Jan 5, 2005 #1 S SeriousDude5 Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Dec 28, 2004 Messages 582 Location Connecticut Could any shrimp be considered a cleaner shrimp or just the one classified "cleaner shrimp"
Jan 5, 2005 #2 Q quarryshark Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Mar 6, 2004 Messages 5,833 Lysmata amboinensis are the true cleaners. You can see them here http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=23&pCatId=696 My Fire Shrimp (Lysmata debelius) also clean my fish, you can see them here. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=697 And thats about it. There are other, but not common to the hobby.
Lysmata amboinensis are the true cleaners. You can see them here http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=23&pCatId=696 My Fire Shrimp (Lysmata debelius) also clean my fish, you can see them here. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=697 And thats about it. There are other, but not common to the hobby.
Jan 5, 2005 #3 L logman17 Aquarium Advice Regular Joined Nov 13, 2004 Messages 50 Location Nashville TN Same here as quarryshark - My fire shrimp seems to clean more than 2 cleaners Really cool to watch it happen.... --Logan
Same here as quarryshark - My fire shrimp seems to clean more than 2 cleaners Really cool to watch it happen.... --Logan
Jan 5, 2005 #4 Q quarryshark Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Mar 6, 2004 Messages 5,833 Ya, they are beautiful animals, thats for sure.
Jan 5, 2005 #5 J jamal-188 Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Oct 4, 2003 Messages 1,869 Location PA My 2 cleaners and 3 fire shrimp are too lazy or the fish were to scared to ever get cleaned.....kinda stinks
My 2 cleaners and 3 fire shrimp are too lazy or the fish were to scared to ever get cleaned.....kinda stinks