Can I put many types of shrimp in tank?

[Elmo18]

Hi, I just ordered the Janitor Special from Saltwaterfish.com. Now, I will be placing several differetn types of shrimp in my 25 gallon. It looks like to be Peppermint, Scarlet Cleaner, Coral Banded, and I believe Emerald Crabs. Will they be okay? As some of you already know by now, I have 2 Clarkiis and a Golden Prawn Goby (Watchman Goby) in there at the moment with 16 pounds LR, and 4 inch sand bed, running carbon.

Ilham

[nuff]

the peppermin, scarlet cleaner and coral banded will most likely not get along, especially in a 25 gallon tank. Emerald crabs should be fine.

david

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[Elmo18]

So the peppermint and scarlet cleaner will be fine? Coral banded shrimp look very nice, though. I think i'm going to get the first two and the emerald crabs. Those will be it for my crustaceans. Now i just need to get more live rock, then get a bubble-tip anemone for my Clarki'is. How big do bubble tips get? One is enough right?

Thanks

[Ninong]

Elmo18 ~

Here is a link to a lot of good information on anemones: http://www.wyx.com/iheo/tank/anemones.htm

I suggest you hold off on getting an anemone until your tank is more established and until you have more than your present total of 66 watts of fluorescent lighting.

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[asmith]

The Coral Banded Shrimp will quickly destroy the peppermint and scarlet cleaner shrimp. The emerald crab will be fine, but as it grows it might become destructive as well. The only way to guarantee that they will get along is to place them in a large tank with lots of hiding places.

Andrew

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[VENOMM74]

I have had problems with my coral banded being a pain in the but also

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[Doug1]

The Coral Banded Shrimp will become too territorial in a 25g tank

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[srgtkoons]

You keep saying emerald crab#S#. Personaly i think 1 is too many. They are cute when they are small but once they grow up which can happen very quickly. They become destructive and knock corals and whatnot all over the place. I cant wait for my sump to finish cycling so i can banish him to his new prison.

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