Fire shrimp hides too much

[madmax7774]

Does anyone know a good way to coax a Fire shrimp to be a little more social? I really like the way they look, and I added one, but all he does is hide in the rear behind all the rocks where I can't see him.

:(

[dhoch]

That's what they do

 

Two ways... one feed him two get him a mate... Neither is going to get them out a lot...

 

Dave

[Grav]

Yes they do.

 

Time helps, also more shrimp... toss in a cleaner or two and wathing them not get eaten out in the open will help.

 

Mostly just lots of time.

[extreme_tooth_decay]

I have 2 cleaners who are often out, and one fire shrimp who hasn't

come out in about 2 years for more than 10 seconds.

 

 

tim

[trble81]

We just added a peppermint shrimp to our tank (dang aptasia!). We saw him yesterday as he crawled upside-down under our live rock but haven't seen him since. I can't find our flashlight to go "searching" in the shadows for him so I have no clue where he would be.

 

Other than looking for shrimp pieces on the sand, is there any other way to know if he's still around.

 

I didn't mean to hijack the thread or go a little off topic but I figured that the behavior might be similar and I didn't want to seem like the person who will post stuff without reading to see if answers can be readily available

[lanman]

Does anyone know a good way to coax a Fire shrimp to be a little more social? I really like the way they look, and I added one, but all he does is hide in the rear behind all the rocks where I can't see him.

:(

 

Interesting... I just thought they were sociable by nature. I know that mine came from someone else's tank (returned to store when owner had to move out of town). From day one - if I put my hand in the tank, he is all over me (read separate post about him getting his claws super-glued together). Try putting a little bit of mysis shrimp in the tank to get his attention - and then hand-feeding him more. Mine stops eating when I stop providing - I think he would eat until his tail fell off. But if he does get real friendly - be careful with super-glue!

 

bob