notquitemusashi
New Member
By any chance, does anyone know how long cleaner shrimp live?
Cleaner shrimp
- Thread starter notquitemusashi
- Start date
addict
Well-Known Member
If I remember correctly, between two to four years... though that's in the ocean... in our reefs I'd put that closer to the bottom end.
The first cleaner shrimp I had lasted about 22 months, and I imagine that it was about three months old when I got it (it wasn't a 'dinky' one).
The first cleaner shrimp I had lasted about 22 months, and I imagine that it was about three months old when I got it (it wasn't a 'dinky' one).
notquitemusashi
New Member
Well, I suppose that is the answer I was hoping not to hear and he is 2 years old. He is missing and has been gone for about 1 week. He has gone incognito before when he molts, but that is only for 2-3 days tops. I am sad as he was just the best. :tears:
Thanks for the info.
Thanks for the info.
addict
Well-Known Member
Sorry to hear that. 
When mine died, it was just sitting there on the rock swaying back and forth (the Lysmata dance, I call it) and suddenly it just fell face-first into the sand... it was kind of a bummer.
At least you know that it lived as full of a life as it could in captivity... that might be some sort of condolence.
When mine died, it was just sitting there on the rock swaying back and forth (the Lysmata dance, I call it) and suddenly it just fell face-first into the sand... it was kind of a bummer.
At least you know that it lived as full of a life as it could in captivity... that might be some sort of condolence.