Crosshatch trigger and cleaner shrimp. Or Neon Gobies. ??

[BlueTang<3]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Think I know the answer to this before I even ask but I'm gonna ask anyhow.

Can you have cleaner shrimp in with a crosshatch trigger?

Or what about neon gobies?

I'm in slightly advantageous position since the trigger is not yet moved over to the tank in question so can easily go well after the others are established. I could see adding the shrimp or the gobies after the trigger is already in there would be something of a doomed exercise.

I think your fine i had shrimp in with my blue jaw triggers and mystery wrasse. The shrimp were in much earlier. I tried to add fire fish in after my triggers were established they were eaten seconds.

[sitandwatch]

I think you are also safe with the shrimp

I had a cleaner shrimp in with a pink tail, Niger and blue jaw and it was fine, neat to actually see them swimming with a shrimp hanging off the side.

Now if they are the crosshatches from RC they are larger then any of my Triggers and may act on it, but Kevin did have a shrimp in with them at the shop.

[loveless]

Im on the other side of the fence. My blue throats ate my shrimp. Started with their antennae then they vanished, also ate my copper banded shrimp as well. Hope they had fun

[untamed]

My male Blue Throat loved to be cleaned by the cleaner shrimp. My female Blue Throat paid no interest in the cleaner shrimp..for cleaning or eating.

[Delphinus]

No not the same triggers at RC, I've had this one for a little over a year now, was a tiny 2" trigger when I got her, is now double that at 4" but as far as crosshatches go she is still pretty tiny (but man she is all attitude, nothing tiny about her attitude). I call her a "she" but at this size I don't know if she is male or female, I think she has a little while to go before donning adult colours.

Thanks for thoughts so far, please keep 'em coming