Is this a peppermint shrimp?
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Fritz05
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Here some good info on the various species sold as Peppermint shrimp. Some may eat corals (I had L. boggessi, and they ate SPS).
It depends on the Lysmata species. According to the study, even aquatic shops do not know what they sell. Unfortunately, it is very easy to confuse the Lysmata boggessi (the Atlantic Peppermint shrimp) and Lysmata wurdemanni (the Gulf and Carribean Peppermint shrimp). Unless you have a trained eye.
The Lysmata boggessi shrimp have semi-translucent reddish exoskeleton covered with narrow, longitudinal, transverse, and oblique pale red stripes. The carapace has V- and U-shaped oblique and transverse stripes. In addition, we can see a distinctive inverted Y on the carapace.
The Atlantic Peppermint shrimp (Lysmata boggessi) are NOT reef safe. Several of these shrimp can tear up a few corals within a night.
The Peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni) are reef safe. They will not attack corals. So, do not make a mistake when you are going to buy one.
It depends on the Lysmata species. According to the study, even aquatic shops do not know what they sell. Unfortunately, it is very easy to confuse the Lysmata boggessi (the Atlantic Peppermint shrimp) and Lysmata wurdemanni (the Gulf and Carribean Peppermint shrimp). Unless you have a trained eye.
The Lysmata boggessi shrimp have semi-translucent reddish exoskeleton covered with narrow, longitudinal, transverse, and oblique pale red stripes. The carapace has V- and U-shaped oblique and transverse stripes. In addition, we can see a distinctive inverted Y on the carapace.
The Atlantic Peppermint shrimp (Lysmata boggessi) are NOT reef safe. Several of these shrimp can tear up a few corals within a night.
The Peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni) are reef safe. They will not attack corals. So, do not make a mistake when you are going to buy one.
