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Atlantic Cleaner Shrimp
Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs

Atlantic Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata grabhami

Photo: Fernando Herranz Martín · CC BY-SA 2.5 es · Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

  • Temperature24–27 °C
  • pH8.1–8.4
  • Adult size6 cm
  • Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
  • TemperamentPeaceful
  • WaterMarine
  • Reef safeYes

Full profile

Family
Lysmatidae
Origin
Atlantic
Size
6 cm
Temperature
24 – 27°C
pH
8.1 – 8.4
Salinity
1.023 – 1.025
Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆
Water type
marine
Behavior
Pacific
Diet
Omnivore (parasite eater)
Reproduction
hermaphroditic; planktonic larvae
Reef Safe
✅ Yes

Notes: Very similar to the Indo-Pacific cleaner shrimp, with a white line along the back that does not extend all the way to the tail.

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