I love shrimp in my aquarium. Are there any unique shrimp I could put in my tank.
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they are reef safe except for saron and mantis, unless you cater the tank towards them.Should have mentioned that I have a Reef tank.
If you have a sea cucumber, emperor shrimp
I don't know. @ISpeakForTheSeas do you know about emperor shrimp selectivity of their host (?) cucumbers?Does the type of sea cucumber mater
I know some, and they don't seem to be terribly picky, but yes, they won't survive long without a host. They've been documented on several different sea cucumbers, nudibranchs, and even plakobranchs.I don't know. @ISpeakForTheSeas do you know about emperor shrimp selectivity of their host (?) cucumbers?
My understanding of them is that they are ill adapted to survival in our tanks without a cucumber, and they are quite small, but curious creatures.
there are plenty of unique shrimp out there - pistol shrimp, bumblebee shrimp, saron shrimp (any shrimp of the Saron genus is going to be a cool shrimp IMO), tiger/bongo shrimp, lots of different cleaner shrimp, sexy shrimp, rock shrimp, green lantern shrimp, a variety of "table" (human food) shrimp (these get large and may or may not eat small inverts - not a lot of people keep them), etc.
What makes saron shrimp not reef safe? It's hard to find any info on these guys.they are reef safe except for saron and mantis, unless you cater the tank towards them.
What makes saron shrimp not reef safe? It's hard to find any info on these guys.
I've seen multiple reports saying they will munch on soft corals and clam mantles. but I've never kept them myself so I am not certain.What makes saron shrimp not reef safe? It's hard to find any info on these guys.