Cleaner Shrimp And Carpet Anemone

They are often part of big cleaning stations that may involve neon gobies wrasses and other cleaner shrimp such as banded coral shrimp and scarlet cleaner shrimp.

Cleaner shrimp and carpet anemone.

This colorful anemone is also referred to as haddon s anemone saddle anemone saddle carpet anemone or saddleback anemone. My cleaner shrimp is bothering my anemone sometimes it makes the anemone really upset. The relationship between cleaner shrimp and their clients is generally considered a mutualism. Some of the larger corallimorpharians a close relative of the sea anemones might also prey on shrimps.

Found outside of the reef it resides in soft muddy or sandy substrate and can attain a size of up to 3 feet in diameter. They seem to prefer the condylactis anemones carpet anemones and ricordea but are also found on just about any other kind of anemone found in florida and the caribbean. The first ones can grow up to 5 cm 2 inches in length. Mini maxi carpet anemone propagation duration.

Tidal gardens 49 244 views. Another compatible tankmates are the periclemenes anemone shrimp and thor amboinensis the sexy shrimp. These are a small shrimp species. On one occasion i had a large clark s anemonefish amphiprion clarkii grab a marbled shrimp in its mouth and stuff it into its host carpet anemone.

In this case the shrimp gets a meal and the. An association between two species where both benefit. They also exhibit a symbiotic relationship with carpet anemones presumably for protection from predators. The cleaner shrimp wants some action too but the nem won t allow him to get close to it.

The sexy shrimp is way smaller.