which shrimp is best?

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by erik, May 21, 2011.

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  1. erik

    erik Spaghetti Worm

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    after my fire shrimp died suddenly a couple weeks ago, i am in the market for a new shrimp. any ideas on what i should get? it cant be too mean, because i want to get a cleaner shrimp also, but i want it to be a little more exotic.
     
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  3. Akool

    Akool Astrea Snail

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    I love my cleaner shrimp! He is reef safe and very interesting to watch
     
  4. nc208082

    nc208082 Zoanthid

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    Get a pederson shrimp. Very exotic looking and it's a cleaner.
     
  5. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    emporer shrimp, haha only if you think you can handle losing a 50 dollar invert haha.
     
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    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Personally I like a group of sexy shrimp if the tank is not too large. But some have reported that they eat GSP, which would be fine by me, but undesirable to others. They are not aggressive towards fish or other shrimp.
     
  7. erik

    erik Spaghetti Worm

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    pederson it is! ill definitely get a cleaner too. loved the emperor, but it needs a nudibranch to ride around on... plus its like $80 for a half an inch shrimp haha
     
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  9. erik

    erik Spaghetti Worm

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    what is GSP?
     
  10. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    you could do a cbs, they can get sorta agressive tho when they get bigger
     
  11. erik

    erik Spaghetti Worm

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    i looked into those too but its only a 28g haha i think id have problems
     
  12. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    psh, ive had a cbs pair in a 20 gallon and they did fine. they will fight with other inverts tho. they dont eat fish tho. at least none of mine have i have heard of unusual instances...