How Many Shrimp

[Ximat]

How many shrimp is recomended for a 75g tank?


I have a couple Skunks and a couple Pepermint. Im just wondering if I have too many?

 

[lando]

nope. I have a coral banded shrimp, two skunks, two peppermints, a blood shrimp and a pistol shrimp in my 72 gal.

 

[Ximat]

Thanks Lando.. BTW: I thought CBS' ate skunks?

 

[lando]

No. Many here keep the two species together with no problems. Larger tanks and lots of LR help.

 

[badfish]

Lando, what is your smallest fish in your tank, i heard they might go after smaller fish. I have a yellow watchman, dottyback, and two clowns i am worried about, i also only habe a 50 gallon, do you think i can get away with a CBS?

 

[lando]

Yellow watchman goby and royal gramma. The only way a CBS will catch a fish is if it is injured or has some sort of disease that affects it's swimming.

 

[seaham358]

My CBS caught my bi color blenny within min of adding it to the tank. I had to poke at it with a dowel to get him to let go.
The blenny was healthy just new... after about a week I found the CBS eating the blenny one morning... The CBS was removed from the tank.. I know guys who have them and they are great in there tanks... Like with anything in the hobby not all things are the same.