The Peppermint Shrimp picks its way around your aquarium and live rock to consume detritus, uneaten food, and decomposing organic material. Though considered part of the “cleaner” grouping of shrimp, Lysmata wurdemanni is more of a scavenger. Keep in mind that some individual Peppermint Shrimp are better at managing aiptasia while others may not be interested in aiptasia at all. The Peppermint Shrimp is best known for its natural ability to manage nuisance Aiptasia, or glass anemones. All of the following species make ideal scavengers and prey on the pest anemone Aiptasia pallida. The exact species you receive will vary based on the time of year, weather conditions, freight space, and inventory levels. The exact species that will be shipped to your door is one of the following listed below. Differences in exact collection location often dictates what species we have in stock. Rhyne and he has confirmed that all species of peppermint shrimp he has tested in the laboratory consume Aiptasia. We occasionally receive other species from the Lysmata wurdemanni complex. Our peppermint shrimp are from either the Florida Keys or the Gulf of Mexico and are most often Lysmata boggessi, a species proven to consume Aiptaisa (Rhyne et al. In general, peppermint shrimp from different regions can easily be identified to species level by their color patterns. Rhyne and Junda Lin based on their morphology and color pattern. The Western Atlantic Peppermint Shrimp complex Lysmata wurdemanni has been reclassified in 2006 by Andrew L.
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