Common Name: Cleaner Shrimp
Species Name: Periclimenes tosaensis
Range: Western Pacific Ocean
Natural Environment: 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) and about one inch (2.5 cm) in length. 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. Generally observed in the wild in large groups sharing the host.
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