Common Name: Cleaner Shrimp
Species Name: Periclimenes sarasvati
Range: Western Pacific Ocean
Natural Environment: Inhabits various coral reef environments and lives in symbiosis with anemones, mushroom corals, Fungia, Goniopora, and Catalaphyllia species
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 73 to 83°F (23 - 28°C). Depends upon the cleaning process for its food. Rarely seen in the trade and may arrive as a hitchhiker. Easily eaten by larger fishes.
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