cleaner shrimp compatible with pep shrimp?

[zigster]

i currently have a pep shrimp, 2 clowns, a bicolor blennie and some snails and hermits in my 24g nanocube. would it be ok to add a cleaner shrimp?

 

[joe____17]

Sounds like alot for a 24 cube, but i want to hear other peoples opinions.

 

[jackri]

Yes they are compatible.

 

[zigster]

well i answered my own question. nope. my pep shrimped killed 2 cleaners.

 

[gb387]

Have 3 pep and 2 cleaner no problems with either.

 

[coastie81]

That is strange. I have 2 pep shrimp in with 2 cleaner shrimp but they are in a 110 gallon. Maybe the tank was just to small for them.

 

[jackri]

Originally Posted by zigster
http:///forum/post/2994858
well i answered my own question. nope. my pep shrimped killed 2 cleaners.

Odd, I had 4 peps and a CBS with my cleaner --- they were all peaceful with each other.

 

[the_hadleys]

We wanted to get peps but our LFS told us that they'd have lunch at our cleaner's expense.... We've got a 34g so maybe in bigger tanks it's not such a worry...?

 

[jackri]

I added peppermint shrimp to an existing cleaner and coral banded -- and these guys were TINY (ordered them in)
Some of them were so tiny I put them in a sump for a few months (pain getting out) but neither the coral banded or cleaner shrimp bothered them.