Lysmata wurdemanni

Peppermint Shrimp with eggs — Photo: By Andrew Bogott - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43207082

Peppermint Shrimp

These shrimp will eat small Aiptasia but may not eat the bigger ones

Hermaphrodites

Tank Size 57 Litres 

Size 2.5-5.1cm

sg 1.020 - 1.025

pH 8.2 - 8.4

Temp. 22.2-25.6°C

Water Hardness 8-12 °d

Diet Carnivore will eat waste food, pick dead tissue off fish.

Sensitive to ammonia, nitrites and copper, need iodine to help moulting

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