of bio load. They are excellent cuc members.
You would be more worried about terretorial issues from the fire shrimp imo. Should be good though.
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Sounds good. Thanks! Now I just need to wait for my LFS to get some in....
 

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