how many shrimps can I have in a 20g?

[32Bit_Fish]

Hi all,

This is going to be my 20g reef tank and there are 20lb of live sand with 27 lb of Live Rocks in the tank at this point.

I want to add 2 true percular clown fish and maybe couple other small fish such as yellow tail blunny

I was wondering how many shrimps can I have in my tank?
I like the blood shrimp, peppermint shrimp and clear shrimp.

Thanks

 

[crox99]

I would say no more than 2.

 

[nanchil]

can a cleaner and blood go together in a tank?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Have 2 claeners and a blood and a coral banded no problem

 

[crox99]

can a cleaner and blood go together in a tank?

Sure.

 

[crox99]

I had a CBS, a clener and a 7 peppermint in my 65.

 

[32Bit_Fish]

I would say no more than 2.

Is there a relationship between live rocks and shrimps?

Someone told me it would be too much for my LRs to handle if I want to keep more than two shrimps in my tank.

I don't know what is that suppose to mean..

any idea? Thanks

 

[crox99]

Maybe because they need room to hide?

 

[32Bit_Fish]

umm... good thinking. its possible. :teeth:

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Live rock will handle your bioload, all living things you add to the tank becomes part of your bioload.

I would add a cleaner and the percs and maybe a goby then that's it for that tank. If you have a good skimmer that is.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Live rock's main purpose is to help give the nitrifying bacteria a place to colonize and break down the amonia to nitrite and the nitrite to nitrate.

 

[32Bit_Fish]

Can I keep Anemone Shrimp and Coral Shrimp?

Hi guys,

Can I have Anemone shrimp, Coral shrimp and fire shrimp in my tank?

thanks

 

[TimberTDI]

I'm not sure of the compatability of the shrimp you listed above but I can tell you that in my tank I have twice added a few peppermint shrimp with my coral banded shrimp. I've never seen the peppermint shrimp after adding them. It was a total of four shrimp, I had always assumed that the Coral Banded took them out. I say that because both times I bought the fish for an aptasia quarentine. They were in a 10 gallon tanking for well over a month and properly acclimated into the big tank. Just never saw the shrimp again.

Steven

 

[32Bit_Fish]

I'm not sure of the compatability of the "shrimps" you listed above but I can tell you that in my tank I have twice added a few peppermint "shrimps" with my coral banded shrimp. I've never seen the peppermint "shrimps" after adding them. It was a total of four "shrimps", I had always assumed that the Coral Banded took them out. I say that because both times I bought the fish for an aptasia quarentine. They were in a 10 gallon tanking for well over a month and properly acclimated into the big tank. Just never saw the "shrimps" again.

Steven

:bigeyes2: It's possible that the Coral Banded took them, yeah.. Now I know why there are only Coral Banded shrimps in a tank in the LFS.
But they are supposed to be peaceful according Drs Foster and Smith website.

Maybe they weren't getting enough food from you.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Pep shrimp are evil and deserve to die. They klilled Zoa's and palys on me and decimated my yellow polyps in a matter of days. GOOD CORAL BANDED SHRIMP!

 

[32Bit_Fish]

Pep shrimp are evil and deserve to die. They klilled Zoa's and palys on me and decimated my yellow polyps in a matter of days. GOOD CORAL BANDED SHRIMP!

I probably going to get one fire shrimp and one coral banded shrimp. and maybe I need to make sure they are in the same size?

Any comments on these two shrimps?

Thanks

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

2 cleaners 1 fire and 1 Coral banded in my 55 and no problems. Add them all at the same time or coral banded last. Fire shrimp is a different kind of cleaner type shrimp

 

[2Sunny]

Dunno really.

Don't know if this helps but I have 10 Emerald crabs in a 30 gallon frag tank with a minimum of rock work (Maybe 20lbs of LR), and they've been doin' great. Of course that's all I have in there besides mushroom corals, montipora capricornis, and 5 small frags. And the tank has a Prizm Pro on it for a skimmer.

Hope that helps.

Joe

 

[nanoreefer22]

Pep shrimp are evil and deserve to die. They klilled Zoa's and palys on me and decimated my yellow polyps in a matter of days. GOOD CORAL BANDED SHRIMP!

B, you think you might have gotten Camelback shrimp sold to you as "Peppermints". They do look VERY similar.
-Kris

Pics....which one is which?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

The firs wave was by accident a camelback in there but after I caught that lil bastage I made sure they were all peps, they were. They were evil!