Yellow Coral Banded Shrimp

Stenopus Shrimp should be added to well established aquariums with plenty of rockwork with ledges, cracks, caves and crevices for resting and hiding. Generally found perching on ledges. Provide a diet rich in small pieces of meaty foods. Invertebrates do not tolerate copper medications. Magnesium and Iodine are important components for shrimp as they need these for molting. Stenopus Shrimp are great for beginner hobbyists as they are easy to care for, hardy and peaceful.

The Yellow Coral Banded Shrimp is also known simply as the Boxer Shrimp. Commonly seen in the aquarium trade. Yellow Coral Banded Shrimp may set up cleaning stations to clean dead tissue and parasites from fish. The Yellow Coral Banded Shrimp have red and white bands, long pinchers, yellow legs and white antennae's. Yellow Coral Banded Shrimp can grow to 4".

Water conditions: Salinity 1.023 - 1.025 Temp (F) 72 - 78, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Hardness 8 - 12 dKH