Shrimp

[Newbie1]

Today I purchased a banded shrimp and a cleaner shrimp. It’s for a 55 gallon tank. They picked their cave / rock and have been there for over 6 hours now. Do they take awhile to come out and we’ll clean? Or they lazy ;) or does it take them awhile to get acclimated?

 

[Peach02]

Okay
1. They do take a while to come out, I’ve had a blood red cleaner shrimp for a few months and it’s only just coming out
2. The banded shrimp won’t clean but the cleaner will if Fish want to be cleaned
3. Yes shrimp take a long time to acclimate that’s why we drip acclimate them

 

[Jon Fishman]

The cleaner really doesn’t come out!

 

[S2G]

Takes awhile at first. Really only comes out if a fish wants to be cleaned or feeding time. I have skunks but I've had a scarlet

 

[mattzang]

no experience with the coral banded ones, but i have a skunk cleaner and a blood red shrimp. skunk is super social, blood red not so much

i've never seen them clean my fish not for lack of want, the fish don't seem interested

 

[X-37B]

Cleaner shrimp will clean my hand when I put it in the tank.
Fire shrimp hides all the time in the rockwork and only come out when food is put in the tank.
Have had both in a 25 nano for 2 years.