{"product_id":"fire-shrimp-lysmata-debelius-saltwater","title":"Fire Shrimp (Lysmata debelius)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;color:#1a1a1a;max-width:860px;line-height:1.7;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#FBE9E7;border-left:4px solid #D84315;padding:10px 14px;margin:0 0 14px;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn-store pickup only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your order is reserved, we hold off on bagging until you arrive so it stays healthy in its display tank.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eFire Shrimp\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eLysmata debelius\u003c\/em\u003e), also sold as the Blood Red or Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp, is one of the most striking inverts you can put in a reef: solid deep red with white-tipped legs and long white antennae. It is a true cleaner shrimp, so once it settles in it will set up a station and pick parasites and dead tissue off your fish. Browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/salt-water\"\u003esaltwater livestock and supplies\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is shyer than the Skunk Cleaner and spends its first weeks tucked into the rockwork, coming out more as it learns the tank. Give it caves and it becomes a confident, visible resident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #D84315;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eCare Guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTank size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 gallons and up with plenty of live rock and overhangs to hide under.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablished tank:\u003c\/strong\u003e add it to a mature, stable system, not a freshly cycled one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiet:\u003c\/strong\u003e omnivore. It scavenges leftover food and cleans fish, but target-feed mysis or a quality pellet a few times a week so it molts well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72 to 78°F, salinity 1.023 to 1.025, pH 8.1 to 8.4. Drip acclimate slowly over an hour or more; inverts handle salinity swings far worse than fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMolting:\u003c\/strong\u003e it sheds its shell every few weeks. Leave the empty molt alone, it is not a dead shrimp. Stable iodine and calcium help it molt cleanly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZero copper:\u003c\/strong\u003e copper medications are lethal to shrimp. Never dose them in a tank holding one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #D84315;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:640px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eFire Shrimp, Blood Red Shrimp, Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLysmata debelius\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eIndo-Pacific\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare level\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eBeginner to intermediate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperament\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003ePeaceful\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdult size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eAbout 2 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum tank\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e30 gallons with live rock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReef safe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eOmnivore, scavenger and fish cleaner\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eLethal, never dose in the same tank\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e72 to 78°F\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalinity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e1.023 to 1.025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #FFCCBC;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eSaltwater\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #D84315;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSafe with corals and peaceful reef fish, and a good partner for the rest of the cleanup crew, such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/zebra-turbo-snail-turbo-sp-saltwater\"\u003eZebra Turbo Snails\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/nassarius-snail-nassarius-sp-saltwater\"\u003eNassarius Snails\u003c\/a\u003e and a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/pitho-crab-pitho-sp-saltwater\"\u003ePitho Crab\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep it away from fish that eat shrimp: hawkfish, larger wrasses, triggers, puffers and dottybacks will pick it off. Two Fire Shrimp can live together as a pair, but more than two in a small tank usually leads to fighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #D84315;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eRecommended Foods \u0026amp; Supplies\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMysis or a sinking pellet to target-feed between cleanings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/peppermint-shrimp-lysmata-sp-saltwater\"\u003ePeppermint Shrimp\u003c\/a\u003e if you also need Aiptasia control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/nassarius-snail-nassarius-sp-saltwater\"\u003eNassarius Snails\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/zebra-turbo-snail-turbo-sp-saltwater\"\u003eZebra Turbo Snails\u003c\/a\u003e to round out the cleanup crew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrowse the full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/salt-water\"\u003esaltwater\u003c\/a\u003e selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #D84315;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it clean my fish?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. Once it settles in it sets up a cleaning station, and most fish learn to visit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is it always hiding?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFire Shrimp are naturally shyer than other cleaners. Plenty of caves and a dim first week help it come out sooner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI found a whole empty shrimp in the tank. Did it die?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost certainly not. That is its molt. Count shrimp before you worry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I keep it with a Skunk Cleaner Shrimp?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsually yes in a larger reef with plenty of rock, but watch them the first week. Two Lysmata cleaners can squabble in a small tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it eat Aiptasia?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot reliably. For Aiptasia control a Peppermint Shrimp is the better choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Squeaky's Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50864734994651,"sku":"ISHFI600AA-4","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/5209\/3403\/files\/6ad81ed1041f64b07d7ff9cf_0d8fdc6b-b3a3-40cb-b8db-342630b97be0_0_hq_eNU0Q.png?v=1792548776","url":"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/fire-shrimp-lysmata-debelius-saltwater","provider":"Squeaky's Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}