trading CB Shrimp for cleaner shrimp

kpatrick · Apr 15, 2003

I am going to trade in my Coral Banded shrimp and get some cleaner shrimp that are less agressive. If im going to add cleaner shrimp should I also remove my Sally Light Foot as well?

I am looking at also adding more snails to my tank since several have turned up dead in the past couple months and I cant figure out of its the CB shrimp or SLfoot.

thanks

votek · Apr 16, 2003

Do you have any hermit crabs as well? They like to kill snails.

Also, How big is your tank?

VoodooChild · Apr 16, 2003

Either one of those could be the culprit, but I think I'd lean towards the sally light foot. All hermits will kill snails like Votek said, but some are much better at it than others. Generally, reds and scarlet legs are ok. Blues are iffy. For the former though, as long as everyone is fed, I don't think you'd have any problems. Blood red and skunk cleaners, probably peppermints too, should be just fine with snails.

BrianH · Apr 16, 2003

I've had a sally lightfoot crab for about 8 months. I''ve never seen it bother any other critter and I've never heard of them bothering anything else.

Brian

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