Bali Fire Shrimp

[discus4everGrl]

Does anyone know or have experience with these type of shrimp?
I like the way they look, my lfs store has them for $30 each
Is this overly expensive? Will they be compatible with my tank? Current occupants are:

10 gallons with 11 pounds live rock
two peppermint shrimp
3 blue legged hermits
2 margarita snails

Future plans for two clowns

up about a month ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates between 0-5ppm, barely registers. Gonna do a water change today with distilled/RO/water

 

[1979camaro]

if these are the solid red guys with a few white spots they would do fine in your tank but in such a small system I don't think I would add one on top of the two peppermints. I will tell you the one complaint everyone has about the blood shrimps: they hide a lot...they are from deeper/darker water than peppermints/cleaners so they tend to just disappear into the rockwork and come out mostly at night. A very good looking shrimp though and that price is pretty normal i would say

 

[discus4everGrl]

so my tank should not get any additional shrimp then? I also want to add 3 blue hermits, that should be okay, right?

 

[1979camaro]

the hermits should be fine...i personally wouldn't add another type of shrimp...there is just not enough territory in a ten

 

[discus4everGrl]

good to know. I will save that $30 then for my clowns. My lfs sells the false percs for $14.99 a piece.

 

[wayne]

Real pretty, I seen mine once a week or so.

 

[discus4everGrl]

they hide out that good huh...