Peppermint Shrimp - Lysmata wurdemanniPeppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni) The Peppermint Shrimp is a small, attractive marine shrimp known for its translucent body and fine red striping. It is popular in reef aquaria for its peaceful nature, scavenging habits and usefulness in established clean up crews. Native to the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico region, it tends to stay close to rockwork and shaded crevices, becoming bolder once settled. In a stable marine aquarium it is

In the wild it inhabits seaward reefs

Smaller aquariums may work only for captive-bred or trained feeders with regular target feeding and copepod supplementation

fixed carbon source bio-polymer that can be used in a fluidised reactor for the promotion of rapid bacterial growth within a controlled environment away from the main display

Can also be used as part of the Stage 1 - Reef Foundation in the Red Sea Reef Care Program

Improvements in coral colouration can occur also

Its broken snowflake-style markings

Regal Damsel (Chrysiptera hemicyanea)

but territorial around its chosen cave or section of rockwork

Safe - No electrical components in the aquarium greatly reduces the risk of electrical shock to you or your animals

Avoid mixing casually with other foxfaces or rabbitfish unless the aquarium is large and compatibility has been carefully considered

It is generally peaceful and coral safe

Reef Safe:Reef SafeSafe with corals and most peaceful reef fish