Caribbean Coral Banded Shrimp (Stenopus sp.)

Same red-and-white banded, oversized-claw body plan as its Indo-Pacific cousins, just sourced from Caribbean and Atlantic reefs instead. Stenopus species form monogamous pairs in the wild, and the same territorial instinct that makes that bond work is exactly why two unrelated individuals crammed into one tank tend to settle disputes with those claws rather than diplomacy.

Care level: Easy · Temperament: Semi-aggressive with own kind · Max size: ~3" · Min tank: 20 gal · Reef safe: Yes · Diet: Omnivore, scavenger