Fire Shrimp - Lysmata debelius Hogfish

Fire Shrimp - Lysmata debelius HogfishFire Shrimp (Lysmata debelius) The Fire Shrimp is one of the most striking ornamental marine shrimps in the hobby, loved for its deep scarlet red body, bright white antennae and bold white spotting. Native to the Western Indian Ocean Indo Pacific, it is a more secretive cleaner shrimp than the common Skunk Cleaner Shrimp and tends to spend much of the day tucked beneath overhangs or within rockwork before becoming more visible once settled. In a

Red Speckled Coral Goby - Caracanthus maculatus

calm lagoons and live closely associated with large host anemones

branching coral-style structure and peaceful surroundings

mucus and dead tissue from other fish

Males may intensify colour and display to females or rival wrasses

as this species naturally uses burrows and rubble areas

slender legs

They are usually best kept singly or as a confirmed pair

while Fishes of Australia describes it as a variably coloured fairy wrasse found in Australian waters

supplier and whether captive-bred specimens are available

It is usually suitable for peaceful reef communities

moving across the substrate and reef surface while searching for tiny natural foods