Skunk shrimp & peppermint - do they get along?

[tangs rule]

A quick Q for those who know - Am picking up 4 skunk cleaner shrimps in an hour at Fedex, and was planing to put them in my 125 main, with 6 small peppermints (3/4") already there. I assume the skunks are about the same size, will know when I open the shipment......The tank is fallow, at the moment, and fish are in a hotel tank. I just wanna know if these species will get along, or should I put the skunks in another tank, as I dont want to have them kill each other, and catching shrimps in a large tank with lots of LR is never fun.....
Thanks in advance!

 

[mr. limpid]

Skunk shrimp if you are referring to the cleaner shrimp Lysmata Amboinensis, then they will be fine together. Or you talking about the pink color that look like peppermint shrimp?

 

[monsinour]

skunks + pepps = really clean tank with no hostilities (i have one each in my 56)
pepps + camel backs = sorta clean tank with hostilities (i believe)

 

[tangs rule]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid http:///forum/thread/383491/skunk-shrimp-peppermint-do-they-get-along#post_3354380
Skunk shrimp if you are referring to the cleaner shrimp Lysmata Amboinensis, then they will be fine together. Or you talking about the pink color that look like peppermint shrimp?
Thanks so much - yes, skunk cleaner. Just got them home and their bags are floating (warming) for a while. I've had each variety in the past, but never together in same tank, and just wanted some advice b4 I mixed them in the same tank....I have not had any skunk cleaners in a while, used to have 2 in each of my 3 main tanks, but they finally died off after 2 or 3 years. SWF had them on sale, and i got 4, with some other inverts/corals this morn.
Thanks to both repliers as I HATE catching shrimps in a large system, and just didn't want to have to do that today....eventually (a month or so) I'll catch 2 of the skunk cleaners and maybe some peppermints and add to a different tank, as they add somthing to look at....I didn't buy the skunks to clean parasites or anything, that's what good quarantine proceedures are for.
thanks again!

 

[btldreef]

I have Skunk Cleaners and Peppermints together in many of my tanks and they're fine. The shrimps that can be a little mean to the pepps are Coral Banded and occasionally Fire Shrimp as these two have claws.

 

[tangs rule]

Thank You BTLD! They have been together now since 11am and seem fine - no worries.....Only 3 of the skunks survived shipping, as one arrived on his side in the bag

. . rats....I may get 3 more anyhoo, so I can again have 2 in each main tank, and since the 125g they went into is running fish fallow till late Feb anyway - now is the time to add new additions.....
Thanks again folks!!