Indo-Pacific white-banded cleaner shrimp
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Indo-Pacific white-banded cleaner shrimp ( Lysmata amboinensis ) on a colony of crusty anemones |
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The Indo-Pacific white-banded cleaner shrimp ( Lysmata amboinensis ) a strikingly colored shrimp species from the genus ( Lysmata ) within the family of the cleaner and marble shrimp (Hippolytidae), which occurs in the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific and the Red Sea . It can be found in caves and crevices from a depth of about ten meters.
features
It becomes five to six inches long. The belly, flanks and legs are yellow, the back red, with a white longitudinal band in the middle. The tail fan is red with some white markings that distinguish it from its sister species , the Atlantic white- banded cleaner shrimp ( Lysmata grabhami ). The antennae and lower links of the first pair of legs are white. The first two pairs of legs carry small scissors. The rostrum is red, white in the middle and sawn on top.
Way of life
Indo-Pacific white-banded cleaner shrimp live in pairs or in large groups of up to 100 animals. They clean fish from parasites , dead skin fragments, and otherwise eat detritus . The cleaning service is offered to the fish through characteristic feeler movements. White banded cleaner shrimp are hermaphrodites . Each specimen has male and female sex cells. After moulting, the shrimp (in the female role) can be fertilized. The eggs are greenish and are initially carried under the abdomen . After hatching, the larvae are transported into the open water by beating the gill feet.
Aquaristics
Indo-Pacific white banded cleaner shrimp are the most commonly imported shrimp for keeping in saltwater aquariums . They are durable, peaceful and do not harm other invertebrates. During the acclimatization they have to be accustomed to the aquarium water very carefully, otherwise they will suffer an osmotic shock and die from it. They live to be around two years in the aquarium. They have also been bred in captivity.
literature
- Hans A. Baensch , Helmut Debelius : The common care of invertebrates and tropical sea fish in the aquarium (= sea water atlas. Vol. 1). 3rd, revised edition, 1st paperback edition. Mergus, Melle 1997, ISBN 3-88244-110-0 .
- Helmut Schuhmacher, Johann Hinterkircher: Lower marine animals. Sponges, corals, crabs, snails, starfish and others. Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific. Identification book for divers and snorkelers. BLV, Munich et al. 1996, ISBN 3-405-14854-5 .
- Svein A. Fosså, Alf Jacob Nilsen: Coral reef aquaristics today and tomorrow. Crustaceans, echinoderms, sea squirts and other invertebrates in the coral reef and in the coral reef aquarium (= coral reef aquarium. Vol. 6). Schmettkamp, Bornheim 1998, ISBN 3-928819-18-6 .
Web links
- Lysmata amboinensis - keeping in saltwater aquariums