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Shrimp Question Peter Pan 02-25-2008
Posted by Peter Pan on February 25, 2008, 9:36 pm
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Are shrimp, usually compatible with other shrimps?
I have a Peppermint and was thinking of getting another breed..

Posted by RubenD on February 25, 2008, 9:56 pm
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I had a Cleaner and a Coral Banded getting along fine for a long time, then
added the peppermint and suddenly the cleaner Shrimp disappeared. Now
there's only the CB and the Minty one in the tank.

I never found any traces of the cleaner, I was thinking maybe a fish is
responsible for the lost but I had the same stock for a while with no
problems.

As far as I know they all get along but watch for the Coral Banded,
especially if you don't have a big tank. They are very territorial.

Good luck !



> Are shrimp, usually compatible with other shrimps?
> I have a Peppermint and was thinking of getting another breed..



Posted by Wayne Sallee on February 26, 2008, 7:10 am
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The coral banded probably killed the cleaner shrimp.

Peppermint shrimp and cleaner shrimp go well together.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne@WayneSallee.com


RubenD wrote on 2/25/2008 9:56 PM:
> I had a Cleaner and a Coral Banded getting along fine for a long time, then
> added the peppermint and suddenly the cleaner Shrimp disappeared. Now
> there's only the CB and the Minty one in the tank.
>
> I never found any traces of the cleaner, I was thinking maybe a fish is
> responsible for the lost but I had the same stock for a while with no
> problems.
>
> As far as I know they all get along but watch for the Coral Banded,
> especially if you don't have a big tank. They are very territorial.
>
> Good luck !
>
>
>
>> Are shrimp, usually compatible with other shrimps?
>> I have a Peppermint and was thinking of getting another breed..
>
>

Posted by RubenD on February 27, 2008, 3:18 pm
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I doubt it, they were together for about a year with no issues.

The CB is fine with the peppermint as he was with the cleaner.

I wonder if that peppermint was crossed breed with a mantis....lol.

Ruben


> The coral banded probably killed the cleaner shrimp.
>
> Peppermint shrimp and cleaner shrimp go well together.
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne@WayneSallee.com
>
>
> RubenD wrote on 2/25/2008 9:56 PM:
> > I had a Cleaner and a Coral Banded getting along fine for a long time,
then
> > added the peppermint and suddenly the cleaner Shrimp disappeared. Now
> > there's only the CB and the Minty one in the tank.
> >
> > I never found any traces of the cleaner, I was thinking maybe a fish is
> > responsible for the lost but I had the same stock for a while with no
> > problems.
> >
> > As far as I know they all get along but watch for the Coral Banded,
> > especially if you don't have a big tank. They are very territorial.
> >
> > Good luck !
> >
> >
> >
> >> Are shrimp, usually compatible with other shrimps?
> >> I have a Peppermint and was thinking of getting another breed..
> >
> >



Posted by Wayne Sallee on February 27, 2008, 7:42 pm
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I still say it was the coral banded shrimp. The
coral banded have been known to kill cleaner shrimp.
Fish and other critters can be happy with a tank
mate, but then when another one comes in, they can
turn on the established tank mate, and accept the
new tank mate. That kind of behavior is not at all
unusual.

Peppermint are more scared and hide than cleaners.
Cleaners are more outgoing. A scared new shrimp is
not likely to kill a established outgoing shrimp.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne@WayneSallee.com


RubenD wrote on 2/27/2008 3:18 PM:
> I doubt it, they were together for about a year with no issues.
>
> The CB is fine with the peppermint as he was with the cleaner.
>
> I wonder if that peppermint was crossed breed with a mantis....lol.
>
> Ruben
>
>
>> The coral banded probably killed the cleaner shrimp.
>>
>> Peppermint shrimp and cleaner shrimp go well together.
>>
>> Wayne Sallee
>> Wayne@WayneSallee.com
>>
>>
>> RubenD wrote on 2/25/2008 9:56 PM:
>>> I had a Cleaner and a Coral Banded getting along fine for a long time,
> then
>>> added the peppermint and suddenly the cleaner Shrimp disappeared. Now
>>> there's only the CB and the Minty one in the tank.
>>>
>>> I never found any traces of the cleaner, I was thinking maybe a fish is
>>> responsible for the lost but I had the same stock for a while with no
>>> problems.
>>>
>>> As far as I know they all get along but watch for the Coral Banded,
>>> especially if you don't have a big tank. They are very territorial.
>>>
>>> Good luck !
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Are shrimp, usually compatible with other shrimps?
>>>> I have a Peppermint and was thinking of getting another breed..
>>>
>
>

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