Best shrimp

[carlos413]

What kind of shrimp is more beneficial to reef tanks and why? I am looking to get 4 to 6 of them.

 

[cedarreef]

I would get 2 cleaners and 2 peppermint. The cleaners will help if there is a fish with ich or any other external parasite, and peppermint shrimp eat aiptasia, a nuisance anemone. These 2 can also live together peacefully.

 

[mech-a-nic]

2 cleaners 1 fire shrimp cleaner & 3 pepermints. Thants what I have in my 120 well 2 pepermints in the fuge too.

the fire cleaners are realy cool and bright color

 

[carlos413]

Originally Posted by CedarReef
http:///forum/post/3086568
I would get 2 cleaners and 2 peppermint. The cleaners will help if there is a fish with ich or any other external parasite, and peppermint shrimp eat aiptasia, a nuisance anemone. These 2 can also live together peacefully.
Will a coral banded shrimp be ok with these two kinds of shrimp?

 

[mech-a-nic]

Its hit or miss I have a coral bandet that will kill anything the cleaner might be ok but the pepermints are just waiting to be found

 

[coral keeper]

Originally Posted by carlos413
http:///forum/post/3086604
Will a coral banded shrimp be ok with these two kinds of shrimp?
Not a good idea. They are known to kill other shrimp.

 

[sully677]

Originally Posted by CedarReef
http:///forum/post/3086568
I would get 2 cleaners and 2 peppermint. The cleaners will help if there is a fish with ich or any other external parasite, and peppermint shrimp eat aiptasia, a nuisance anemone. These 2 can also live together peacefully.
Do they eat the aiptasia well? I have 3 or 4 popping up at the moment. I tried boiling water and that didn't kill them!

 

[mech-a-nic]

yes they do

But I have never had boiling water not kill em

 

[number1gsxxr]

The peppermints I got worked extremely well. Within hours of adding them they wiped out the few aiptasia that I had.

 

[kpatrick]

I have 2 peppermint, 2 cleaner and 2 fire shrimp in my 125 and all is peaceful in the tank. I have even considered getting some sexy shrimp but they are very small and may get mistaken for food. I would stay away from the coral banded if you have other shrimp, its not worth the risk.

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by sully677
http:///forum/post/3086639
Do they eat the aiptasia well? I have 3 or 4 popping up at the moment. I tried boiling water and that didn't kill them!
When using boiling water make sure the water is as close to boiling as possible when you are squirting the aptasia also make sure you use enough. A least a cups worth for each aptasia

 

[zero26]

I caught my Coral Banded Shrimp eating one of my peppermints, and he is under suspicion of eating my little cardinal, banished to the fuge!
I have bad luck with my peppermint's, I have alot of aiptasia and they seem not to even touch it!

 

[maryjane66979]

i have 2 peperment with a coral banded in a 90g and no problems. i had about 25 of those nasty little WEEDS but my peps ate them all.