![]() Coral Banded Shrimp ( Stenopus hispidus)Ĭoral banded shrimp will show up under the names of banded cleaner shrimp, boxer shrimp, and coral banded shrimp. ![]() Most aquarists stick to four primary species when they think of cleaner shrimp. The movement helps to attract the attention of fish in the area. Researchers have determined that the faster they move in their swaying, the hungrier the shrimp are. Some of the more social members of the cleaning group will also “dance” to attract attention. They don’t require the rigors of maintaining a specific sea anemone, nor do they have specific diets of starfish. The white bands on their legs or antennae serve as an advertisement of their services.įish notice the bright shade and swim over to have unwanted pests removed from their scales. They form “cleaning stations” on the reefs. It’s one of the features that sets them apart from their fellow cleaners.Īll of these dutiful crustaceans behave similarly. This is where you’ll find the coral banded shrimp ( Stenopus hispidus), fire shrimp ( Lysmata debelius), and scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp ( Lysmata amboinensis).īut cleaner shrimp inhabit the entire tropical belt of the global ocean.Īnd peppermint shrimp ( Lysmata wurdemanni) hang out on coral reefs throughout the Caribbean. The majority of the most popular cleaner shrimp kept in marine aquariums inhabit the Indo-Pacific region. And that may mean keeping the shrimp away from corals. Others need specific lighting, and still, others have special menus (such as starfish).īefore you decide to add cleaner shrimp to your reef tank, make sure you spend some time on homework.Īs cool as it is to spy on a crustacean grooming a fish, you want to keep them as happy and healthy as you can. Some shrimp have no problem going about their business in peace. ![]() Stenopodidae (which has the coral banded shrimp).ĭifficulty in management depends on the species you choose.Palaemonidae (which includes species that bond with sea anemones).Hippolytidae (where you find the fire shrimp, peppermint shrimp, and scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp).There are three families cleaner shrimp belong to: It’s a symbiotic relationship where the fish lose potential sources of infection, and the shrimp gain a handy meal (and don’t need to worry about the fish snacking on them). If you get the bonus of a cleaner shrimp out of the mix, why not aim for the benefit?Ĭleaner shrimp are any species that remove parasites and excess mucus from fish and other invertebrates. ![]() The variety of colors, patterns, and shapes of these crustaceans make for creative members of community tanks. Anyways, feel like I'm writing them a review lol.Plenty of aquarists get interested in adding saltwater shrimp to their reef tanks. We chatted about my tank, showed him some pictures, he was really interested in my planted tanks and said they were planning on expanding the FW planted section which was great news! for being new to selling plants they kept darn good care of them. Will definatly be going back there for any of my saltwater needs. Gained my trust right there with honest and knowledgeable answers. I already had a decent idea of what would be good/bad for my tank from researching alot and they were spot on with what my research concluded. The staff at Aquarium Arts was awesome, they spent time answering some questions and had some great suggestions for stocking. Saw a 180g tank there, started thinking, not gonna lie, gave me a chub Excited to see how the shrimp do. Stopped at Aquarium Arts on my way home and am aclimating 2 peppermint and one skunk cleaner right now (will probably get one or two more peppermint in the future but 'she who must be obeyed' only approved $50 for shrimp lol). I'm blaming my aptasia and colonial hydroids on the frag rocks salty gave me lol JUST KIDDING! Salty198 hooked me up with a half dozen frags a few weeks ago when I was first getting setup, all are doing good minus the one table SPS which I broke trying to learn how to mount it (shhh don't tell him lol) Other than you local guys what do you recommend doing with extra frags? I would absolutely hate throwing them out, but the Kenya is going nuts in my tank and I have 4 pieces of bright yellow/green trumpet (2 very large, one medium, and one 3 headed frag) Do you by chance want that 3 headed trumpet frag? My planted tanks are also fully stocked up, have to do weekly pruning. I'm also a planted tank guy so was looking at the FW stuff also, not a lot but they had an alright selection (I miss pets inc). I was 30 minutes late getting back because I was checking out all the frags. I know, I went there the other week at lunch (since I had to go back to work I knew I wouldn't be able to buy anything) and the selection was awesome.
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