Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Boxer Shrimp
Stenopus hispidus
Photo: Corbari L. · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size7 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeWith caution
Full profile
- Family
- Stenopodidae
- Origin
- Tropical seas around the world
- Size
- 5 – 7 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (toward other shrimp)
- Diet
- carnivorous (mysis, scraps)
- Reproduction
- stable pairs; planktonic larvae
- Reef Safe
- ⚠️ Use caution (attacks other shrimp)
Notes: Red and white stripes and long pincers. Keep only one per aquarium, unless they are a mated pair. It occasionally removes parasites from the fish.
