cleaner shrimps with powerheads?

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i have a strong powerhead that just killed my nudibranch. It is the reef wave 45. I have a large 3 inch skunk cleaner shrimp, is he in danger of the powerhead? I also have a turbo snail and 3 astreas, are they in danger as well? Also if i were to get urchins and or starfish eventually, would they be in danger? Please help i dont want any more dead animals
 

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In all my years i never had a cleaner shrimp have issues with a powerhead. I have had them crawl on them with no ill effects.
Snails are a different thing and can get caught in anything.
 

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Cleaner shrimps ain’t daft. Should be ok. You’ll get up one day and think dang it, it’s been shredded by the pump. Then you’ll discover it’s shedded, and the shrimp is just fine.
 

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