Common shore strimp?

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  1. Damsels R Cool

    Damsels R Cool Millepora

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    are they reef safe?

    I catch tons of them in jupiter and hoping to add corals to my tank in january( in time for my birthday if i get money) but i wnated to know if there reef safe or what are your experiences with them
     
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  3. sostoudt

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    can we get a pick
     
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    sorry no more in my tank gave them to my cuz you guys might know him i got him on this form his name is andrew android and he has a 110 gallon fowlr tank
     
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    are they kinda clear looking, they look fine to me but some shrimp will eat corals, i don't know if they would because they probably don't live near them. they might have parasites also
     
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    damsel do the shrimps have red and white stripes?
     
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    no i'll see if i still hav a pic or them stay tuned
     
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    i guess they are reef safe they are listed as preferred foods for several reef safe fish, so i don't think they would be feeders if they might pick at your corals.
     
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    it would seem, the common shore shrimp also known as grass shrimp. eats food out of the sand. so im gonna go out on a limb and say yes they are reef-safe but don't be surprised if your fish eats them

    edit: supposedly they behave like peppermints and accept flake food, i might have to get you to send me some :)