hunterdaddy
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I can't keep other shrimps with a CBS??
CBS aggressive?
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grouperhead
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What size tank and how much lr? Bo
califishdude
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My CBS is doing just fine with my scarlet cleaner shrimp. I have tons of lr and a alot of room to roam
hunterdaddy
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My tank is 55 gallon. I have about 50 lbs LR with about 15 lbs base rock. I want to keep a variety of shrimp but i was reading in another post that CBS were pretty territorial.
carrie1429
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If given enough space and enough territory then the CBS usually won't bother other shrimp. They are pretty territorial when it comes to defending their space, but I think in a 55 gal you could have a CBS with another shrimp or two. I have a CBS, two cleaner shirmp, and three peppermint shrimp in my 100 gal.
bigred
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I have a CBS and 2 Cleaners in my 55 gal reef. I use to have 3 cleaners but I think the CBS got one over night. Mine only really comes out at night and his claw span is about 3-4" wide. He's quite a bit bigger then my cleaners. I have had all of them for over a year together so I don't think you will have a problem. Just make sure you ave a spot for him to sit in the shade. He sheads all the time and once in a while he will lose a claw but it grows back. Good luck with your tank.
excite74
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My experience with coral banded shrimp was VERY VERY BAD. I bought one and added it to my 55 gal reef which already had 2 very healthy mated and producing cleaner shrimp, and a purple firefish. The coral banded shrimp lived peacefully with all 3 of the others for about a week and a half....Then all of a sudden the purple firefish was dead laying on the sand bed, then both of the shrimp...it was a disaster. I wouldn't trust a CBS with any other shrimp or fish. IMO, HTH
The cleaner he killed was in my tank for 1.5 years, so he wasn't small.
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sinner's girl
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we had one cbs, 10 pepermint shrimp and a camel back shrimp (all added at the same time) in the 55gl. the CBS ate all the pepermint shrimp (i know it was him b/c we caught him with the shirmp).
the CBS didn't bother the camel back...in the end the camel back ate the cbs....
the CBS was cool. always on the defensive, if a fish got close to him he put his claws up like he was ready for a fight. very entertarining shrimp.
the CBS didn't bother the camel back...in the end the camel back ate the cbs....
the CBS was cool. always on the defensive, if a fish got close to him he put his claws up like he was ready for a fight. very entertarining shrimp.
mightyoxjuice
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My cbs took great delight in removing 6 of the 8 legs from my sally lightfoot crab. Needless to say I traded him and got a much smaller version after he killed one of my cleaner shrimp.