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04-13-2008, 05:19 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: rocklin
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ok sorry forgot this one, if i add a fire shrimp, and like 3 or 4 peppermint shrimps, will it make them more social???, oh and will any of my fish eat them, i am adding in a yellow tang today also, and i already have 4 clowns and a lopezi tang | 
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04-13-2008, 05:36 PM
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| | Clown Trigger
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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2 tangs in a 55? Thats like suicide! _________  | |
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04-13-2008, 05:41 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: rocklin
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well i have a purple tang in with the lopezi tang right now, and they NEVER fight, but i am trading the purple for a bunch of croals a yellow tang and a cleaner shrimp, but yeah they acctually "school" together, you will never see them far apart | |
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04-13-2008, 05:52 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 22
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having two yellow tangs in a 55 is also very cramped for them. They will outgrow the tank in short order. What do you mean by social, like getting along together or being more active? | |
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04-13-2008, 05:53 PM
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| | Clown Trigger
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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Tangs are very dirty. 2 in a 55 is asking for trouble. Let alone both fish are reccomended to have at least 75 gallons. Ill admit, i have a Yellow Tang in a 55, but only 1, and shes still small............ | |
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04-13-2008, 06:07 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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I think that 2 tangs in 55 is pushing the envelope. I have two tangs in a 90. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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04-13-2008, 07:21 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: rocklin
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yee, well i am moving up soon so yeah, but how many tangs wasnt the question, i am not trying to sound rude, but no one has adressed my acctual questions about the shrimp | |
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04-14-2008, 10:07 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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The answer is no. The fire shrimp will not hang around with the peppermint shrimp and peppermint shrimp tend to stay shy even when you keep more than one in the tank. Personally, I'd be more concerned about the shrimp being eaten by your carpet anemone than by your fish. | |
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04-14-2008, 10:59 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orlando,Fl.
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i agree pepermint shrimp are shy and usually stay in one place.blood shrimp are nice but they are kinda shy to. but they should know better to stay away from a carpet anenome. | |
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04-14-2008, 12:26 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
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As I said before I have one blood one skunk and I have probably at least 8-9 peppermints in my 120 gal ( I had a lot of aptasia on the rock I got from a friend the peppermints ate all of it) the peppermints are shy they come out at night. They other thing about peppermints is they are constantly having babies I always see a couple of pregnant peppermints so I have to have a ton of babies in my tank ( nice food source for my fish I guess) The blood is really shy only the cleaner is bold and always out. They all come out however at feeding time.
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