Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)

I managed to get this blurry picture of the shrimp. It doesn't outright hide, but stays towards the back of the tank in the shadows most of the time. I took this picture sideways from the back of the tank.

Not much change with this shrimp. It doesn't come out as much as I'd like.

In the wild Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp set up "cleaning stations" where they congregate in the tens to hundreds. At these stations, they "clean" fish by feeding on any skin parasites and necrotic tissue. In the home aquarium, they readily accept prepared foods to supplement their diets. They grow less timid when kept in numbers.

I purchased one of these shrimps when I noticed a skin parasite on my yellow tang. It was able to clean the yellow tang within a few hours of being introduced to the tank. Although I wanted to keep a pair, I feel that my aquarium is already getting a little crowded.