I have the red & yellow cleaner and just threw him in the tank. Honestly, I thought he'd be eaten by now, but he found a spot where the fish can't reach him and he walks around at night.
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How long do shrimps live in reef tanks ? I lost my 3 shrimps 1 cleaner 1 boxer 1 Peppermint in 10 day's after 1 1/2 years is it normal? My only issue at that time when they died whas high phosphate
I have the red & yellow cleaner and just threw him in the tank. Honestly, I thought he'd be eaten by now, but he found a spot where the fish can't reach him and he walks around at night.
When I first got my cleaner he was easily bite size, and I thought if my melanurus didn't get him, my fully grown fire shrimp would.. Nope, not only did he get along with the fire shrimp, but next morning when the Melanurus woke up she swam up to him, inspected him, then kinda leaned sideways and put her fins out so the shrimp would clean her. After that he would often hitch rides on her as she went about the tank.
Yeah, I made sure to buy a full size one that can't fit in any mouths. I keep seeing his white antennae getting shorter every once in a while. It's either my Blue Throat Trigger, which I've caught nipping at him, or the little Blue Spot Puffer, who would just take chunks out of him, given the chance.
The shrimps walks all around the fish at night though and none go after him. He doesn't clean any either though . I'm still trying to figure out what the heck he's been eating, lol.
I should inform you that this order was delayed during shipping, so instead of arriving next day, it was two days later... if that could have a potential impact on survival rates
I should inform you that this order was delayed during shipping, so instead of arriving next day, it was two days later... if that could have a potential impact on survival rates
I got some liverock from a fellow reefer moving out of state and had him throw a peppermint shrimp in the 60 degree water(didn't know it was so cold till I got home) he gave me to fill my cooler. That shrimp is still alive today after a 1 1/2hr drive home and me just throwing him into the QT tank. (I figured couldn't be worse than what he was dealing with) So yeah shrimp can be really tough.Same here. No long drawn out drips. Change out transfer water with display water over about 20 minutes and introduce. Shrimp are pretty dang hardy in my experience, if they are dying repeatedly after introduction than find a different vendor or review your water chemistry practices.