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09/21/2018, 05:28 AM | #1 |
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Survival of a cleaner shrimp with Flame Hawk
I like the look and function of a cleaner shrimp, but the thing is I have Flame Hawk who is fed twice a day (actually tiny pieces of frozen shrimp)
I had a small peppermint shrimp which the the 2 of them lived in harmony right up to the point when the pep shrimp molted, then the Flame Hawk took a nice chunk out of him. Does a cleaner shrimp have a better chance of survival...is it even worth it? |
09/21/2018, 06:00 AM | #2 |
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If they eat shrimp... its probably not worth it, no. Sometimes it depends on fish, but yours already demonstrated it will.
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09/21/2018, 06:17 AM | #3 |
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Molt and lunch!
Won’t last long Sorry |
09/21/2018, 07:22 AM | #4 |
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Lots of folks keep flame hawks with cleaner shrimp. The chances are better if the shrimp are big and added first, and of course there's always a chance, but it's very possible to keep them together.
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09/21/2018, 07:27 AM | #5 |
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Yeah, thanks guys. After my post, I read some other reviews about the same question. Many say they could live together for 5 minutes or 5 months, but eventually nature will take over and the temptation (even if he is full from eating) will take over.
Shrimp "expects" say all shrimp molt at least 1/month and the new skin is so fragile that they would have no chance at a carnivore like a Flame Hawkfish. More likely he would perish sooner than one month's time especially since the Hawkfish has been in the tank at least 6 months and already established his territory. It would be like putting a meaty-bone in front of a dog and expecting him NOT to at least take one bite. |
09/22/2018, 12:21 PM | #6 |
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Good choice!
While there is always the “one offs”, in the end, when opportunity arises, POOF, 30-50 buck gone, and that would. Last edited by Uncle99; 09/22/2018 at 12:46 PM. |
09/22/2018, 01:58 PM | #7 | |
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09/22/2018, 02:09 PM | #8 |
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I have 2 cleaner and a blood shrimp with my flame hawk....no issues
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09/22/2018, 02:28 PM | #9 |
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I have 1 cleaner and 1 coral banded, both added at different times, months after the Flame Hawk in a 200g...they have molted multiple times.
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09/23/2018, 05:11 AM | #10 | |
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That could make a big dif on survival rates. If you guys in the US are paying 15 bucks, then not too concerned. In Canada, 1.5" fire shrimps run 40-50 bucks, skunks run 35-40, too expensive. But your right, if the tank is big, that changes a lot of things. In addition, size of shrimp may help as well, I have seen as small as .75" and mine, I have one of each at 3" now. |
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