Can a Coral Hogfish Live With a Skunk Cleaner Shrimp?
~ Possible with cautionVerdict from our compatibility engine, assuming a typical 90-gallon reef tank. Score: 53/100.
Why
- Known conflict: Hogfish (Bodianus) eat ornamental shrimp, crabs and snails
It can work if…
- Known incompatibility — these species are documented to conflict
Both species at a glance
Coral Hogfish
Bodianus mesothorax
- Aggression:
- aggressive
- Min tank:
- 70 gallons
- Reef safe:
- caution
- Diet:
- carnivore
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis
- Aggression:
- peaceful
- Min tank:
- 20 gallons
- Reef safe:
- safe
- Diet:
- carnivore