There is a weird rumor going around about coral-banded shrimp... - Page 2

SushiGirl · 12/03/2010, 08:09 PM

Not ALL CBS are big. The yellow and the blue only get about 1.5 inches in length. I had a blue one, and it hung out with my Diamond Watchman and Redheaded gobies, cleaning them in exchange for sharing the burrow.

Yellow CBS
Blue CBS

It doesn't really serve anyone well to fight a rumor with yet another rumor like all CBS kill fish, all hermits kill snails, no crab can be trusted in a reef tank, all peppermint shrimp eat aiptasia, etc. etc. etc. that I see get repeated as fact around here all the time. Something to keep in mind.

wbdevers · 12/03/2010, 10:27 PM

LOL! No it wasn't eating a fish! I had stopped by the one of my LFS and was talking to one of the owners. He says "watch this", sticks his hand in the tank and the CBS come up, checks his hand out with its antennae and then starts to "clean" his hand--just like that.

I can't see the pick you posted angel, but the one in the video is what I'm familiar with and what I was referring to.

However, I will just go with the skunk cleaner since it's known safe.

Well said Sushigirl.

DeePDiSHeD · 12/04/2010, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SushiGirl

It doesn't really serve anyone well to fight a rumor with yet another rumor like all CBS kill fish, all hermits kill snails, no crab can be trusted in a reef tank, all peppermint shrimp eat aiptasia, etc. etc. etc. that I see get repeated as fact around here all the time. Something to keep in mind.

Well said. I think this thread was started after i recomended a red banded shrimp and sk8r thought i meant a coral banded shrimp.

Sk8r is just trying give newbies a general guideline to follow. I've definetly learned from him/her.

talktojvc · 12/07/2016, 12:22 PM

I've had 4 CBS over the course of 11 years and a pair as well. It can be hit or miss. Some are angry little boogers and some are shy.

Silly clownfish · 12/07/2016, 07:47 PM

First - I would normally never disagree with sk8r or snorvich!

But I guess I have been lucky. I got my Coral banded Shrimp (Stenos hispidus ) 10 years ago because it was the one shrimp I could find that was too big for my flame hawk to eat. That strategy worked for me and I still have both. I have kept smaller fish with the CBS without incident, for example my randall's goby has been with it for over 2 years. They even live in the same LR pile, but are not paired (that never occured to me). My mandarin has been fine in there for a year and a half too. I actually always figured my serpent or brittle star was more of a threat, but they have both been there longer than the shrimp.

I can even recall one fish I found dead, uneaten, in the tank with these critters. I was rather surprised that no one found ot by the time the lights came on.

My only fish disappearane in 19 years other than carpet surfing was very early on when a mantis shrimp hitch hiked in on one of my first pieces of LR.

Betaktical · 12/07/2016, 08:37 PM

Anyone ever have one kill shrimps? I have 2 oc clowns but they kinda stay at the top off the tank but I do have 2 skunk cleaners that I don't want to lose

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Sumfisher · 08/31/2017, 05:31 PM

Well ladies and gents here's one for you.

I have a rose goby paired with a red banded pistol shrimp and get this in with that duo is a purple coral banded shrimp all three of them in one little cave. The cbs is about the size of a quarter. I thought I lost him in the tank then sure as hell when I went to feed all three of them eased out I'm working on some photos no post when I got em

12/03/2010, 10:27 PM	#27
wbdevers Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: MS Gulf Coast Posts: 754	LOL! No it wasn't eating a fish! I had stopped by the one of my LFS and was talking to one of the owners. He says "watch this", sticks his hand in the tank and the CBS come up, checks his hand out with its antennae and then starts to "clean" his hand--just like that. I can't see the pick you posted angel, but the one in the video is what I'm familiar with and what I was referring to. However, I will just go with the skunk cleaner since it's known safe. Well said Sushigirl. __________________ Wes Beatings will continue until morale improves!!! "I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them."--Judge Smails Current Tank Info: 125g ML dual corner OF mixed reef, Custom stand and canopy, 40g custom sump, lighting (in flux :( )

12/07/2016, 07:47 PM	#30
Silly clownfish Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 488	First - I would normally never disagree with sk8r or snorvich! But I guess I have been lucky. I got my Coral banded Shrimp (Stenos hispidus ) 10 years ago because it was the one shrimp I could find that was too big for my flame hawk to eat. That strategy worked for me and I still have both. I have kept smaller fish with the CBS without incident, for example my randall's goby has been with it for over 2 years. They even live in the same LR pile, but are not paired (that never occured to me). My mandarin has been fine in there for a year and a half too. I actually always figured my serpent or brittle star was more of a threat, but they have both been there longer than the shrimp. I can even recall one fish I found dead, uneaten, in the tank with these critters. I was rather surprised that no one found ot by the time the lights came on. My only fish disappearane in 19 years other than carpet surfing was very early on when a mantis shrimp hitch hiked in on one of my first pieces of LR. __________________ 75g mixed reef, 20g sump, ocelaris clownfish (20+yrs old), flame hawk, one spot foxface rabbitfish, green mandarin, Bicolor Blenny, Coral Beauty;30g sumpless with Spotcinctus pair with RBTA Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 20g sump, ocelaris clownfish (20+yrs old), flame hawk, one spot foxface rabbitfish, green mandarin, Bicolor Blenny, Coral Beauty;30g sumpless with Spotcinctus pair

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12/03/2010, 08:09 PM	#26
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Not ALL CBS are big. The yellow and the blue only get about 1.5 inches in length. I had a blue one, and it hung out with my Diamond Watchman and Redheaded gobies, cleaning them in exchange for sharing the burrow. Yellow CBS Blue CBS It doesn't really serve anyone well to fight a rumor with yet another rumor like all CBS kill fish, all hermits kill snails, no crab can be trusted in a reef tank, all peppermint shrimp eat aiptasia, etc. etc. etc. that I see get repeated as fact around here all the time. Something to keep in mind.

12/07/2016, 08:37 PM	#31
Betaktical Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 363	Anyone ever have one kill shrimps? I have 2 oc clowns but they kinda stay at the top off the tank but I do have 2 skunk cleaners that I don't want to lose Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/31/2017, 05:31 PM	#32
Sumfisher Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 1	Well ladies and gents here's one for you. I have a rose goby paired with a red banded pistol shrimp and get this in with that duo is a purple coral banded shrimp all three of them in one little cave. The cbs is about the size of a quarter. I thought I lost him in the tank then sure as hell when I went to feed all three of them eased out I'm working on some photos no post when I got em