{"id":3427,"date":"2026-02-16T23:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/product\/cleaner-shrimp-lysmata-amboinensis\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T23:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:27:16","slug":"cleaner-shrimp-lysmata-amboinensis","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/?product=cleaner-shrimp-lysmata-amboinensis","title":{"rendered":"Cleaner Shrimp Lysmata Amboinensis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cleaner Shrimp Lysmata Amboinensis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">The Pacific Cleaner Shrimp, also known as the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp or Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, is a brightly colored crustacean that plays a vital role in coral reef ecosystems.<\/span><span class=\"\"> This species can be found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean and Red Sea, and they live in or around coral reef caves or rock ledges at depths of 16 to 131 feet (4 to 40 meters).\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">The Pacific Cleaner Shrimp has a long, narrow, pale amber-colored body with a stalked eye on each side of its head. It has longitudinal colored bands on its carapace, with a white band down the center separating two red bands on each side. It also has a red tail with white spots and two pairs of long white antennae. <\/span><span class=\"\">These shrimp are omnivorous and feed on parasites and dead tissue from fish.<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0They are known to set up cleaning stations on coral or rocks, waiting for fish to come by to be cleaned.<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0Cleaner shrimp are extremely peaceful and do best when kept in groups.<\/span><span class=\"\"> They are considered reef safe and can be kept with a variety of tank mates.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">For optimal care, Pacific Cleaner Shrimp require a minimum tank size of 10 gallons and thrive in well-oxygenated water with a temperature between 72-82\u00b0F (22-28\u00b0C), pH of 8.1-8.4, and a specific gravity of 1.020-1.025.<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0They are considered an easy-to-care-for species, making them suitable for both beginner and experienced aquarium hobbyists.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleaner Shrimp Lysmata Amboinensis The Pacific Cleaner Shrimp, also known as the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp or Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, is a brightly colored crustacean that plays a vital role in coral reef ecosystems. This species can be found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean and Red Sea, and they live in or around coral reef caves or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3426,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[135],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3427","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-marine-shrimp","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"group_of_quantity":0,"min_quantity":0,"max_quantity":"","exclude_order_quantity_value_rules":"no","exclude_category_quantity_rules":"no","combine_variations":"no","exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/3427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=3427"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=3427"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=3427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}