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About Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis is a small, slender shrimp with a predominantly white to translucent body and bold red or red-orange longitudinal stripes along the antennae, body, and legs. They typically reach 2 inches in length and have noticeably long, whip-like antennae used for sensing parasites on fish.
Key facts
- Family
- Hippolytidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Category
- Cleaner
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Care Level
- Easy
- Notes
- Excellent cleaner shrimp. Active day and night. Temperature range 72-78°F. Will clean fish of parasites. May steal food from corals during feeding. Best kept in pairs.
- Max Size
- 2.5
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea to the central Pacific, including Indonesia (where the species name "amboinensis" refers to Ambon Island).
- Appearance Description
- Lysmata amboinensis is a small, slender shrimp with a predominantly white to translucent body and bold red or red-orange longitudinal stripes along the antennae, body, and legs. They typically reach 2 inches in length and have noticeably long, whip-like antennae used for sensing parasites on fish.
- Type
- Shrimp
- Diet Details
- Omnivorous opportunistic feeder. Eats parasites, dead skin, and algae off fish in nature; supplements with high-quality pellets, frozen mysis shrimp, and algae-based foods in captivity.
- Compatibility
- Excellent tank-mate for most fish and inverts; may pick on very small, weak, or sleeping fish. Keep in groups of 3+ to reduce aggression between individuals.
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