Red blood shrimp help

[FlameangelLover]

Hello how long should I wait to add a red blood shrimp to my 40 gal breeder. It is currently 3 months old and has two clowns 1 snail and a toadstool. Also can I feed it the same pellets I feed my clowns?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Go ahead and get a shrimp if you want, there is no need to wait. Yes, it will eat the leftover pellets that the clowns miss

 

[Tahoe61]

It's a hardy shrimp. Just add it.
:)

 

[FlameangelLover]

Go ahead and get a shrimp if you want, there is no need to wait. Yes, it will eat the leftover pellets that the clowns miss

they are floating pellets would he go to the top and get them or should i get sinking pellets

 

[FlameangelLover]

It's a hardy shrimp. Just add it.
:)

will do I'm super excited I only wanted 4 fish lol. 2 clowns a blood shrimp and a nem. now ill have 3/4 in my 40gal breeder.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

they are floating pellets would he go to the top and get them or should i get sinking pellets

Yes they are bottom feeders, the pellets should sink

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

These guys certainly have a nice color pop.

Any drawbacks to them in a typical mixed reef?

The red color seems well suited to a white light reef.

 

[FlameangelLover]

These guys certainly have a nice color pop.

Any drawbacks to them in a typical mixed reef?

The red color seems well suited to a white light reef.

I have no idea lol im new

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I have no idea lol im new

I understand. :)

Hoping others with them will chime in.

 

[Tahoe61]

These guys certainly have a nice color pop.

Any drawbacks to them in a typical mixed reef?

The red color seems well suited to a white light reef.

They are reclusive preferring to inhabit over hangs and caves. Typically as they acclimate and age they will present for feedings, and be out and about more often.

It's my experience that they don't bother or steal food from corals.

You can acquire pairs. Fire Shrimp are more expensive than Skunk and Coral Banded Shrimp. Far more reef safe than Peppermint.