coral banded & cleaner shrimp

[frisbike]

have a coral banded shrimp now that I am not too happy with, he stays hidden all the time. would like to add a skunk cleaner shrimp will it get along ok with the coral banded? in 75g tank

 

[Kapachuka3]

In my experience coral banded shrimp are mean as heck. I wouldnt risk it, my uncle had one that killed his entire tank and ripped up fish.

 

[frisbike]

In my experience coral banded shrimp are mean as heck. I wouldnt risk it, my uncle had one that killed his entire tank and ripped up fish.

I have noticed some fish with shredded fins at times and suspected the coral shrimp so I have taken him out which was quite the ordeal out of display tank

 

[Lavey29]

have a coral banded shrimp now that I am not too happy with, he stays hidden all the time. would like to add a skunk cleaner shrimp will it get along ok with the coral banded? in 75g tank

Mine were fine together

 

[Kapachuka3]

In my experience coral banded shrimp are mean as heck. I wouldnt risk it, my uncle had one that killed his entire tank and ripped up fish.

Take not i have never owned on this is just what ive heard.

 

[dennis romano]

Had a coral banded shrimp in a 55. When I added a skunk cleaner shrimp, the CBS knew immediately, rushed over and grabbed it before it hit the gravel.

 

[bobnicaragua]

I’ve kept them together without issue, but I won’t keep coral banded shrimp anymore. It used to go around grabbing the scooter blenny by the tail.

 

[Stomatopods17]

CBS are opportunist, if they perceive something as a meal they'll grab it.

Adding new cleaners would be no exception to this rule so you have to add when its already fed. Sleeping/slow/sick fish are also at risk.

I personally avoid other cleaners, CBS are more barbaric cleaners themselves and will get territorial if other types of cleaners enter their 'cleaning station'. They're more fun when you get a mated pair of them and they get really huge so kinda hard to miss them, just can't keep fish they can easily grab.

 

[CKW]

CBS are opportunist, if they perceive something as a meal they'll grab it.

Adding new cleaners would be no exception to this rule so you have to add when its already fed. Sleeping/slow/sick fish are also at risk.

I personally avoid other cleaners, CBS are more barbaric cleaners themselves and will get territorial if other types of cleaners enter their 'cleaning station'. They're more fun when you get a mated pair of them and they get really huge so kinda hard to miss them, just can't keep fish they can easily grab.

I’ve lost two striped blenny’s and a small cardinal. I strongly suspect the CBS. May have to re-home him.