Painted prawnÂ
Photo: Mark Paterson
The Painted Prawn is covered in small longitudinal red and blue lines giving it a brownish appearane.
- Scientific Name
- Alope spinifronsÂ
- Habitat
- Found along the coast of New Zealand Found in amongst boulders and rockpools at low tide.Â
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Tank Age/Maturity
- 100 litres minimum at least 6 months old
- Diet
- Readily accept all foods; live and frozen pods, mysid shrimp, raw mussel, prawn
- Special Requirements
- Will be eaten by larger fish, okay with seahorse and pipefish, Usually spend the day hiding so feed just after lights out.
- Size
- 4 - 5cm