Mantis shrimp are aggressive, burrowing crustaceans that hunt using one of the fastest movements in the natural world. Although Mantis shrimp can be interesting augmentations to certain saltwater...
Category: Saltwater shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis – Detailed Guide: Care, Diet, and Breeding
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), also known as the Red Skunk Cleaner Shrimp or Doctor shrimp, are amongst the most popular marine ornamentals and are of high retail value. Therefore,...
Coral Banded Shrimp – Detailed Guide: Care, Diet, and Breeding
Coral banded shrimp (Stenopus hispidus), commonly known as “Cleaner shrimp”, “Boxer shrimp”, “Barber pole shrimp”, and “Clown shrimp”, is one of the most popular decapods in the...
The Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera Picta) is becoming a much more common sight in domestic aquariums. These wonderful little invertebrates are interesting to watch and are relatively low...
Peppermint Shrimp – Detailed Guide: Care, Diet, and Breeding
The peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni) is a nocturnal, omnivorous, saltwater invertebrate that lives in the shallow waters of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the East Atlantic Ocean,...
Lysmata Debelius Shrimp – Detailed Guide: Care, Diet, and Breeding
The Lysmata debelius shrimp, also called Red Fire shrimp, Fire shrimp, Scarlet cleaner shrimp, or Blood shrimp, is indigenous to the Indo-Pacific area and is often used in aquariums where its...