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Originally Posted by BC_Grl
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We have been looking at acquiring shrimp (hopefully a M/F pair). What I am having a hard time is figuring out the differences between:
* Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp (lysmata debelius)
* Scarlet Skunk Cleaner (lysmata amboinensis)
* Cleaner Shrimp (lysmata grabhami)
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ok a couple mis nammings,
the lysmata amboinensis is a cleaner shrimp or a scarlet cleaner shrimp or even knowen as a skunk cleanershrimp because of there white stripe.
The lysmata grabhami is almost identical to the lysmata amboinensis except it has even less red on it (very simular and easy to confuse.. hmm I have to go look at mine again to make sure which one I have LOL)
The lysmata debelius is the one that is a briliant red with white dots and white legs which you see refert to as a fire cleaner shrimp a lot.. (see J&L's page)
The Lysmata wurdemanni, is the Peppermint shrimp that you want.. no other "pepermint shrimp" is knowen for aptasia controle. I have two of thease and also a Lysmata rathbunae which is also sold as a "Pepermint shrimp" but has never touched a aptasia.. the other two cleaned it out of my tank.
My recomendation would be to get Plain old "Cleaner shrimp" which will be either The lysmata grabhami or lysmata amboinensis. they do need to be aclimated very slowly in order to be sucessfull. the "firshrimp have a tendancy to hide more.
Steve
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