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Skunk cleaner shrimp reef compatibility check
Lysmata amboinensis
Popular reef-safe cleaner and scavenger for stable cycled tanks.
Minimum tank
20 gallons
Care level
Beginner
Reef safety
Safe
Bioload score
0.3
Stocking stage
Middle
Flow need
Varied
Light need
None
Compatibility warnings
- Sensitive to copper and salinity swings.
- Check adult size against the final tank, not the fish or coral at purchase size.
- Add livestock slowly so the bioload and nutrient export can keep up.
- Use the planner when this animal changes the tank-size, flow, lighting, or stocking plan.
Tank fit and maturity gate
Tank minimum
20 gallons
ReefCrafter uses 20 gallons as the planning floor for adult size, swimming room, nutrient load, and aggression margin.
Maturity gate
1 month
This animal should wait until the tank has enough age, food web stability, or parameter history.
Care notes
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Reef safety
- Safe
- Adult size
- 2 in
- Placement
- rock ledges
- Diet
- Scavenges and accepts small meaty foods.
- Flow
- Varied
- Light
- None
- Bioload
- 0.3