Coral Branded Shrimp

[laura-jean]

I got one as an impulse buy, then I discovered how useful cleaner shrimp can be. :/

Does my coral branded shrimp do anything for the tank?? He appears to just hide in the back all day/night.

Is it true that you can't have different kinds of shrimp in one tank?

It's a 28 gal nano cube.

Thanks for any advice!!

 

[parrotchute]

Laura,
He'll help clean up some waste in your tank. You can definitely have more than one type of shrimp in your tank!

 

[BL1]

Just not mantis shrimp ;-)

 

[laura-jean]

WTF. Stupid kid at LFS. I am definitely getting a cleaner shrimp soon, then!! :)

Thanks guys!

 

[yote]

You'll want to keep an eye on that coral banded.They can and will catch fish when they get a chance.

 

[laura-jean]

I just looked it up and it is actually a CAMEL shrimp.


They labeled it wrong...I got it at a LFS I don't normally go to.

What about camel shrimp? They okay?

 

[Bifferwine]

Camel shrimp are not reef safe. They'll eat corals. Take it back!

 

[laura-jean]

Grrrrrrrrrrrargh. That's so annoying. Maybe that's why they labeled him as a coral branded. I've had him for about a month and he hasn't bugged anything but I just got a new leather that he'd been hanging out under...nooooooooooo :(

I'll move him to the quarantine tank until monday when I can bring him back.

 

[Bifferwine]

It's okay, coral banded shrimp eat fish, so you're in the same boat no matter which predatory shrimp you ended up with!! ;)

 

[motorcyclereefer]

I had a Coral Banded for about a year but had to take him back. He was trying to capture my clown. I guess I should have let him the clown can be mean. But seriously, the shrimp just got too big and aggressive.

 

[dcantucson]

I have two in my ZE but have not had a problem that I know of.

 

[sen5241b]

I assume you meant Coral Banded Shrimp and not as you said "Coral Branded Shrimp" unless of course you branded your shrimp. I had a Coral Banded and he never bothered any of my fish --as a matter of fact he got eaten by a Bi-color Dottyback. A large Coral Banded might eat a small fish --its possible.

 

[laura-jean]

It's okay, coral banded shrimp eat fish, so you're in the same boat no matter which predatory shrimp you ended up with!! ;)

LOL. Thanks biff. Now I feel SOOOO much better. hahahaha

 

[parrotchute]

Just throw a mantis in there and see what happens!