Cleaner shrimp and hawkfish, ok together?

[chris_h]

Mine does not bother my cleaners. Here is my hawk with a shrimp in the bottom left corner.

 

[Anemone]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by chris_h:
<strong>Mine does not bother my cleaners. </strong><hr></blockquote>


Does yours bother other shrimp (as the original poster said his does)? FWIW, my Flame Hawk didn't bother cleaners either for 18 months. Next thing I know I can't keep cleaners alive and the hawk is a cleaner-killing machine machine.

Kevin

[ December 12, 2001: Message edited by: Anemone ]</p>

 

[chris_h]

It has never been with other shrimps.

 

[Reefmann]

My hawk fish took a chunk out of my cleaner while i was feeding. He died of course.


Reefmann.

 

[Deo]

Similar story. I had cleaner shrimps unbothered by my hawk for months. But i tell you; there's no guarantee he will not attack in the future. And he did. Especially, when the shrimps molt; they are not only vulnerable to the hawks but to other carnivores in your tank as well.

 

[firefishpat]

I had two cleaner shrimps with my hawk over a year. I thought things were fine. Until one day I lost one shrimp.I them notice my last shrimp hiding. It was like he knew he was doomed. Sure enough he was expensive meal.

 

[benneb1897201vw]

I'm thinking about putting a cleaner shrimp in my tank, but I was wondering if my spotted hawk may kill it. I've had 3 coral banded shrimp in the past all killed by him, usually only when I neglect to feed my fish a lot and he wants a snack. Please advise, thanks....

Ben

 

[Anemone]

Yes, your hawk will kill a cleaner - especially if it already has a taste for shrimp (and CBs are better able to defend themselves than cleaners....).

kevin