Cleaner shrimp

[pcnicholson]

Every time I put my hand in the tank my cleaner shrimp swarms all over me looking for stuff to clean I guess. Is my dude just very industrious or do they all do this?

[bluegrizzlies1]

mine does this also just checking out the new stuff in his tank

[Almondsaz]

Mine does the same thing, believe it is indicative of the cleaner shrimp.

[lanimret]

your hand probably has more bacteria and parasites on it than in the entire tank, humans are filthy ;)

[mandy21]

My skunk cleaner will do that if I put my hand close to him, but my fire shrimp won't, and I'm glad since he's bulkier and creeps me out.

[Amphiprion]

Pretty much universal. I have had all of the Lysmata spp. shrimps do this, as well as cleaner wrasses.

[Catpicklesdog]

Pretty much universal. I have had all of the Lysmata spp. shrimps do this, as well as cleaner wrasses.


Same here:grinyes: Have to admit my cleaner wrasse made me jump when he did it for the first time!