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09-29-2006, 07:57 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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|  Sexy Shrimp
I just received my 2 Sexy anemonie shrimp along with a cleaner and fire shrimp from Foster and Smith's. Every one seems healthy. I'd appreciate any advice on keeping the Sexy shrimp healthy and happy. They have set up residence in my frog spawn. Does any one know their life span and best way to feed them? Thanks! _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | 
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09-29-2006, 11:12 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Age: 25
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Sorry I can't help but I'm tagging along becuase I'm considering some for my nano.
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30 Gallon Oceanic Hexagon- 70 lbs Sand -60 lbs LR
Aqua C Remora w/ MJ1200.
Inverts:1 Tonga Fighting Conch (Strombus gibberulus) 3 Mexican Turbos (Turbo fluctuosa) 5 Astrea Snails (Astraea tecta) 3 Red Foot Algea Snail (Norrisia norrisi) 1 Lavender BTA (Entacmaea quadricolor) 2 Olive snails Olivella sp. 15 Nassarius vibex 1 Pistol shrimp....polyps...zoas...shrooms
Fish: 1 Coral Beauty (Centropyge bispinosus) 1 Two spotted goby (Gobiusculus flavescens) | |
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09-30-2006, 05:05 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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No special care required for these shrimp. The little butt wigglers will eat just about anything you feed the fish. The hardest thing about keeping these shrimp is keeping the more carnivouros fish from eating it. | |
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09-30-2006, 09:33 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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Thanks! I only have a yellow tang and a maroon clown in the tank , although I was thinking of adding a mimic blennie to the tank. | |
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09-30-2006, 11:10 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Well for what it's worth and its my advice and your money But I bet your that maroon will consider it a little snack.. But if its too Small of a clown rest assured in a few months it will grow an then it will eat it.. Maroons are one of the most aggressive nd territorial fish I have ever had and will get as large as any fish I have ever kept.. Again Maroons get really LARGE and mean and hungry..Good luck | 
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09-30-2006, 11:15 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
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Originally Posted by Tangster Again Maroons get really LARGE and mean and hungry..Good luck | With an emphasis on MEAN. I was more afraid of my maroon clown than any mantis I've ever kept. _________ Curt  | |
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09-30-2006, 01:11 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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My maroon clown is about 4" and seems to ignore the shrimp, in fact he got spooked by the little shrimp going after a piece of food. May be mines a sissy! I'll keep a watch on things. I can always move them to my refugium. | |
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09-30-2006, 01:58 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone |
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Originally Posted by RAVEN I just received my 2 Sexy anemonie shrimp along with a cleaner and fire shrimp from Foster and Smith's. Every one seems healthy. I'd appreciate any advice on keeping the Sexy shrimp healthy and happy. They have set up residence in my frog spawn. Does any one know their life span and best way to feed them? Thanks! | they usually live for two-three years. two being the average. _________  | |
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09-30-2006, 09:21 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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Thanks Jonathan! Hopefully mine will survive 2-3 years. At least the shrimp only cost $9 each. They have settled in nicely and are eating anything I put in the tank. | |
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10-16-2006, 06:10 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: miami Age: 23
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i had a sexy shrimp. had... but i am pretty sure that my pink skunk clowns at the time, had a quick snack. they where all in my bta, and them one morning the sexy little beast was gone... its best to keep them in groups of 3-4. they love company. | |
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