Shrimps in s Tank

Hey guys i have a 55 gallon tank with about 60-70 lbs of live rock................My tank is only around 2-3 months old..........I have a cleaner shrimp and a fire shrimp, the fire shrimp sucks it never comes out it hangs out in it's den all the time............I'm thinking about adding a coral banded shrimp.......you think 3 shrimps in a 55 gallon is ok? I really like shrimp.........There so coool


Any advice thanks Adam

 

My coral banded hangs out all day under a rock when the lights are on, then scavenges at night..

Not sure about the stocking limit of shrimp, but I just added a fire shrimp lastnight to bring my running total of shrimp up to 2 in a 55 gallon..

Havent seen the fire since though, we'll see.

 

My peppermint hangs out in his cave a lot too but he is getting used to me and coming out and mingling more I had a tiny pinch of brine under my fingernail and so he took it upon himself to clean me....

 

fire and peppermint shrimp tend to come out more when in larger groups. Say 3-5 or so.


They do tend to hide all day though. That's just part of how they are.


you can get several shrimp in a 55.


Some people have issues with coral banded being agressive. I've never had one for this reason...


My Royal Gramma ate all my peppermint shrimp.



just my 2cents

 

Thanks

 

I would back up a little and wait at least till 6 mo has passed to add more.. Don't want issues to arrise.

 

have only heard coral banded shrimp being aggressive and killing other shrimps.
No personal experience however

 

I have two peppermint and a cleaner in my 55 and they do great. I was considering a coral banded until I realized they can sometimes get aggressive.

My peppermint shrimp do come out during the day but that only started after I had Ich take out my fish. I only had the lawnmower blenny left and apparently he doesnt scare the shrimp. They are out quite a lot in the late afternoon and almost all night (every time I check they are out.

 

Yikes!!!

I have a Royal Gramma in QT right now that is set for release this week and I have 3 Peppermints in my tank. I didn't know that I maybe sentencing the shrimp to certain doom.

 

My Royal is not aggresive to my shrimps at all--In fact he is scared of everything