Fire shrimp ???

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Hey guys question can I add a fire shrimp to my tank I currently have a cleaner and a peppermint in there living peacefully. I’ve always wanted that big red shrimp are they compatible?
 

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Yes they are compatible, they will dominate the other shrimp. In my tank the pecking order was fire shrimp, cleaner shrimp, the peppermint.
 

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How big is the tank ? Currently I have 1 fireshrimp(one died) 2 cleaner shrimps and a coral bandit which I never see(wasted money) the cleaners are much small but since they a pair they hold their one, they all have their area which only then fire shrimp crosses he straight up don’t care but they coexist no problem. FYI get 2 and they will be spawning from time to time I see one of the cleaners filled with eggs only caught her once releasing them at nigh
 

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I have a 55 gallon. Have 2 blood shrimp, 2 cleaners. I had peppermint shrimp till they were eating my acans. I had 4 of them at the time also.
 
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How big is the tank ? Currently I have 1 fireshrimp(one died) 2 cleaner shrimps and a coral bandit which I never see(wasted money) the cleaners are much small but since they a pair they hold their one, they all have their area which only then fire shrimp crosses he straight up don’t care but they coexist no problem. FYI get 2 and they will be spawning from time to time I see one of the cleaners filled with eggs only caught her once releasing them at nigh
55 gal. I had a coral banded I donated to a LFS it killed one cleaner a emerald crab and damaged a fin on a tang he had to go
 
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I have a 55 gallon. Have 2 blood shrimp, 2 cleaners. I had peppermint shrimp till they were eating my acans. I had 4 of them at the time also.
I’ve been lucky with the peppermint so far it got rid of all the aiptasia I couldn’t get to and Ive never seen it bother any of the corals
 

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I just found 1 aptasia, cant get to it with my laser to kill it. I tried 12% peroxide and it came back. I really dont want to get one.
 

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Hey guys, i got 1 fire shrimp, however he never moves from his spot under his rock? Is this normal? And what exactly is it that they eat, seeing as how i never see him out and about eating anything?
 

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