OK to add a cleaner?

bfrink

Member
My setup and creatures are listed below in my signature. I'm not planning on adding any corals. I would like to get a cleaner shrimp, but am concerned that the sally light foots and emerald might make a meal out of him. Would a cleaner be OK, some other shrimp, or no shrimp at all?
Thanks. Any help is always appreciated.
 

musipilot

Member
If the crabs haven't gotten the peppermints, they probably won't hit a cleaner. Make sure the cleaner is large, which gives him better mobility. They're also better/happier in pairs.
 

slothy

Active Member
Hi, i got 2 emeralds with my 2 cleaners.. the only prob i had was with my sally was it was large for one, but it used to mess with my arrow crab... but sally went bye bye
i have peppermint/camel back/2 cleaners/2 porcleins/2 emeralds /arrow crab and all get along fine.. i feed every other day...
 

kpogue

Member
Considering the size of your tank and the small amount of crabs you have, I really don't think you have to worry. I have a skunk cleaner in my 30 along w/ 2 emeralds, an arrow, a ton of rl/bl hermits. I've never seen anything bother skunk cleaners, they're usually bothering everybody else!
 
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