Shrimp

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  Peppermint Shrimp - Lysmata wurdemanni

  Peppermint Shrimp tend to be clear or opaque with reddish colored stripes. They were originally added to the tank to take care of Aiptasia Anemones after the Copperbanded Butterflyfish died. Many novices confuse this Caribbean shrimp with the Camelback Shrimp (Rhynchocienetes uritai) which does not eat Aiptasia anemones.

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  Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp - Lysmata amboinensis

  Lysmata amboinensis is often confused with Lysmata grabhami due to similar appearance, but they have distinct color differences and come from different parts of the world. L. amboinensis is from the Indo-Pacific and has a white line running from the rostrum to the beginning of the tail fan, usually ending in a 'T'. The tail fan on either side of the white line are red and usually has white blotches. L. grabhami from the Caribbean has a white line running all the way from the tip of the rostrum to the tip of the tail fan.