Coral banded shrimp
Stenopus hispidus
InvertebratesSaltwater
- Care level
- Easy
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Reef safe
- Yes
- Recommended tank
- 150 L
- Maximum size
- 8 cm
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 8–8.4
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care at a glance
The coral banded shrimp is banded in red and white with long white antennae and strikingly large claws, which it holds out in front like a boxer. By day it hangs upside down under an overhang, coming out mainly at dusk.
It forms a lasting pair that defends a territory together, but it tolerates no other shrimp: cleaner and fire shrimp are attacked sooner or later. So keep one pair per tank, give it a crevice or overhang as a home base and feed substantial meaty or frozen food.
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