The Unofficial Sexy Shrimp Thread

[Whys]

and i thought i was negative!. i realize most will die especially since this is my first time trying but im gonna have to be a little more positive then u here

 

So sure? My comment was clearly positive, yet you chose to quote the other. Look within.

 

Personally, I find it productive to have little expectation one way or the other. You will undoubtedly succeed, so long as you want to.

[ShrimpyPooh]

So sure? My comment was clearly positive, yet you chose to quote the other. Look within.

 

Personally, I find it productive to have little expectation one way or the other. You will undoubtedly succeed, so long as you want to.

yes your response was positive thank you. debating when to put my girls in the tank i set up for the babies, both of them actually have eggs but im waiting till i see the babies more developed in the eggs before i do so. any suggestions

[Goby Angyl]

Will Yellow Polyps eat Sexy Shrimp?

 

I did a search and there's no mention of "Yellow Polyps" on this whole topic... On this whole forum the only mention of yellow polyps with sexy shrimp is in a couple of stocking lists for tanks larger than my 10 gallon and one is just asking if the list sounds good so I have no clue.

 

My 10 gallon has a nice, nearly fist sized colony of yellow polyps and I'm thinking of adding a group of around 5-7 sexy shrimp at some point.

 

Right now the yellow polyps are the only threat. The only other predators are a female boxer crab (getting "Wasabi" a mate), some really big gray banded micro-brittle stars, dwarf red tip hermit crabs, and the 3 gobies.

 

1 Jaguar Goby, 1 Green-Banded Goby, and 1 Yellow Clown Goby all named after ninja turtles.

 

Corals are clove polyps, discosoma mushrooms, a kenya tree, and star polyps.

[Lalani]

Yellow polyps won't hurt sexy shrimp, they are anemone shrimp after all.

If anything the sexies might snack on the polyps.

[jedimasterben]

Will Yellow Polyps eat Sexy Shrimp?

 

I did a search and there's no mention of "Yellow Polyps" on this whole topic... On this whole forum the only mention of yellow polyps with sexy shrimp is in a couple of stocking lists for tanks larger than my 10 gallon and one is just asking if the list sounds good so I have no clue.

 

My 10 gallon has a nice, nearly fist sized colony of yellow polyps and I'm thinking of adding a group of around 5-7 sexy shrimp at some point.

 

Right now the yellow polyps are the only threat. The only other predators are a female boxer crab (getting "Wasabi" a mate), some really big gray banded micro-brittle stars, dwarf red tip hermit crabs, and the 3 gobies.

 

1 Jaguar Goby, 1 Green-Banded Goby, and 1 Yellow Clown Goby all named after ninja turtles.

 

Corals are clove polyps, discosoma mushrooms, a kenya tree, and star polyps.

The opposite will more likely be true. Keep your sexy shrimp well-fed or else you'll find they'll make a meal out of the skirts on the polyps. None of my zoas or palys have skirts anymore.

[Goby Angyl]

Yellow polyps won't hurt sexy shrimp, they are anemone shrimp after all.

If anything the sexies might snack on the polyps.

I forgot that they're Anemone Shrimp!

 

The opposite will more likely be true. Keep your sexy shrimp well-fed or else you'll find they'll make a meal out of the skirts on the polyps. None of my zoas or palys have skirts anymore.

Wow! Guess they need more eats!

 

Thank You For The Advise And Such Fast Replies!!

Edited May 12, 2012 by Goby Angyl

[Tribe1l]

I haven't found this anywhere. Are barnacle blennies compatible with sexy shrimp?

[jedimasterben]

I haven't found this anywhere. Are barnacle blennies compatible with sexy shrimp?

Why wouldn't they be?

[metrokat]

I have three sexy shrimp. One of them is HUGE and is not curvy anymore but looks sort of squarish/straight. This shrimp doesn't match the pictures of the gravid shrimp pictures on this thread, what could be up with it?

[jedimasterben]

I have three sexy shrimp. One of them is HUGE and is not curvy anymore but looks sort of squarish/straight. This shrimp doesn't match the pictures of the gravid shrimp pictures on this thread, what could be up with it?

Pics?

[metrokat]

Pics?

I'll have to take some when I am back home.

[Tribe1l]

I haven't found this anywhere. Are barnacle blennies compatible with sexy shrimp?

 

 

Well I know they stay small (max of 1.5-2 inches) but that doesn't necessarily mean they won't go after shrimp. When I ordered the sexies to begin with I ordered 4, the lfs bought five and put them in a goby tank they forgot had a tiny (and I mean TINY, like half an inch or less) as some adult hawks they were selling had spawned and that was one of the fry. That tiny hawk killed three sexies in the four hours before I arrived to pick them up. Naturally the lfs took the loss and reorded sexies for me, but that's how's that tiny doesn't necessarily mean safe. And I know barnacle blennies can be voracious eaters.

[jedimasterben]

Well I know they stay small (max of 1.5-2 inches) but that doesn't necessarily mean they won't go after shrimp. When I ordered the sexies to begin with I ordered 4, the lfs bought five and put them in a goby tank they forgot had a tiny (and I mean TINY, like half an inch or less) as some adult hawks they were selling had spawned and that was one of the fry. That tiny hawk killed three sexies in the four hours before I arrived to pick them up. Naturally the lfs took the loss and reorded sexies for me, but that's how's that tiny doesn't necessarily mean safe. And I know barnacle blennies can be voracious eaters.

But they do not attach sexy shrimp. I had one with a dozen sexy shrimp in my 55g. Nothing has even paid them any attention.

[Tribe1l]

Ok great! That's what I wanted to hear.

[SalinityJones]

I've had my cute little Sexy Shrimps for about a week now, a female and two males in my 15 gallon tank . I noticed today that one had molted - and now I seem to have two females and a male! One male appears to have joined the other team with the molt. S/he is smaller than the other female but now has the characteristic female body shape and broken white stripe. S/he also appears somewhat green now rather than orange. Prior to the molt he was a little shrimp (heh) with the slimmer male body and solid stripe.

 

Can they change like that or am I seeing things? Such drama in my little tank! :-)

[Lalani]

to NR and the sexy club!

I've never seen them change like that, but maybe you have some really young ones and their structure alters as they mature... maybe someone who breeds them would be able to answer that for you. The green color will go away though, they often do that around molting time.

[Whys]

Can they change like that or am I seeing things?

 

Yep! I just had one do the same thing. Incidentally, she was very pregnant as of yesterday. I haven't seen her today, so she's probably ready to pop.

 

The green color will go away though, they often do that around molting time.

And while they're sleeping. It's kind of odd.

Edited June 2, 2012 by Whys

[Fireguyy]

I've had these two guys for a while, but thought I'd join the club.

 

DSC_2177 by Fireguyy, on Flickr

 

DSC_2206 by Fireguyy, on Flickr

[dixie reefer]

I just started my 10 gal and I wanted to add some ss after it's done cycling. What other kinds of shrimps can co-exist with ss?

[jedimasterben]

I just started my 10 gal and I wanted to add some ss after it's done cycling. What other kinds of shrimps can co-exist with ss?

Any.

[dixie reefer]

I went to my LFS and the guy said that there are some that will eat the sexys

[jedimasterben]

I went to my LFS and the guy said that there are some that will eat the sexys

Such as?

[Lalani]

I've heard that coral banded shrimp are really aggressive but I have no experience with them. The majority of shrimp are fine with sexies but you don't want to pack too many into a 10gal tank.

 

3-5 sexies and a skunk cleaner shrimp would be a good match.

[Whys]

My blood shrimp has never bothered them.

[Deleted User 4]

Here, I have 3 sexy shrimps in my 12.5g PiCO MR18....