Crinoid Squat Lobsters and Small Shrimp?

[Northwest_Scapes_]

Hi! So I'm looking to get a Crinoid Squat Lobster, any color, off of Divers Den soon, and I also want a small group of Pederson's Cleaner Shrimp. Will they get along just fine?

 

[Ron Reefman]

I wouldn't try it unless you don't mind if the lobster does eat the shrimp. I had a Hawaiian Lobster and it ate fish. So it ended up in a tank of it's own until a friend found a new owner for it.

 

[Phycodurus]

crinoid squat lobsters are not true lobsters like (hawaiian) reef lobsters, and not aggressive IMHO. i have kept several together with Ancylomenes shrimps like pederson cleaner shrimp. they are primarily filter feeders just like anemone crabs but will take the smaller pieces of mysis or brine shrimp floating past them in the water column.

tip: also look for them occasionally on the ‘collector’s corner’ page, not just diver’s den section. they are about $10 less there (but you may not be able to choose the color morph you want).