Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Caribbean anemone shrimp
Periclimenes yucatanicus
Photo: De Grave, S. and Anker, A. 2017. An annotated checklist of marine caridean and stenopodidean shrimps (Malacostraca: Deca · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size2.5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Palaemonidae
- Origin
- Caribbean
- Size
- 2.5 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: Transparent with brown and white spots. It lives in association with Caribbean anemones.
