Coral Cat and Cleaners

[Scuba Kid]

How would a coral cat get along with cleaner shrimp? Would they be gone in an instant, or would the cat pay them no attention?
I've seen pics of cleaner shrimp in with a coral cat but my thoughts would be that they'd get eaten.
What do you guys think?

 

[BIGgourami]

idk i imagine they be fine under the unseen, unspoken realtionship between big fish and cleaner species

 

[Brenden]

Scubakid - There is no garuntee the shrimp will be ok, however I do not think a Coral Cat will bother them. Just keep it well fed, and you should be fine. I mean they are only what $10-$15 anyways. So if they dissapear atleast we know for future references.

 

[Scuba Kid]

Cool. Thanks, guys.

 

[krj-1168]

It may be best if the cleaner shrimp(as well as all the rest of the clean up crew) be introduced before the shark is. Other wise, the shark may see the cleaner shrimp as food.

 

[Scuba Kid]

Okay, thanks for the tip! Should I avoid feeding live ghost shrimp at first then to avoid getting him into the habit of eating live shrimp? Or does it matter?

 

[krj-1168]

Well certainly if you avoid feeding the shark any live food - would only help.

Since the food you feed the shark is dead, it's less likely to associate the live cleaner shrimp as a possible prey item. Although I can't guarantee that shark won't eat a cleaner shrimp or two, if it gets hungry.

 

[chrisdef15]

Probably not the best idea but i dont think it would matter too much. They obviously can tell them apart somehow.

 

[Zoodiver]

Yeah, I'm gonna say the shrimp is it's natural food source and won't last 48 hours.

 

[chrisdef15]

Dont they use cleaners in the wild??