Cleaner Shrimp

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  1. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    Hello all, i have three cleaner shrimp...i wanted to know, is there a real limit to how many you can keep? as you know, i have a 55 gal reef...and i just love the cleaner shrimp, i wanted to know if i could maybe get 2 more? already the 2 new ones are chillen with the old guy...its just so facinating to me :)
     
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  3. mannyhernz

    mannyhernz Fire Worm

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    well what i have seen in most tanks ive seen more than 3 shrimp...as a matter of fact the guy i bought the xenia from had 5 cleaner (skunk) shrimp...only thing was he said that they spawn every month...(food for corals????)
     
  4. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    really? thats awsome...sometimes my hermits spawn, and if my cleaners do that would be good for my corals :) thanks
     
  5. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    There really is no limit as to how many shrimp you can keep. If there was a limit to be set the shrimp would set it themselves :)
     
  6. Bruce

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    hmm ic...executions eh? well i might get some more :)
     
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    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Ayup, you guessed it ;)
     
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  9. JeridJohnson

    JeridJohnson Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    cleaner shrimp are awesome.. I have one that is fearless.. It will jump on my arm and start picking (at who knows what) when I have it in the tank. It's actually a bit unnerving at how agressive it is.. Mine thinks its the king of the tank perched on the highest rock.
     
  10. Blade_Runner

    Blade_Runner Gigas Clam

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    How about mixing cleaners with a Coral Banded shrimp? I did the spur of the moment "that guy is too cool" buying thing on Sunday and now have a CB. I know that unless they are a mated pair, CBs will fight, but I'm not sure if he will play well with others.
     
  11. amcarrig

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    They usually don't play well with other shrimp so keep an eye on the little bugger :)
     
  12. karlas

    karlas Fire Goby

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    you can have more then 2 cleaners also another way they are good for the tank is they reproduce often and at night when they do have the babies your fish have a free feast and go into a feeding frenzy i noticed this in my tank also cleaners work well with blood shrimp but i would not go with other types of shrimp other then that