Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata ankeri
Photo: Alves, D.F.R. et al . Morphological remarks on the peppermint shrimp Lysmata ankeri (Decapoda, Hippolytidae): implicatio · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Lysmatidae
- Origin
- Caribbean
- Size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- Omnivorous (eats Aiptasia)
- Reproduction
- hermaphroditic; planktonic larvae
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Very similar to the mint shrimp, with red stripes. Effective against Aiptasia; often sold under that name.
