Marine Tank Guide - Cleaning Critters
For the amateur saltwater Aquarist there are countless animals that can go in the marine tank but with this variety of choice there is sometimes a lot of confusion. In this article we are going to speak about one of many saltwater aquarium cleaners; the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp.
One of the most if not the most popular specimens for cleaning a marine tank has to be the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp. Technically known as Lysmata Amboinensis, this species is popular with sea Aquarists both advanced and newb alike. A hardy animal that will clean your tank and its inhabitants.
For the newbie, the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp is a worthy addition to the fresh marine tank. With its wide range diet, and the facility to clean fish of their parasites and infestations from the mouth and the gills. Fish will in reality remain still and eagerly allow the shrimp to scour from head to tail cleaning and feeding as it is going.
This species of shrimp is also anemone and reef safe. Unlike some cleaner crabs that will interrupt your reef being quite harmful in the process , the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp will leave the reef sufficiently well alone. They are quite content to wander and scour the tank for every morsel of eatable waste they can find. Less waste means cleaner water and a reduced burden on the purification system. These shrimp all round offer various benefits to any marine aquarium. They're quite colorful and fascinating to observe especially when they are essentially cleaning the other animals in the tank.
The one caution you want be conscious of with this species however. They're hermaphrodite and can change sex dependent on the environment. Because they have such a high motivation for survival, should you put more than two in your tank, they will under darkness fight and kill one another off till only 1 pair remains. So only put two of these animals in your marine aquarium.
Because these shrimp rarely disturb reefs or the reef inhabitants, they are found to be perfect for FOWLR or reef tanks. I would however avoid integrating the Scarlet Cleaner in FO (Fish Only) tanks as they can more than likely be offered up as a meal for much larger more dangerous fish.
For the amateur saltwater Aquarist there are countless animals that can go in the marine tank but with this variety of choice there is sometimes a lot of confusion. In this article we are going to speak about one of many saltwater aquarium cleaners; the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp.
One of the most if not the most popular specimens for cleaning a marine tank has to be the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp. Technically known as Lysmata Amboinensis, this species is popular with sea Aquarists both advanced and newb alike. A hardy animal that will clean your tank and its inhabitants.
For the newbie, the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp is a worthy addition to the fresh marine tank. With its wide range diet, and the facility to clean fish of their parasites and infestations from the mouth and the gills. Fish will in reality remain still and eagerly allow the shrimp to scour from head to tail cleaning and feeding as it is going.
This species of shrimp is also anemone and reef safe. Unlike some cleaner crabs that will interrupt your reef being quite harmful in the process , the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp will leave the reef sufficiently well alone. They are quite content to wander and scour the tank for every morsel of eatable waste they can find. Less waste means cleaner water and a reduced burden on the purification system. These shrimp all round offer various benefits to any marine aquarium. They're quite colorful and fascinating to observe especially when they are essentially cleaning the other animals in the tank.
The one caution you want be conscious of with this species however. They're hermaphrodite and can change sex dependent on the environment. Because they have such a high motivation for survival, should you put more than two in your tank, they will under darkness fight and kill one another off till only 1 pair remains. So only put two of these animals in your marine aquarium.
Because these shrimp rarely disturb reefs or the reef inhabitants, they are found to be perfect for FOWLR or reef tanks. I would however avoid integrating the Scarlet Cleaner in FO (Fish Only) tanks as they can more than likely be offered up as a meal for much larger more dangerous fish.
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