Thinking about adding 2 more shrimp

[DeSoDo]

How's it going?! Here's my current 65g mixed reef tank. I currently have 1 tiger pistol shrimp, 1 skunk cleaner & 1 Peppermint. I've been thinking about adding a fire shrimp and a coral banded, but unsure about the CBS. Thoughts??

 

[Timfish]

Might work, might not. You could QT the Coral Banded Shrimp together with the Fire Shrimp to get an idea of how well they'll get along. If the Coral Banded is aggressive it will be easy to rehome.

 

[kevgib67]

How's it going?! Here's my current 65g mixed reef tank. I currently have 1 tiger pistol shrimp, 1 skunk cleaner & 1 Peppermint. I've been thinking about adding a fire shrimp and a coral banded, but unsure about the CBS. Thoughts??

I have two skunks, a peppermint and a blood red in my 32g with no problems but the skunks know not to go into the blood red’s territory. It’s been well over a decade since I had coral banded shrimp. I do remember it spent more time on the sand while the others stayed up on the rocks. My son has a pistol shrimp, blood red, skunk and a peppermint shrimp in his 55g without any problems.

 

[DeSoDo]

I have two skunks, a peppermint and a blood red in my 32g with no problems but the skunks know not to go into the blood red’s territory. It’s been well over a decade since I had coral banded shrimp. I do remember it spent more time on the sand while the others stayed up on the rocks. My son has a pistol shrimp, blood red, skunk and a peppermint shrimp in his 55g without any problems.

I'm mostly concerned about the CBS being in the sand and even remotely close to my tiger pistol. My pistol is 2"+ long. The skunk cleaner stays in his area while lights are on and really doesn't come out like my last one did. The peppermint stays in the shadows, but roams around underneath the rocks all day.

 

[kevgib67]

I'm mostly concerned about the CBS being in the sand and even remotely close to my tiger pistol. My pistol is 2"+ long. The skunk cleaner stays in his area while lights are on and really doesn't come out like my last one did. The peppermint stays in the shadows, but roams around underneath the rocks all day.

Like I said it has been some time since I had aCBS but I would think that the pistol shrimp would easily hold it’s own against it but I would skip the CBS.

 

[DeSoDo]

Like I said it has been some time since I had aCBS but I would think that the pistol shrimp would easily hold it’s own against it but I would skip the CBS.

Makes sense.