Lg cleaner shrimp and Sm sexy shrimp

[anthonye5]

Im thinking of getting 2 sexy shrimp and a lettace slug, would it be a good idea to put them with my Catalina Goby, cleaner shrimp, and 3 Nassarius Snails? And why does my cleaner keep chasing my goby around the tank. I have a 12 g nano.

 

[aquariumdebacle]

Catalina gobies need cooler temperatures preferbly around 68F

 

[Krish]

Welcome to RF anthonye5! Not sure if they can all go together, but just thought I'd drop in and welcome you. I'm sure you will get the replies to answer your questions.

 

[mungus]

I don't know about the sexy shrimp but the cleaner shrimp is probably trying to clean the goby. They can be very persistant. Some fish like being cleaned by shrimp and others don't care for it as much. I used to have an Austrailan clown that didn't particularily like getting cleaned. The shrimp would hide under a ledge and when the clown would swim underneath he would ambush him. It was kinda funny.

 

[anthonye5]

thax for the replies everyone. my water temp ranges from 74 at night and 77during day and the goby seems like he is doing just fine, i read that he prefers 68 and can range up to 78, i guess ill be keepin an eye on him. But do u think that my cleaner shrimp will not herass the sexy shrimp, and the goby will not eat the little guys? Cleaner is about an 1 1/2 and the goby is a little guy at about 3/4 inch long.

 

[snobanker]

I remember being advised against sexy shrimp, but only because they disappear into the rock work..I love my cleaner shrimp...he jumps on my hand if I put it in the tank by him.