Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Mint Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni
Photo: Andrew Bogott · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Lysmatidae
- Origin
- Western Atlantic (Caribbean), (Gulf of Mexico)
- Size
- 4 – 5 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- Omnivorous (eats Aiptasia anemones, a pest)
- Reproduction
- hermaphroditic; planktonic larvae
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Translucent with red stripes. Widely used to control Aiptasia infestations. When well-fed, it loses interest in them.
