[poccoe61]

so i never had a good clean up crew established, yet i recently picked up a scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp to add to my hermits, snails, etc.

i must say he has to be one of the most interesting little critters i've found. if i place my finger near him, he cleans under my finger nails and removes the dead skin cells, etc. i'm assuming this is also his niche in nature, and i've read quite a bit about the symbiosis he displays with other predatory fish. nature is fascinating

[Krazy]

The cleaner shrimps are funny lil things...

I love when they clean your hand, it feels pretty weird buts its also kinda neat..

I've got a pair of neon gobies that do the same thing, also my peppermint shrimps will come out of the cracks and get my hand..

Nature is pretty damn cool

(I'm working on gettin my blue hippo tang to eat the algae from my hand, he almost did this am but he's still a bit scared, I will say he's gettin more and more brave though)

[mylittlesquishy]

I just got a cleaner shrimp and he stays under the reef overhang. Is there a way to get them to come out in the open, or is this just an acclimation process?

[Krazy]

Originally Posted by mylittlesquishy

I just got a cleaner shrimp and he stays under the reef overhang. Is there a way to get them to come out in the open, or is this just an acclimation process?

If you were to add a 2nd cleaner shrimp, they will pair up and be much much more active...