Coral Banded Shrimp

stevem650 · 03-14-2003, 05:32 PM

I want to add a corel banded shrimp to my reef. Is it true that a banded shrimp will pick at anenomes and corels? I also now have a blood shrimp. Would they get along?

Wrassman · 03-15-2003, 03:00 AM

Hey SteveM!!!

My experience with CBS has not ever been good. :'( All of them I have ever owned wound up back at the LFS because they became predatory. I have had them eat sleeping fish, and attack and eat small crabs and shrimp (skunk cleaners and blood shrimp).

I told myself the last time (7 yrs ago) that I would never get another one. So far, I've done very well. I haven't even been tempted.

stevem650 · 03-15-2003, 03:45 AM

Wrassman..Thanks for the info...I was going to get one today but I guess you saved me a headache.....Thanks

karlas · 03-17-2003, 03:32 AM

ive heard they do better with larger type fish, you cant put them with other shrimp or crabs, if you want a shrimp go with a pair of blood or cleaner shrimp there more peacful add lots of color and just neat to watch. also bcs are supposed to be hard to pair up

lzb3 · 03-17-2003, 10:30 AM

Never had one for the reasons stated above. I have always been told to stay away from them.......unless of course, they are good to eat!

Elizabeth