Shrimps

Marine Shrimp for Reef Aquariums - Live Invertebrates

Add color and utility to your reef with our live marine shrimp . Cleaner, pistol, harlequin, and decorative shrimp for reef aquariums. Secure shipping across Canada.

Cleaner Shrimp - Aquarium Maintenance

• Lysmata amboinensis (Cleaner Shrimp) : Cleans fish and aquariums
• Lysmata wurdemanni (Peppermint Shrimp) : Eats harmful aiptasias
• Available individually or in packs (3 or 6)
• Peaceful and helpful behavior
• Easy to maintain

Premium Decorative Shrimp

• Lysmata debelius (Fire Shrimp) : Spectacular bright red
• Hymenocera elegans (Harlequin Shrimp) : Unique harlequin patterns
• Thor amboinensis (Sexy Anemone Shrimp) : Characteristic dance
• Rhynchocinetes durbanensis (Camel Shrimp) : Distinctive stripes
• Vibrant colors and fascinating behavior

Pistol Shrimp - Symbiosis with Gobies

• Alpheus randalli (Candy Stripe Pistol) : Candy Stripes
• Alpheus bellulus (Tiger Pistol) : Tiger patterns
• Alpheus armathus (Pistol Shrimp) : Robust and active
• Create burrows with watchman gobies
• Fascinating behavior to observe
• Characteristic clicking sound

Benefits of Marine Shrimp

• Natural cleaning : They eat debris and parasites
• Aiptasia control : Peppermint shrimp effective
• Bright colors : Add visual beauty
• Unique behaviors : Fascinating to observe
• Reef-safe : Compatible with corals
• Easy to maintain : Low-maintenance

Cleaner Shrimp - Details

• Cleaner Shrimp : Cleans parasites on fish
• Establishes cleaning stations
• Fish come to be cleaned
• It also eats rubbish and food scraps
• Peaceful and social behavior

Peppermint Shrimp - Controls Aiptasias

• Eats aiptasias (harmful anemones)
• A natural and effective solution
• Recommended: 1 shrimp per 20 gallons
• Packs of 3 or 6 for infestations
• Active mainly at night

Fire Shrimp - Premium Beauty

• Bright blood red with white spots
• Spectacular white antennae
• Shy but gorgeous
• Prefers caves and overhangs
• Occasional cleaner

Symbiosis of Pistol Shrimp and Gobies

• Hollow shrimp and burrow maintenance
• Gobie stands guard (best view)
• Constant tactile communication
• Mutually beneficial relationship
• Fascinating to observe daily

Requirements

• Temperature : 24-26°C stable
• Salinity : 1.025-1.026
• pH : 8.1-8.4
• Iodine : Recommended supplementation during molting
• Hiding places : Living rocks with caves
• Stability : Essential stable parameters

Feeding

• Opportunistic omnivores
• They eat leftover food and fish.
• Frozen food (mysis, krill)
• Sinking granules
• Feed 2-3 times a week

Reef Compatibility

• Reef-safe : Yes, completely safe
• Corals : No danger to corals
• Fish : Compatible with most
• Warning : Avoid predatory fish (triggers, lions)
• Invertebrates : Generally compatible with each other

Molting and Growth

• They molt regularly to grow
• Iodine supplementation recommended
• Vulnerable during molting (they hide)
• Abandoned exoskeleton normal
• Do not remove exoskeleton (it's eaten for calcium).

Live Shrimp Shipment

• Professional insulated packaging
• Double bags with oxygen
• Heat packs in winter
• Express delivery recommended
• Guaranteed live arrival
  

Recommended Acclimation

• Drip method REQUIRED
• Minimum 60-90 minutes
• Shrimp are very sensitive to salinity
• Turn off lights during acclimatization
• Observe behavior for 24-48 hours

ReefSolution Guarantee

• Healthy and acclimatized shrimp
• Quarantine completed
• Guaranteed live arrival
• Technical support included
  

Secure delivery throughout Canada. Free delivery available depending on the order amount.

Add utility and beauty with our marine shrimp. Efficient cleaners, spectacular colors, fascinating behaviors.