I guess I am lucky because I have ordered two of them at LiveAquaria.com
and both arived healthy and live in my small tank with no problems...
I have two of them since beginning of April 2003 together with two skunk
cleaners (Lysmata amboinensis) and two pepermint (Lysmata wurdermanni).
Looks like all 6 of them are perfectly fine in a small, 36" long tank.

I guess the way to success is to feed the tank correctly to avoid
aggressive predatory behavior. When I feed my shrimp, each one gets
a piece of clam, oyster of fish, also sometimes Hikari Marine Pellets
the ones for "larger fish" - they love to grab something bigger near
the mouth, hold it with smaller legs and chew on it for long time
protecting food from other shrimps. Feeding should be generous the way
each of them gets it's own food and to not be jealous and pick on others.
If you feed too much - no problem, that is the cleaning crew job to clean
the table after the messy dinner. ;-)

"BigBru" wrote in message . com...
Fire shrimp have very poor survivorship in the hobby. Most are DOA or close
to it at the LFS. A few very hardy ones survive. Buying them is like
throwing your money down the drain. It's a shame because they are so
beautiful. I would say they are the Goniopora of the crustacea (nice
rhyme!!).