Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Randall's Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus randalli
Photo: The original uploader was Hkchan123 at Chinese Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Alpheidae
- Origin
- Western Pacific
- Size
- 3 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- planktonic larvae
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Red and white stripes. It digs burrows that it shares with gobies such as the yasha: a fascinating pair.
