Hey all, so for over the past year or so I’ve tried to keep cleaner and fire shrimp in my reef tank, but for some reason I can’t keep them alive for any longer than a few months. It always comes to me checking out the tank one morning, and seeing what looks like a molted exoskeleton and the shrimp never showing themselves again (I know shrimp may hide after molting, but the last time I had a shrimp die was very early on this year, and have not seen it come out or show any sign of itself once). I would really, REALLY like to have another one of these since I think they are really fun creatures, but I really don’t want to waste my money in the event that the same thing happens again. Is there anything I can do to prevent this seemingly premature shrimp death? I’ve also been considering coral banded shrimp since they’re an entirely different animal and seem quite popular, but I’m not sure if one would get along with a cleaner or fire shrimp (I would like to keep both a cleaner and fire shrimp, but will replace one with a cbs if chances of success are good enough), given all of the mixed experiences I’ve read. Are the chances of successful compatibility good?Any/every/all advice for these questions is very much appreciated!
- Diego
- Diego