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A Few Common
Shrimps for the Marine Aquarium by James W. Fatherree,
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holthuisi Pix, Dancing Shrimp,
Harlequin Shrimp, Pistol
Shrimp, Saron Shrimp, Shrimp
Gobies, Freshwater Shrimps
/A Diversity of Aquatic Life
Cleaner Shrimps, Family Hippolytidae
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By Bob Fenner |
Lysmata amboinensis
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| Lysmata amboinensis (De Man 1888), the Indo-Pacific
White-Striped Cleaner Shrimp or Ambon Shrimp. Widespread in the tropical
Indo-Pacific and Red Sea. Telson white, uropods with two white dots. Can be kept singly or in
groups. A hardy Cleaner. Need hiding places to avoid predators during
molting periods. Conds: temp. 20-27 C. At right: in Hawai'i. Below: a tiny (1") individual
and a pair at their cleaning station in N. Sulawesi, and a diligent
cleaner in an aquarium. |
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| A L. amboinensis cleaning a bunch of Chromis in an aquarium.
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| Lysmata californica (Stimpson 1866), the Catalina
Cleaner Shrimp. Found along the lower coast of the western USA. Found in
small to large groups. Best kept this way. To about two inches in
length. A temperate species (10-20C.) NOT tropical though at times
sold as such. Check your "Peppermint" shrimp carefully before
buying. |
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| Lysmata debelius Bruce 1983, the Scarlet Cleaner
Shrimp, Blood Shrimp. Found in the Indo-Pacific; Maldives, Japan to the
Society Islands. Best kept in pairs. Peaceful toward most all aquarium
species. Accept all types of foods. Aquarium image. |
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| Lysmata grabhami (Gordon 1935), the Atlantic
White-Striped Cleaner Shrimp. Tropical East and West Atlantic coasts.
Generally gets along with all fishes and other crustaceans. Best kept in
pairs or small groups (no sexual distinguishing marks externally). A hardy
Cleaner species that accepts most all foods. Conds: temp. 18-28 C. |
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| Lysmata prima Borradaille 1915. Yellow bodied with
distinctive red lining. East Indo-West Pacific; Maldives, Andaman Sea,
Indonesia. N. Sulawesi pix. Found living on sand/mud bottoms. |
 
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| Lysmata wurdemanni (Gibbes 1850), Peppermint Shrimp,
Caribbean Cleaner Shrimp. Tropical West Atlantic. Lives singly or in
groups. Gets along with all aquarium species. Commercially produced. A
reclusive, sometimes misidentified species (there are other shrimp from
the area that are similar) used in the fight to limit Aiptasia Anemones in
aquariums. |
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| Saron marmoratus (Olivier 1811), Marble or Saron
Shrimp. Found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific. Usually collected out
of Hawai'i for the U.S., the Red Sea for European markets. Usually found
in pairs in the wild. Will fight to the death if same sex individuals are
placed together. Males with much longer first pair of walking/fighting
legs. Get along fine with fishes, other crustaceans. Female shown.
Eat all types of food, reclusive, nocturnal. |
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| Thor amboinensis (de Man 1888), the Squat Anemone or Sexy
Shrimp (in reference to its usually-raised tail).
1/4-3/4" long. Common in all tropical seas. Found in
association with Giant, Sun, Elegant Anemones. Here is one in a Condylactis
gigantea in Cozumel, Mexico. |
 
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| Tozeuma species. Unmistakable body shape. Hard to
discern to species. Some eleven in the Indo-Pacific found in close
association with "bushy" black corals, sea whips and
gorgonians. N. Sulawesi (Lembeh Strait) pix. |
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