Cleaner Shrimp???

[fish freak2012]

Ok i hav a cleaner shrimp and also have had then in the past,but i was wondering if i could keep one in a 5.5 gallon tank with some possible gobies??

 

[nycbob]

yes, but it wont be happy since its got no room to roam.

 

[fish freak2012]

Ok, well i have one in my 125 and he doesnt go anywhere. maybe he is defective. lol thanks for the help.

 

[richl]

I agree with Bob. I have 2 in a 125 for about 6 months now and they are all over the place. They regularly swim to the surface at feeding time and have great personalities. I can't imagine they would be happy in a 5. Maybe a very small one with some rock to play on?

 

[bang guy]

I think that if you provided a cave or rock it could hang upside down on it would do fine. Even 2 IMO.
The problem is that they need quite a bit to eat to stay healthy so water pollution could be a problem. Frequent water changes would help with that.