Shrimp
Reef-safe cleaners and scavengers
Marine shrimp are among the most useful and entertaining invertebrates in the reef hobby. Cleaner shrimp set up cleaning stations where fish queue to be groomed, peppermint shrimp devour pest Aiptasia anemones, and fire shrimp add vivid colour. Most are peaceful and fully reef-safe.
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7 species
Banded Coral Shrimp
Stenopus hispidus
Coral Banded Shrimp, Boxing Shrimp
Easy · Reef Safe
Fire Shrimp
Lysmata debelius
Blood Red Shrimp, Scarlet Shrimp
Easy · Reef Safe
Harlequin Shrimp
Hymenocera elegans
Harlequin Shrimp
Difficult · Caution
Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata vittata
Peppermint Shrimp
Easy · Reef Safe
Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus sp.
Snapping Shrimp
Moderate · Reef Safe
Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Scarlet Cleaner
Easy · Reef Safe
Sexy Shrimp
Thor amboinensis
Anemone Shrimp
Moderate · Reef Safe