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Peppermint Shrimp

February 7th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Peppermint Shrimp

Peppermint Shrimp Common Names Peppermint Shrimp Veined Cleaner Shrimp Caribbean Cleaner Shrimp Candy Cane Shrimp Scientific Name Lysmata wurdemanni Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropodia Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Suborder: Caridea Family: Hippolytidea Genus: Lysmata Origin This shrimp inhabits the waters of the Caribbean Sea.  These shrimp often make homes inside tube sponges. Appearance This shrimp is nicknames peppermint as it is red and white in coloration.  The body is mostly red with white markings.  It has a number of small red antennae.  This shrimp does not have large pinchers like some of … Read entire article »

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Cleaner Shrimp

Cleaner Shrimp

Common Names Cleaner Shrimp Skunk Cleaner Shrimp Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp Scientific Name Lysmata amboinensis Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropodia Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Suborder: Caridea Family: Hippolytidea Genus: Lysmata Origin The Skunk cleaner shrimp is typically found in the Indo Pacific. Appearance The cleaner shrimp has the typical shrimp appearance.  The most notable feature is the three long sets of white antennae.  There are also a number of small arms with tiny pinchers.  These … Read entire article »

Eric Borneman Chat on Calcification Q&A

Eric Borneman Chat on Calcification Q&A

Michael very interesting eric, especially about ph at levels to 8.6 Eric Borneman Well, that is an artifact of closed systems and the propensity of tanks to drop so much in pH (especially at night) oldsaint What are the effects of maintaining a high Ca level? I was told years ago, mainly stoney corals If you run a high Ca level this will put stress … Read entire article »

Eric Borneman Chat on Calcification Part 2

Eric Borneman Chat on Calcification Part 2

Aquarium Calcification The water chemistry of closed system aquaria tends to be significantly different than that of seawater; a result of the metabolism of highly unnatural groupings of organisms contained in such displays, the myriad additives and devices employed by aquarists, and the almost limitless potential chemical and biochemical reactions which may occur in such systems. Yet, little investigation of calcification has … Read entire article »

Eric Borneman Chat on Calcification Part 1

Eric Borneman Chat on Calcification Part 1

Introduction The process of calcification, or the accretion of calcium carbonate to form reefs, is one of the distinguishing characteristics of coral reefs and reef aquaria. Both plants and animals calcify, although perhaps it is the corals and the coralline algae that are most noted to aquarists as the builders of limestone skeletons and frameworks. Octocorals (soft corals, gorgonians, etc.) also calcify … Read entire article »

Automated Water Changes

Automated Water Changes

What is one of the most onerous tasks in maintaining a saltwater aquarium?  The weekly or monthly water change.  Everyone acknowledges that they are critical to the health of a tank, but no one enjoys doing them.  And lets face it, how often have you missed doing a water change. Whats the best way to perform a water change?  If you … Read entire article »

Start Up Basics Part 3 F.A.Q.s

Start Up Basics Part 3 F.A.Q.s

I have been cycling my aquarium for 2 weeks. When will it be cycled? That is a question that cannot be answered easily due to many factors and it would also depend on the type of biological filtration used to combat eventual waste from livestock. One way to avoid the mystery and be sure the system cycles properly, is to … Read entire article »

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