Shrimp compatability

[spanko]

Will a peppermint and a skunk (cleaner) shrimp get along together in a 29 gallon bio cube, or will I create the mother of all shrimp wars?

 

[Len]

Yes and no I added 4 peppermints to a tank with 2 cleaners. The cleaners ate three of the four. Only the big peppermint is alive (and doing well).

 

[tarpons]

I am a newbie. I've had my tank set up since November. My tank is 95 gallons. I have had 5 skunk cleaners, 6 peppermints, 1 pistol, 1 fire, and 1 saron shrimp for months without problems. The skunks and peppermints produce eggs constantly now that they've gotten big. My LFS also keeps skunks and peppermints together, but I notice that they keep the copper banded shrimp separated.

That's my limited experience for what it's worth!

Candy

 

[tarpons]

Ooops, sorry. My tank has been set up since Sept.

Candy

 

[Anonymous]

I've never had issues with pepermint and cleaners living together. I had more issues with the peps forgetting where the BTA was and ending up food.