Skunk cleaner shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis · Lysmatidae
Pacific cleaner shrimp, Scarlet cleaner shrimp ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ
ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ
Sets up a cleaning station and picks parasites off fish; the single most useful reef invert.
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
- 75 L (20 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 24–27 °C (75–81 °F)
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 6 cm (2.4 in)
- ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 2+
ꯔꯤꯐ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯔꯤꯟ ꯂꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯐꯤꯛ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯕꯤꯇꯤ
- 1.024–1.026
- ꯔꯤꯐ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ
- Reef ꯗ ꯑꯀꯥꯌꯕ ꯂꯩꯇꯕ
- ꯀꯣꯔꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
- Reef safe.
- ꯏꯟꯕꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
- Peaceful with other shrimp.
- ꯃꯤꯛꯁ꯭ꯗ ꯔꯤꯐꯇ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
- 75 L (20 US gal)
- ꯉꯥ-ꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤ (FOWLR) ꯗ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
- 75 L (20 US gal)
- ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
- None.
- ꯆꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯕ
- Feeds on scraps; offer mysis twice weekly.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
- 75 L (20 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 24–27 °C (75–81 °F)
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
- 8–12 dGH
- ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
- ꯆꯍꯤ 2–5
- ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
- Omnivore/scavenger — mysis, pellets, fish parasites and leftovers.
- ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ
ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ
- ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
- Indo-Pacific
- ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
- ꯊꯨꯝ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
- Reef caves used as cleaning stations
- ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
- Stable salinity; no copper ever.
ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ
- ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
- ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
- ꯉꯥ 2
- ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯃꯈꯥ
- ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
- ClownfishTangsGobies
- ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
- HawkfishLionfishPuffersWrasses that hunt shrimp
ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
- All individuals function as both sexes.
- ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
- Simultaneous hermaphrodite; larvae need weeks of live food.
- ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- Failed moults from unstable salinityCopper poisoning
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?
ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Skunk cleaner shrimp ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫
ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ
