Erm, it all depends on what species!

A cute shot of my sexy... it's so cute!!!

Great shot Jervis!

Thought I'd join this thread and add a pic (been playing around with my camera). I also want to know if a sixline wrasse would be safe to add to help with the red flat worms (they haven't caused problems, but are a bit of an eye sore).
Thanks and bye for now!

do sexies affect bioload? for instance if i was to add 7-9 of them to a 14g Biocube, would that be to much?

Welcome! And as far as I know, sixlines are ok to keep with sexies, but it's never 100% guaranteed!


They affect bioload, as they do create waste, but since they are so tiny, I don't think it's much at all. 7-9 of them would be a good group for a 14gal tank

Got a new BioCube 8g for the Sexies, and their anemone. 4.5 watts per gallon better for the anemone?
So I put one fire fish in and have 5 Sexies, think adding 4 more sexies and one more fire fish is okay?

Pics to follow, the net is down at home and I left the camera there.

Ok... watts per gallon is not an accurate estimate of light for saltwater tanks. The anemone most likely needs strong T5HO or Metal Halide lighting. I'm guessing the BioCube has compact fluorescent bulbs? The nem is not going to do well, imo. And once again, the nem will probably grow quite large.

For an 8gal. tank, I would not add a second firefish. If you want a second fish, and keep up with weekly water changes, you could get a small goby like a clown goby.

I was directed to this thread by coRPS. I just ordered 5 Sexy shrimp from Reefs2Go.com for my established BC8.

Cool beans! Post some pics when you get them.

i'm leaving now to buy a 5.5

who knows if i'll buy the nova and actually set this thing up...

Whoops, I didn't get to your last post on my tank thread before I crashed last night/this morning, sorries!

So you're just going to buy the tank..... and think about it some more?

yup. i really need to start running some carbon and gfo in my 30 though, so we'll see. if i can get my camera to work i'll take some pics of my phosban reactors and put them up for sale in the classifieds this week......so maybe i can afford both.

if not, i'll just add the 5.5 to my 2.5, 10, 30g seaclear, and AP12 that are sitting around here. that's too many tanks to own considering i've only been in the hobby for about a year and a half. and that's after i threw a 10 away and sold a BC8. haha.

Dats a lot of tanks!
I've only got two 2.5s, an 8, and a 10 on the side....

If you add more then 3 sexies will they form one group or multiple groups of three?

Umm, there is no way to know for certain. I have three, and two of them stick together while one goes off on her own. I'm sure no matter how large or small the group, there will be at least one that stays out of the group.

So I have 2 3 gallons tanks. One is a 6-8 week old apothecary jar, the other is a commercial picotope I just set up this afternoon. I am wanting to get some sexies for one or both of these tanks. I have a couple of mojano anemones in the older tank, will these bother the sexies?

Hi! I doubt the majano nems will bother the sexies, and hey... the shrimp might even host them!

How many can I put in my BC8? I have 5 and want 4 more.

8 gallon tank.... I'd say you could probably put 10-15 easily.

How about with 2 firefish as well?

Firefish shouldn't give them any trouble, as far as I know!

i finally can post here after getting my sexy shrimp

just wonder has anyone had their sexies turn green ? when i first got mine i notice 3 were green
then they changed back then at night they some had green on them

Welcome to the Sexy Club!
When I had some sexies shipped to me, I noticed that one of them turned green for a little while. I'm not sure if it happens when they are stressed or if it's something in the water, but it's not totally uncommon.

Has anyone ever ordered sexies or anything else from fish.com?

I hadn't heard of them until I ran across it tonight. They are the first company that I have found that has sexies in stock. My LFS has been trying to get them in for me for weeks now. I even went to Gerber's SW warehouse in Dayton, OH saturday hoping to get them, but they had sold the 2 they had during the week. I am amazed at how hard it is to find these guys. If anyone knows of a place to get them reliably, please let me know.

Thanks!

I ordered from Reefs2Go.com. They came very well packaged including some gear for acclimation and heat. I ordered five. I've seen a total of four out at once since I put them in my BC8 five days ago. I'm sure the fifth is hiding somewhere. I just hope they are getting something to eat. I have one small black clownfish in with them. He seems to snap up most of the sinking pellets and freeze dried mysis before they hit the sand. Should I be concerned?

RGR, as long as you see that the sexies get each a piece, they should be fine.
And congrats on your new sexies!

That's the problem. I don't. The piggy clown is snapping up the majority of the pellets and all of the freeze dried mysis. I was wondering if a feeding of pellets after the lights are out would work.

Sexies, or at least mine, tend not to stray far from their host during the night, so I would be afraid of that food just sitting in there and funking up the water. Have you tried spot-feeding them? el fab provided information and pics on feeding sexies, check the first post of the thread if you haven't already.

Where do you all get your sexies? I want sexies but I'm poor

Does anyone have any experience housing Sexy Shrimp with Flaming Prawn Gobies? I have a six gallon nano that is currently housing a pair of Flaming Prawn Gobies. They are very cool little fish (1 1/2") and I was thinking of adding a group of Sexies in with them. They are pretty fiesty but I think they would leave the shrimp alone. I am more worried about the shrimp harassing the gobies. Any experience out there before I dive in to this? The tank has a small amount of LR with about a 1" sandbed and is planted with some macro algae, I have a few pieces of coral frags, mushrooms and some LPS, a few small feather dusters. The tank is plumbed in to the sump of my display tank and sits on my desk.
Thanks for the help!
Bob
Marietta, GA

No but they pester my poor bta

to NR.com!
I have no experience with keeping flaming prawn gobies, but I've never heard of any issue with keeping them with sexies. If someone else knows, I'm sure they'll speak up.

Thanks! Based on all the research I could do, I think that this will work out. I'm thinking of adding a group of five shrimps to this size tank. Does that sound like it will work?
Bob

Sounds good! Hope you enjoy them, and be sure to post pics!

How bad is a Golden Wrasse with my Sexies, he has been there with them for 3 weeks and basically they stay close to their anemone during the day and cruise the tank when the attenic and leds are on. He doesn't bother them and I haven't lost one. I read they are bad for ornamental shrimp but this one seems not to care about them. (7 Sexies in BC8)

Welllllll, it's good that the yellow wrasse hasn't bothered the sexies, but they aren't exactly reef safe, and as you said, are known to eat ornamental shrimp...... That means, sooner or later, he'll probably want to take a bite. Also, a BC8 is a small tank to house a yellow wrasse, do you plan on moving him to a larger tank?

Can someone give me step by step directions for acclamation of sexy's? I just ordered three and they will be here Wednesday, and I want to make their transition from bag to tank as simple as possible.

BTW, this thread is HUGE! I have been reading it for hours now, and still haven't gotten half way through it!

Well, I guess I am officially in the club!
I added my first two sexies to my six gallon nano with the pair of Flaming Prawn Gobies. I may be the first one in this club to have sexy shrimp that are bigger then the fish they are housed with! (gives you some idea as to how small these gobies actually are!) I'll take some pics tomorrow when the lights are on. As for acclimation, I bought these two locally so I went through the same process I always use for introducing inverts. I flloated the bag in the sump for about 30mins to temp acclimate the bag. Then I open the bag and pour off about 2/3rds of the store water. I put the remaining water in a small container and very slowly drip the tank water in to the container. When it is about 2/3rds filled, I empty out 1/3rd and start the drip again. Then I do the same one more time. The whole process takes about one hour. Then I check the pH, salinity and the temp of the tank and the container. (oh yeah, I check the stores water for ph, salinity and temp before I start), and so long as they are the same, I gently pour off all almost all of the water in my container and then I slowly dip the container in the tank and let the shrimp come out on their own. I turn the lights on the tank out (just leave moonlights on) to reduce the stress when I realease them in to the tank. When I first put them in, the went to the highest pieces of caulepra and sat there displaying. Right now, after about 20mins, I can see both shrimp exploring the rocks and corals. i would like to add 3 more to the tank eventually. Is there any problem adding new sexies to an established tank with two already in there?

Thanks!
Bob

I took that little sand swimmer out, took all but a 1/4" of sand out to wrangel him. Haven't seen my Firefish in 24 hours but the sexies are happier. Now I ordered 6 more to add to my 7.

I took some quick video of my sexy shrimp with the Flaming Prawn Gobies this morning. The video is not great quality but you can see how small these fish really are compared to the sexies in the tank with them. So far them seem to be ignoring each other which is good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBaGP7grDl0

Bob

Omg, GIVE ME THAT GOBY!

Ha! LMAO. They are pretty cool little fish. Mine are usually out quite a bit. I've heard others say that they never see the ones in thier tank but these two are pretty active. I think with the addition of the sexies that this will be a really nice tank!
BZ

will an emerald crab kill a sexy shrimp? i am assuming the answer is yes, but is it known you cant have an emerald and a sexy together?

Umm, I don't see any reason why an emerald would kill a sexy. I have a red mithrax in my sexy tank and they get along just fine.

OK. So I am hooked. These shrimp are way too cool! Here is alittle better clip of my new sexies. The Spikefin Goby came to check him out and decided no big deal! So my worries about keeping them together seem to have been very nothing.

New vid clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iXBbEzU-j4

Enjoy!
Bob

i am assuming my emerald killed it. it was pretty small when i purchased and since about the 2nd day i had it havent seen since. from all the pics they dont look like they would hid that often....maybe i should get a bigger one.....

I just picked up three more sexies to add to the six gallon nano with my first two. Hopefully, they will all get along. The first two seem to be doing really well. These new ones are much smaller than the first two (and I didn't think that was possible)... any hints or tips on the best way to introduce the new ones to the established tank? I always turn off the light when adding new fish or inverts to keep the stress levels low. Anything else I should consider? thanks
Bob

got 4 sexy's....two paired up in the bag.

just thought i show my sexy when he turns into the hulk