Elegant Rockpool Shrimp

Palaemon elegans - The Biota captive bred Elegant Rockpool Shrimp is a super hardy detritivore for your clean up crew that will eat leftover food, algae, and detritus. This clear shrimp has contrasting black stripes, neon blue claws, and yellow spots. They can grow to almost 2.5" long. This is a new species bred by Biota North Carolina. Not much is known about their behavior in aquariums, but North American aquarists who have put wild shrimp in their tanks reported that they did not bother corals or other inverts. One aquarist even reported that the shrimp cleaned his hands when he was cleaning the tank.  Aquacultured shrimp tend to be on the smaller side at sale size than wild caught shrimp, but the trade off is that they're hardier and better suited to aquarium life. When you buy captive bred shrimp, you know you're getting a young shrimp that will work hard for its entire lifespan. They tend to grow very quickly when introduced to the home aquarium. After acclimation, it helps to in