Invertebrates
Banded Coral Shrimp.
A striking red-and-white shrimp with long white antennae and boxing-glove claws — a cleaner that sets up shop in a cave. Reef-safe and entertaining, but territorial toward other shrimp; keep one per 30-gallon-plus tank with rockwork.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Intermediate
- Temperament
- Semi aggressive
- Community
- Semi community
- Adult size
- 2.5"
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Scientific name
- Stenopus hispidus
Good tank mates
The banded coral shrimp (boxing shrimp) is reef-safe with corals but is semi-aggressive and notably territorial toward other shrimp, so keep only one or a bonded male-female pair per tank and never mix it with peppermint, cleaner, or other banded shrimp, which it will fight and kill. It usually ignores larger fish, but it can grab and eat very small, slow, or sleeping fish, so don't pair it with tiny nano fish; it should also be kept away from large predators like triggers and big wrasses that may eat it. It coexists well with snails, crabs, and a sturdy peaceful community.
Good to know
It is a cleaner shrimp that sets up a station and waves its long white antennae to advertise its services, picking parasites and dead tissue off fish that visit.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
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