A photo of Julie Bogart's Hawaiian Cleaner Shrimp, which was an entry in the About Saltwater Aquariums February 2002 Fish & Critter Photo Contest.

Like the scarlet cleaner shrimp, the fire shrimp is another member of the lysmata genus that performs the crucial role of ridding fish of parasites. .

YouTube - Cleaner Shrimp cleaning Fish (Goby) 1 min - Mar 28, 2009 - Uploaded by Dan98943

The Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp feeds on ectoparasites or dead tissue that it picks from the body and oral cavities/gills of fish, both in the wild or in the .

6 posts - 5 authors - Last post: Jul 1, 2005I don't have any cleaners, but my female clown keeps swimming up to my cbs and sorta hovers in his feelers. Then she just waits there, .

9 posts - 3 authors - Last post: Nov 1, 2002[Archive] Pregnant Cleaner Shrimp Marine and Reef.

Cleaner Shrimps and how to care for them in the aquarium.

The fish benefit by having parasites removed from them, and the shrimp gain the nutritional value of the parasites. In many coral reefs, cleaner shrimp .

Description:The skunk cleaner shrimp is an extraordinarily versatile little shrimp that is perfect for most reef tanks, and also for many fish-only tanks .

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18 posts - 12 authorsI would love to add some fire shrimp and cleaner shrimp to my system but have a fairly large Hawk Fish, would there be a problem here?? Alan is offline .

Information on how to keep and care for Common Cleaner Shrimp in your marine aquarium.

15 posts - 7 authors - Last post: May 3, 2009best cleaner shrimp/ fish for ICH - whats the best fish or shrimp for cleaning ich or parasites of my.

Information about keeping scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp (Lysmata Amboinensis) in your marine aquarium.

Other Names: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp. Origin: Indo-Pacific. Reef Safe: Yes. Close. Whether or not a invertebrate is "Reef Safe" simply refers to the fish's .

13 posts - 2 authors - Last post: Jul 9, 2006I have 2 cleaner shrimp and i don't know if it molting or dead? Does anyone have a picture of a molting cleaner shrimp or know were to get .

My cleaner shrimp kinda does that but what I think he's trying to do is clean the parasites off the fish, he cleans my tang all the time, and the clowns are .

The Pacific Cleaner Shrimp is omnivorous and will generally scavenge and eat parasites and dead tissue by cleaning larger fishes and so on. .

It has been observed that fish with parasites may come to "cleaning stations" in the reef. Certain species of fish and several types of cleaner shrimp may .

Symbiosis: Cleaner shrimp and Fish Clients on Vimeo Oct 17, 2008

Lysmata amboinensis, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp profile and care information.

The Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp is found in the Indo-Pacific region growing up to 2.5cm in length. Found on bubble coral, mushroom coral and certain types of .

Research Interests: Cleaning behaviour, cooperation, fish parasites, coral reef ecology, cleaner shrimp market theory. Awards & Grants: .

Cleaner Shrimp gets food from the body of fish in the exchange of fish body . To have themselves cleaned naturally by the Cleaner Shrimp, fish settle upon .

25 posts - 4 authors - Last post: Jul 21, 2008I woke up this morning to my first casualty :( I found my new occelaris clown being eaten by my cleaner shrimp.

Jun 30, 2009 – Will cleaner shrimp get ich off a fish and whats a safe remedy for fish corals and inverts. i think i may have one fish thta has a little .

1 answerI have a 190l tank which at the moment houses 4 x Lace Gourami . Um, skunk cleaner shrimp are saltwater. .They are not compatible with those fish, which are .

The cleaner shrimp will bravely approach large fish and even moray eels in order to clean their skin and gills of small parasites and food matter. .

Feb 20, 2011 – I had five cleaner shrimp in the tank. They did extremely well until two days ago. . I would only keep a shrimp or fish only aquarium. .

Are cleaner shrimp compatable with pretty much any fish? I have 2 damsels and a couple hermit crabs. I assume it should be fine but I wana make sure.

Aug 2, 2002 – This relationship between cleaner shrimp and fish is a good example of symbiosis , also called mutualism, in which different species benefit .

This Cleaner Shrimp will set up a cleaning station on coral reefs or rubble, waiting for fish to come and be cleaned. It feeds on ectoparasites or dead .

Many fish value its services so highly that they even allow the Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp to clean inside of their mouths without harming the shrimp. .

Cleaner shrimp literally eat off of fish. Waving its long antennae and doing a special dance, the scarlet cleaner shrimp lets the animals of the reef know .

6 posts - 1 author - Last post: Feb 16, 2010Got a skunk cleaner shrimp bout 2 weeks ago. He seems to be adjusting well to my tank. Spent the first few days hiding, but over the last .

2 posts - 2 authors - Last post: Jan 22, 2008Common name/s: Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Indo-Pacific White-Banded Cleaner Shrimp, Indo-Pacific White-Striped Cleaner Shrimp, .

3 posts - 2 authors - Last post: Mar 21, 2010Hi All when my light goes off my clown fish goes to sleep in a corner of the tank, but one of my cleaner shrimps just keeps on at him.

My cleaner shrimps keeps getting eaten by a/some fish. Who did it is the mystery ? . . <The fish you have should be compatible with cleaner shrimp. .

Sep 29, 2010 – Many fish value its services so highly that they even allow the Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp to clean inside of their mouths without harming .

4 posts - 4 authors - Last post: May 29Matted file fish compatible with cleaner shrimp? Reef Fishes. . I've read that file fish tend to eat ornamental shrimp. .

Shrimp make interesting and colorful additions to an invertebrate or reef aquarium. Generally found in pairs or large aggregates, Shrimp are scavengers that .

Feb 4, 2007 – Cleaner Shrimps are engaged in a dangerous business. They approach fish, clean the skin, enter the mouth and creep over the gills. .

Dec 9, 2008 – There is a shrimp that is very often the first 'diversion' from fish that a fairly new aquarist with a reef aquarium will be attracted to .

Jun 16, 2010 – There are many species of scavenger fish that mainly help in keeping other fish clean. Cleaner shrimp belongs to the species of omnivorous .

There were hundreds of cleaner shrimp living on anemones, and many fish visited the shrimp . . Cleaner Shrimp and Piggy, Who says you can't train a fish? .

5 posts - 3 authors - Last post: Jan 20I added a Blood/Fire Shrimp to my tank today and my Yellowtail Damsels look pale . they must have temporarily lost color due to the fact .

5 posts - 3 authors - Last post: Apr 28, 2010Often found in groups, this Cleaner Shrimp will set up a cleaning station on coral reefs or rubble, waiting for fish to come and be cleaned. .

Oct 18, 2008 – Symbiosis shows the scenes of fish crowding around anemones, waiting to be cleaned by hundreds of cleaner shrimp that live on the anemones.

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The fish benefit by having parasites removed from them, and the shrimp gain the nutritional value of the parasites. In many coral reefs, cleaner shrimp .

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