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These are a must have in every tank but I have found they tend to pick a spot and hang out there. I never see them just cruising around. Probably best to get 5 or 10 of them.
Peppermint Shrimp Jumbo Size for sale.
Guaranteed to receive 1 1/2" length or larger Peppermint shrimp. Hand in pics for size reference.
When you buy large mature Peppermint shrimp they are at their prime breeding age.
Many of the females Peppermint shrimp you receive will have eggs attached to their abdomen, eggs can be green or different shades of pink and orange.
(Lysmata Boggessi)
Peppermint shrimp for sale on line and save. Get Aquacultured or tank raised Peppermint shrimp cleaner shrimp.
Control nuisance Aiptasia anemone with a few dozen peppermint shrimp.
Our Captive bred peppermint shrimp are easy shrimp to keep and care for in the reef aquarium tank.
Peppermint shrimp are a true cleaner shrimp and will pick and eat parasites off of fish.
Peppermint shrimp love to eat Aiptasia anemone. Add up to 30 peppermint shrimp per 50 gal. aquarium water volume.
For assorted sizes of peppermint shrimp go to this page.
Buy Peppermint shrimp in lots and save.
Wild caught peppermint shrimp are not as hardy and live much shorter lives in the saltwater aquarium compared to farm raised or aquacultured Peppermint shrimp.
Peppermint cleaner shrimp are a must have as part of the clean up crew. They are the next larger animal after Amphipods in the maintenance crew of the aquarium reef tank. Peppermint shrimp will spend their day eating left over fish food that falls in the cracks in the live rock and gets missed by the fish. This left over fish food if left to decay can cause phosphate and nitrate levels to rise, leading to poor water quality and excess water changes. Save yourself some time and effort and buy peppermint shrimp for a healthy reef aquarium. Peppermint shrimp eat fish waist to help break it down to the next level for the bacteria.
A unique characteristic of peppermint shrimp is that they will set up a cleaning station in your tank and fish will take turns letting the shrimp clean the fishes scales and gills of parasites. So peppermint shrimp are important for healthy fish as well.
These are a must have in every tank but I have found they tend to pick a spot and hang out there. I never see them just cruising around. Probably best to get 5 or 10 of them.
The shrimp arrived alive and on time, however one of the shrimp did not look good. It lacked color and was very slow moving. It only lasted about one hour in my tank, the rest are still alive and seem to be thriving