sixline wrasse

[reefnoob]

I've read that wrasses might eat shrimp. Is this true? I have 2 peppermint shrimp and i wanted to eventually get skunk cleaner shrimp and fire shrimp. Another question: Can all 3 species of those kinds of shrimp get along well? Will they be aggressive to their own species?

 

[little_fish]

Wrasse can go after shrimp, so you will need to decide if you can live with the potential loss of a shrimp or two. But all the shrimp should live just fine together.

 

[yote]

If your looking at the six-line like the title says,your shrimp should be fine. Most of the time,the shrimp are to large for a six-line to go after.
Now a Bird Wrasse or Dragon Wrasse would be a different story.

 

[Bifferwine]

+1 Yote. I've very rarely heard of problems with sixlines and shrimp together. In 12 years, I never experienced an issue.

 

[reefnoob]

Thanks a lot everyone

 

[SarahSmile]

I've heard it helps to have the shrimp first, then add the sixline.
I've had a sixline in with my skunk cleaner shrimp for, oh geez, 8 months now? No problems. I happen to have a very sweet, and small, sixline. My shrimp is double his size.

 

[2XAl]

I'm with Sarah... I have a sixline that I added after the shrimp that has been doing great. He is a lot smaller than the shrimp but everyone is happy and healthy. He's been in there for about 4 months,

 

[austingunkel]

I have a cb shrimp with my dwarf lion everyone says I'm crazy for putting then together but they do just fine together no problems

 

[little_fish]

For how long is the real question. Having them together for only a few months doesnt mean a whole lot in terms of compatibility.

 

[ErinCahir]

CB also counts as a "cleaner" shrimp. There are a lot of fish that won't go after shrimp with white antennae. At least not right away. Just because he hasn't eaten the shrimp yet doesn't mean he won't.

 

[austingunkel]

I will let you know if anything happens