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Names
Scientific name
Periclimenes pedersoni
Ancylomenes pedersoni
Common name
Pederson's cleaning shrimp
Pederson cleaner shrimp
Ghost shrimp
Pederson Putzergarnele (DE)
Origin
Origin: Caribbean (Florida, Bahamas, Venezuela...)
Biotope: lives in association with anemones, up to 25 m (82 feet) deep
Dimorphism
None
Group
Palaemonidae
Volume
100 L / 22 imp gal / 26 US gal
Parameters
T°: 24 à 26°C or 75 to 79°F
pH: 7.5 to 8.5
Density: 1022 to 1026
Difficulty
Average
Size
2 to 3 cm (0.8 to 1.2")
Longevity
/
Living zone
Everywhere
Individuals
couple or group
Food
How to feed the Pederson's cleaning shrimp?
Food
How to feed the Pederson's cleaning shrimp?
These invertebrates feed on particles and small prey. They can also consume parasites and dead fish skins.
Behavior
What kind of behavior does the Pederson's cleaning shrimp have?
Behavior
What kind of behavior does the Pederson's cleaning shrimp have?
This shrimp lives in association with an anemone. However, it is willing to leave it on certain occasions, for example to go and de-worm a fish (and feed itself at the same time).
Pederson's shrimp can de-pest large fish, sometimes even entering their mouth or gill cavities! To attract them, it carries out vibrations with its white antennas. This activity makes them fearless crustaceans.
Cohabitation
Who can live with the Pederson's cleaning shrimp?
Cohabitation
Who can live with the Pederson's cleaning shrimp?
This shrimp is symbiotic with certain anemones such as Bartholomea annulta, Ragactis lucida, Condylactis gigantea or Lebrunia danae.
They can live in couples but more often in groups in a large anemone. In the latter case, shrimp establish a well-defined hierarchy.
Breeding
How to breed the Pederson's cleaning shrimp?
Breeding
How to breed the Pederson's cleaning shrimp?
No protocol described in captivity.
Its aquarium
Which aquarium for the Pederson's cleaning shrimp?
Its aquarium
Which aquarium for the Pederson's cleaning shrimp?
These small shrimps are perfectly adapted to a reef aquarium.
Good To know
Find all additional information!
Good To know
Find all additional information!
Not shy, if you gently put your fingers near their anemone, they will come to you for a little cleaning in rule!
Their name "pedersoni" was given to them in homage to a shrimp specialist from the Bahamas: Harry Pederson, who was probably one of the first to photograph this species.
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