fire shrimp, cleaner shrimp
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tizzo
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The "cleaner" shrimp is the one in this link...
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
The fire shrimp is bright red, but it is also a little larger and does not "clean" and readily as the cleaner shrimp. I have only seen my fire shrimp clean my LMB once or twice, but my cleaner is all over all of the fish when they let him.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
The fire shrimp is bright red, but it is also a little larger and does not "clean" and readily as the cleaner shrimp. I have only seen my fire shrimp clean my LMB once or twice, but my cleaner is all over all of the fish when they let him.
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tizzo
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Oops, same time typing.
dmc888
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The Blood Red Fire Shrimp, also known as Blood Shrimp, Fire Shrimp, or Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp, is one of the most popular shrimp in the aquarium hobby. It has a blood red body with white spots and a long white antennae. Depending on which region of the Indo-Pacific from which it originates, it may have the white dots just on its carapace, or covering its entire body.
The Blood Red Fire Shrimp prefers a habitat providing them with a cave or overhang where the lighting is not too intense. While it will tolerate its mate, others of its own kind will be chased away or harassed. It is generally peaceful with most other organisms in the reef system unless they impinge on its territory. As a "cleaner shrimp", it will set up cleaning stations and remove dead tissue and parasites from fish that present themselves. It will also scavenge for meaty bits along the substrate bottom. Often, only its antennae will be visible. It will not tolerate copper or high levels of nitrates in the aquarium, but will require correct levels of iodine in the water to promote proper molting.
I seen one cleaning a couple clownfish at my lfs.
The Blood Red Fire Shrimp prefers a habitat providing them with a cave or overhang where the lighting is not too intense. While it will tolerate its mate, others of its own kind will be chased away or harassed. It is generally peaceful with most other organisms in the reef system unless they impinge on its territory. As a "cleaner shrimp", it will set up cleaning stations and remove dead tissue and parasites from fish that present themselves. It will also scavenge for meaty bits along the substrate bottom. Often, only its antennae will be visible. It will not tolerate copper or high levels of nitrates in the aquarium, but will require correct levels of iodine in the water to promote proper molting.
I seen one cleaning a couple clownfish at my lfs.
blemmy_guy
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I have both in my tank, i Love my blood red shrimp, he has white sox on all his feet, very cool shrimp, and he will clean your fish too!! Hes a little territoial though, if one of the cleaner shrimp get in his area he attachs them, but never has hurt them. Just gets them out of his area. The blood reds have bigger claws than the cleaners do. good luck. And just an fyi, when i first got mine he hid out all the time for about 6 weeks, i was really disapointed. then one day he started coming out, and has ever since. todd
fallinmor
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listen a fire shrimp is a cleaner but it depends on the personality of the one you get u might get one that cleans all the time and then u might get one that's lazy. yes they clean but most of the time not as much as a cleaner shrimp but they are much prettier to look at. so wiegh beauty to function.