Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care Level: Easy Water Conditions: 72-78°F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12 Aggressiveness: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes
The Cleaner Shrimp is one of the easiest shrimps to keep in your aquarium. Besides being easy
to care for, Cleaner Shrimps are an essential part of a natural reef. As their name suggest,
they "clean" fish of external parasites. They are great for tanks that hold sensitive species
of fish such as blue hippo tangs and powder blue tangs. In addition to feeding on parasites,
these shrimps will accept any and all prepared foods offered to them.
Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) - $21.99
Coral Banded Shrimp(Stenopus hispidus)
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care Level: Easy Water Conditions: 72-78°F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12 Aggressiveness: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes
Coral Banded Shrimp are a hardy aquarium species that can usually be spotted lurking in the
shadows. They come out at feeding time to collect any scraps of food missed by the fish.
Supplemental feeding is usually not required as long as there are some leftovers for the
shrimp to eat.
Coral Banded Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) - $9.99
Fire Shrimp(Lysmata debelius)
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care Level: Easy Water Conditions: 72-78°F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12 Aggressiveness: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes
Fire Shrimps act as good housekeepers in reef aquariums by eating scraps of
food left behind by the fish. They are not shy about grabbing chunks of food from fish
during feeding time. Fire shrimp are a good invertebrate for the beginning reef aquarist and
will even help to control disease by cleaning parasites off of fish.
Fire Shrimp (Lysmata debelius) - $29.99
Peppermint Shrimp(Lysmata wurdemanni)
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care Level: Easy Water Conditions: 72-78°F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12 Aggressiveness: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes
Peppermint Shrimp will eat the parasitic anemone Aiptasia and help to prevent the spread of
it. It is a peaceful aquarium inhabitant and will not bother other reef inhabitants,
including other shrimp. Multiple specimens may be kept together in the same aquarium.
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni) - $9.99
Sexy Shrimp (Thor amboinensis)
Minimum Tank Size: 2.5 gallons Care Level: Easy Water Conditions: 72-78°F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12 Aggressiveness: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes
Sexy Shrimps are very unique very small shrimps that are perfect for small reef tanks. They
can be kkept in small schools where they will often travel together throughout your aquarium.
Due to their size, they must only be kept with small peaceful reef fish.
Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons Care Level: Easy Water Conditions: 72-78°F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12 Aggressiveness: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes
Zanzibar Coral Banded Shrimp are very funky shrimps for reef and fish only aquariums. They
tend to hang out around cave entrances and will scavange whatever food is offered to them.
