Common Name: Holthuis' Cleaner Shrimp
Species Name: Periclimenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969
Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean, Australia
Natural Environment: Inhabits coral reef environments and lives in symbiosis with anemones, mushroom corals, Fungia, Goniopora, Catalaphyllia, and the mangrove jellyfish Cassiopeia
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 73 to 83°F (23 - 28°C). Depends upon the cleaning process for its food. Difficult to maintain in the aquarium and not a good idea to maintain with large fishes. Will have to leave the anemone when it molts, therefore can easily be eaten by larger fishes.
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