Peppermint Shrimp 3cm

Peppermint shrimps (Lysmata Wurdemanni) are also known as Candy Cane Shrimp because of their appearance. They grow up to 5cm long and their bodies are semi-transparent with light pink to red stripes across it.

In their natural habitat of the Caribbean Sea they like to be close to reefs where there are plenty of places to hide during the day and lots of food at night.

Peppermint Shrimps are quite sociable but can be very aggressive to other types of shrimp!

These guys like to sleep during the day and feed at night so live rock marine aquariums are best with plenty of hiding places for them by day and reasonable open spaces for them to feed at night.

Peppermint Shrimps adapt very easily to most water conditions and temperatures.

Suitable Tank Buddies

Peppermint Shrimps are quite sociable and also help clean parasites and dead skin from their tank buddies. So a peaceful tank with other chilled out tank members is ideal.

Usually Compatible

Anthias, Batfish, Blennies, Cardinals, Chromis, Clown Fish, Damsels, Dartfish, Dragonets, Gobies, Jawfish, Pseudochromis, Live Rock/Sand.

Sometime Compatible

Angles, Anglers/Frogfish, Batfish, Boxfish, Butterflies, Eels, Foxface/Rabbits, Groupers, Grunts/Sweetlips, Hawkfish, Hogfish, Lions/Scorpions, Seahorses, Pipefish, Squirrel Fish, Wrasse.

Rarely Compatible

Filefish, Parrot fish, Pseudochromis, Sharks, Rays, Trigger Fish.

Feeding Your Peppermint Shrimp

Peppermint Shrimp eats Apista or Glass Coral when they are small and many other pests that affect the general condition of your aquarium. Peppermint Shrimp will maintain the cleanliness of your aquarium thus reducing the need for you to use aquarium pesticides too. They are scavengers so will eat almost anything that is floating around or has settled in the tank.