Decorative Shrimp Aggression Question

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I have a 26 gallon lagoon with a clownfish, a gramma, and a yellow coris wrasse. I am considering adding either a blood red fire shrimp or a coral banded shrimp. What have people experienced with these two inverts aggression-wise? I've read that both can be territorial, but coral bandeds may actually hurt or kill smaller fish. Also, will a shrimp this size be safe with the coris wrasse (~3") in the tank? I've heard they can take out sexy shrimps but I'm not sure about larger inverts.
 

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I don't know how the wrasse will act, but either shrimps will be ok with fish. They will find a little spot in the rocks, and they will snap at the fish that pass by, but thats as far as it goes IME
 

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CBS can be opportunistic if hungry and fire shrimp are typically safe but you’ll see it possible once a month, unlike skunk cleaners they do their best to remain hidden.

Wrasse may potentially be a problem for any invert, yellow coris wrasse particularly is something I see recommended for pest control for killing things living in live rock but don’t know what the size threshold looks like for them.
 

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