About Peacock-tail Anemone Shrimp
Peacock-tail anemone shrimp lives commensally inside large host anemones, picking through tentacles. Peaceful and reef-safe, but only thrives when there's a healthy host in the tank. Skip if you don't already keep anemones.
Notes from the editors
What it looks like. Small, mostly translucent shrimp with white spotting and a vivid peacock-blue tail. Lives commensally inside large host anemones.
In your tank. Picks at the surface of its host anemone, eating debris and discarded food. Peaceful and reef-safe. Only thrives in tanks with established host anemones; without a host, often fails to acclimate.
Care notes. Pairs work well with appropriately sized anemones. Multiple specimens can coexist within a single large host.
Sourcing and feeding. Wild-collected from Indo-Pacific reefs; available occasionally in the trade ($15–30 per shrimp). Omnivore — anemone leftovers and occasional supplemental feeding.
Care info is a starting point, not a guarantee. Individual specimens, water chemistry, and tankmate dynamics vary. Verify against multiple sources and adjust to what you observe. See our terms & disclaimers.
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Sources & attribution
- Taxonomy and accepted name from the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS AphiaID 587984).
- Photo: (c) 呂一起(Lu i-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY (via iNaturalist or Wikimedia Commons).