Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Photo: Cédric Péneau · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size18 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeNo
Full profile
- Family
- Odontodactylidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 10 – 18 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- Aggressive (preys on fish, shrimp, and snails)
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- planktonic larvae
- Reef Safe
- ❌ No
Notes: Spectacular colors and a strike so powerful it can shatter glass. Suitable only for a specialized aquarium.
