Fire Shrimp
Lysmata debelius
Fire Shrimp

Identification: Bright Red with White spots on the front carapace. 

Maximum Length: 3"

Origin: Indian Ocean

Minimum tank size: 7 Gallon

Behavior: Will sometimes clean fish of parasites. Somewhat reclusive. 

Feeding and diet: Good scavenger. Will also eat frozen marine foods such as Brine shrimp, plankton, mysis, and squid.

Reef Compatibility: Excellent. Needs places to hide after molting. Requires iodine for proper molting. Best kept in pairs. Peaceful toward most all aquarium species.

Cautions: Do not keep with triggers, eels or groupers.

 

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