🦐 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)
A Translucent White Body With Bold Red Stripes and Long White Antennae • A Useful Parasite Cleaner • Peaceful and Beginner-Friendly
 
📋 The Skunk Cleaner Shrimp is one of the most popular and beneficial invertebrates in the marine aquarium trade, instantly recognisable by its translucent white body, bold red longitudinal stripes, and long white antennae that wave gently as it moves.
It comes from reef crevices and rocky overhangs throughout the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea, famous for its natural cleaning behaviour, setting up "cleaning stations" where fish visit to have parasites, dead tissue, and debris picked from their skin, gills, and even mouths. Every Skunk Cleaner Shrimp we ship is feeding well.
Naturally peaceful and unhurried, this species spends much of its time perched on rockwork with antennae extended, waiting for fish to approach, or foraging along the substrate for leftover food. Its cleaning behaviour makes it not just an attractive addition but a useful one, often reducing visible parasite loads on tankmates over time. It reaches 5-7cm, so a 75L tank suits it well.
 
💡 Highlights
🦐 Natural Parasite Cleaner: Actively removes parasites and dead tissue from willing fish
⚪ Striking Red and White Banding: Bold stripes and long white antennae stand out against rockwork
🧠 Beginner Friendly: Hardy and adaptable to typical reef parameters
🌿 Fully Reef Safe: Compatible with corals and most reef fish
🤝 Fascinating Symbiotic Behaviour: Sets up visible cleaning stations that fish actively visit