Fire Shrimp (Lysmata debelius) is often one of the must-have invertebrates. You only have to look at the bright red color so see why. It is a cleaner shrimp and has the appropriate long white antennae. They like dark caves or overhangs from which to set up shop. But they can get food by scavenging if there are no fish pests to be had. Mine used to get food out of my hand, but now has a lower overhang of sponge from which to operate. I have seen him glean a diamond goby, but my wife saw it climb on a yellow tang. The first time you see the empty carapace, you think you have lost it.
They are from the Pacific and the Indian Oceans, so they tend to have different spotting patterns depending on where they are from. Mine get along with similar sized peppermint shrimp and a harlequin shrimp. They sometimes steal food meant for my corals though.
When I first added my fire shrimp hew stared near the top of the rocks.
In fact, he used to eat from my hand.
Now he likes to hang out with my photo sponge.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=fire+shrimp+cleaning&&view=detail&mid=9C52E6B7CFE01A26D84B9C52E6B7CFE01A26D84B&FORM=VRDGAR
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=fire+shrimp&&view=detail&mid=06CD1045696E7311C1E306CD1045696E7311C1E3&FORM=VRDGAR
They are from the Pacific and the Indian Oceans, so they tend to have different spotting patterns depending on where they are from. Mine get along with similar sized peppermint shrimp and a harlequin shrimp. They sometimes steal food meant for my corals though.
When I first added my fire shrimp hew stared near the top of the rocks.
In fact, he used to eat from my hand.
Now he likes to hang out with my photo sponge.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=fire+shrimp+cleaning&&view=detail&mid=9C52E6B7CFE01A26D84B9C52E6B7CFE01A26D84B&FORM=VRDGAR
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=fire+shrimp&&view=detail&mid=06CD1045696E7311C1E306CD1045696E7311C1E3&FORM=VRDGAR
