cleaner shrimp with a cbs

[deejeff442]

i have a pretty big coral banded shrimp and want to add 3 cleaner shrimp .
will they be ok together?

 

[spkdtch]

i was told no, the cleaner shrimp are tiny and scrawny, wont be able to handle a cbs
however i was told a fire/blood shrimp had a good chance of being able to handle itself, i havent tried to add a cbs, but i dont think i wanna risk it

 

[deejeff442]

i have already tried a couple small cleaners and they disappeared.
i am getting 3 bigger cleaners tuesday.
i have a bunch of tangs that get a little ich once in a while and want to help it out.
i think i will try to catch the cbs and put him in my fuge .

 

[zippy557]

my cleaner is pretty big, i would think if the cleaner was big enough it should be ok

 

[deejeff442]

my cbs is as big as my fist with the anttena.
the cleaners will be probably half his size.
i actually caught him in ten minutes and put him in my fuge.
i dont want to take the chance again since i dont know what happened to the other shrimp.

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by deejeff442
http:///forum/post/3016323
my cbs is as big as my fist with the anttena.
the cleaners will be probably half his size.
i actually caught him in ten minutes and put him in my fuge.
i dont want to take the chance again since i dont know what happened to the other shrimp.
I had a cleaner shrimp...and a cbs once...They never bothered each other...one stayed on one side of the tank..the other on the other side...the reason I say HAD is they became Stingray food

so no shrimp in my 225

 

[uneverno]

IME, CBS are pretty aggressive. Blood Red/Fire Shrimp, if larger can probably hold its own but, again IME, they're lousy cleaners.

 

[nycbob]

cbs will attack and eat skunks if it can catch them. if u hv lots of rocks and big enough tank, it should be all right.

 

[deejeff442]

i have over 300 lbs of rock.
i have seen the cbs try to poke at my 7 inch blue throat trigger so i have seen he aint afraid.just didnt know he would harm the cleaners.
i put him in my fuge this morning so i wont have to worry when the cleaners go in.

 

[joe____17]

I had a cbs with a cleaner shrimp once they didnt bother each other at all.

 

[tang master]

no! my $5 cbs ate my$30 cleaner! save yourself