Ghost Shrimp:
LATIN NAME:
•   Thalassinidea callianassidae

pH:   
•   7.0

WATER TEMP:
•   74-80 deg. F.

AVG. MAX. SIZE:
•   1+ inches / 4 cm.

MINIMUM RECOMMENDED TANK SIZE:
•   Does well in nearly any size container.

BREEDING:
•   Egg-layers

FEEDING:
•   Anything it can scavenge.

NOTE:
•   Invisible garbage men.

LIGHTING:
•   Bright, but not direct sunlight.

TEMPERAMENT:
•   Peaceful, very good community species or can be used as feeders.


COMMENTS:
•   Great scavenger, grow a little over an 1" in. length. Some subspecies in a different of colors . Durable fish for beginners and quick breeders. Very inexpensive, around $.50 apiece. Almost invisible in the tank but can be swimming around, Love to clean the Plants and the bottom of the tank clean.

•   CAUTION! Not for tanks with larger fish in them, unless you are breeding them for feeders.

•   Very vulnerable to being eaten during times when molting or soon afterwards until their exoskeleton can harden again.