CBS and cleaner shrimp

[pstanley]

Are these two shrimp compatible in a 29 gallon tank? My CBS doesn't appear to be too aggresive.

 

[pa reef pig]

Those two should be fine. Mine are ok together.
Just don't put two CBS together. That could be trouble!

 

[fishfreek]

I would't advise putting those two together. I and many other board members have done this only to find that the CBS ate a very expensive snack. They lasted together in a 45g for about 3 days.
If you do decide to get one, make sure your CBS is small and you get a larger cleaner, they will have a better chance than the other way around. HTH

 

[rangermonroe]

My CBS and cleaner shrimp are OK toghther. They are sometimes in the same cave together. They were not added at the same time. But I have a 115, so if they are sick of each other, thay can go elsewhere.

 

[barsky]

You should be ok, I have a 55g and the CBS went in first and about 3 mo later the skunk cleaner went in. They are fine together. The cleaner is almost as big as the CBS. I also have a 29g and I have another CBS in there and 6 peppermint shrimp. They all seem to get along fine. One tip though. I do (about 3X a week) speciffically feed the CBS some frozen food, like mysis, plankton etc. Good luck

 

[barracuda]

You'll be fine. I've got 1 CBS and 3 cleaner shrimps. Never had any problems.

 

[barracuda]

CBS shrimp is used to be reef safe. I have one in my reef and it never ate any polyps. I admit, this shrimp hates all the world and he is very nervous when hungry. Just give him piece of coctail shrimp ones a week and it will be ok.
As for polyp eater - it's Camel shrimp. I saw mine picking on corals. And if you will search the web for info about Camel shrimp, you'll find out that this shrimp is not trusted in reef tanks.

 

[pstanley]

Well I bought one (which is quite a bit smaller unfortunately)...the CBS definately has tried eating him more than once already. He doesn't appear as mobile as the cleaner shrimp so the cleaner gets away pretty easy. I am going to have to try feeding the CBS more often to see if that helps.

 

[saltyrich]

Seems like a hit or miss situation. I would recommend keeping the CBS fed. If he's fed, maybe he won't go after the cleaner. Personally, I like the cleaners better.