Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Camel Shrimp
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis
Photo: Jens Petersen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeWith caution
Full profile
- Family
- Rhynchocinetidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- peaceful (nips at soft corals)
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- planktonic larvae
- Reef Safe
- ⚠️ Use with caution (bites zoanthids and soft corals)
Notes: Red and white stripes and a hump on the back. Lives in groups; best suited for FOWLR or reef tanks without delicate soft corals.
