Banded Boxer Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)
450,00 EGP – 500,00 EGP
Facts
Latin name | Stenopus hispidus |
Local name | Banded cleaner shrimp |
Family | Alpheoidea – Stenopus |
Origin | East Indian Ocean, Australia, The Mexican Golf, Indonesia, East Pacific, New Zealand, Central/West Pacific |
Max length | 6 cm (2,4″) |
As aquarium fish
Minimum volume | 50 l (13 gal) |
Hardiness | Hardy |
Suitable for aquarium | Suitable for most aquarium |
Reef safe | Reef safe with caution |
Aggressiveness | Mostly peaceful but might be aggressive towards similar species |
Feed
Recommended | Small crustaceans (Krill, mysis, artemia…) |
Mostly | Detritus Parasites |
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Description
Description
Beware of
Can be a threat to small fish |
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This spicies might be a threat to smaller fishes. |
Can be a threat towards small crustaceans |
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This species can be a threat towards small crustaceans, e.g. small shrimp. |
Keep in mind
Can coexist as a pair
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They can live as a pair provided they are introduced simultaneously. |
Can irritate corals |
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These shrimps will sometimes irritate corals by taking food out of their mouths, but this is not generally a problem. |
Removes parasitic life |
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This species is able to remove parasites from fish. Constant cleaning can stress the fish in the aquarium, so one should not add this fish which removes parasites, if the fish are already weakened through other causes. Not all specimens actively clean fish. |
Additional information
Additional information
Size | S, M, L |
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Reviews (1)
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