Some even take up residence in the core of pipe sponges. In the wild, Peppermint Shrimp are usually found in the vertical shafts of the reef. However, that shrimp has a pointed nose and inter-spaced white stripes over its body. This ornamental member of the Hippolytidae family is brightly colored with a creamy white body striped with several thin and distinct longitudinal red bands.Īlso known as the Veined or Caribbean Cleaner Shrimp, the Peppermint Shrimp is sometimes confused with its Pacific cousin, Rhynchocinetes durbanensis. Peppermint shrimp are hermaphroditeseach shrimp has both male and female reproductive organs. The Peppermint Shrimp picks its way around your aquarium. Most often purchased because of their low cost and aiptasia-eating tendencies, the Peppermint shrimp is also considered to be a cleaner. Within 12 hours of the eggs hatching, they molt, may mate and then spawn. Though considered part of the cleaner grouping of shrimp, Lysmata wurdemanni is more of a scavenger. The Lysmata wurdemanni female shrimp carry the eggs for about 10 12 days under their abdomens. Out of stock Categories: Saltwater Invertebrates, Shrimp Description Care Level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes General Description: The Peppermint Shrimp is best known for its ability to manage nuisance glass anemones, or Aiptasia. Each female can carry up to 300 eggs (green ovaries). This is just a start, as there are many other kinds of shrimp that can also help your aquarium become a sucessful marine eco-system. Peppermint shrimp can eat aiptasia but prefer other food first and can get aggressive with other anemones and corals when competing for food. The Peppermint Shrimp picks its way around your aquarium and live rock to consume detritus, uneaten food, and decomposing organic material. This species has a larval development in which metamorphosis can last from 38 to 67 days. Blood shrimp can also help but are not as good as cleaner shrimp. Though considered part of the "cleaner" grouping of shrimp, Lysmata wurdemanni is more of a scavenger.
Nuisance Anemone that can proliferate and overpopulate your reef tank leading to other problems. Peppermint shrimp are the best way to manage and get rid of Aiptasia or glass anemone. Keep in mind that some individual Peppermint Shrimp are better at managing aiptasia while others may not be interested in aiptasia at all. Peppermint shrimp are the best cleaner shrimp available for sale and very hardy and easy to keep. The Peppermint Shrimp is best known for its natural ability to manage nuisance Aiptasia, or glass anemones.
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