Is it wise to...

[stickman]

Place a Cleaner Shrimp with a Coral Banded Shrimp. 46gbf 50+lbs live rock 40lbs live sand. lfs has good deal on the cleaners and i always wanted one. cbs is very cryptic...always hiding under rocks. has anybody done this? thanks in advance for your posts!

 

[wopilot]

The CBS can be very territorial...but I have both and they kinda fought at first...now they hang out on the same rock.

 

[bang guy]

Once the CBS matures it will seek out the Cleaner during its molt and eat it. It may take a year or two but it will happen.

 

[stickman]

:scared: thanks for answering that for me. i guess i'll just wait a few years till my cbs parishes :thinking: . thanks again! :happyfish

 

[wopilot]

The world of SW never ceases to amaze me. I've had both together for about 2 years...so I guess it's only a matter of time. I've also been able to keep a Lion Fish in a reef tank and it not kill anything....its luck of the draw I guess.
They are wild animals and you'll never know what they're going to do.

 

[stickman]

very true. thanks

 

[petjunkie]

I've had both for two years with no problems, just lots of live rock and room to move.

 

[nigerbang]

When I first introduced a CBS, I thought he would get picked on...2 days later He caught a LARGE hermit in Mid-Molt and devoured him...