stocking guidelines for shrimp?

[reefdamsel]

Haven't been able to find any info anywhere about stocking guidelines for shrimp. I want to get a cleaner shrimp (for obvious reasons) and also a peppermint shrimp (for aiptasia control) for my 21g Via Aqua, but I also like the idea of having a pair that will spawn (thus providing live food for other critters I will eventually get). Could I have 3 in such a small tank? Maybe 1 cleaner and two peps (or 2 cleaners and 1 pep)? Anyone have any advice?

 

My complete stocking plan is as follows:

 

Live Sand Activator with Wonder Mud from IPSF (includes 6 small snails and 6 microhermits)

 

Snails from justphish: 1 Astrea, 1 Nassarius, 2 bumblebees, 1 cerith, 1 nerite, 1 trochus.

 

Hermits from justphish: 1 scarlet, 2 bluelegs, maybe 1 zebra.

 

Fish (not sure from where, but tank-raised): pair of clowns (percs or oscellaris).

 

Corals: shrooms, zoos, polyps, maybe xenia.

[peterk]

i have the same question for my 5.5g tank.

 

i have 5 Nassarius, 4 blue legs and 2 conchs now. how many (and what kind) of shrimp can i get?

 

thanks.