Mixing shrimps

[wong jim]

Currently having a 48" tank with 2 adult tangs, 2 clowns and 2 small fish.
2 cleaner shrimps. Curious about stories of a wachman goby + a pistol shrimp. Before getting a 24" for these little cretures could I have your experts on mixing other species of shrimp like fire, coral bend & etc together?

Best wishes,

Jimmy WONG
from Hong Kong.

 

[afishyonados]

Some people have good luck with multiple species of shrimp in the same tank. Some don't.
The coral banded shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) can be very aggressive towards small fish and definitly to other shrimp.
The fire or blood shrimp (Lysmata debelius) is not as pushy as the coral banded, but will occasionally pick on or eat cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis). The cleaner shrimp is the best choice for a tank your size.