Tiger Pistol Shrimp

(Alpheus bellulus)

1x • 2.5" • 🔵 • ✅ • 🥩 • Territorial

Indo-Pacific • 3-4 Years • 🥈

May pair with gobies; digs burrows

Lower / Burrow

- Early -

Cleaner Shrimp

(Lysmata amboinensis)

2x • 2.5" • 🟢 • ✅ • 🍽️ • Social

Indo-Pacific • 2-3 Years • 🥈

Sets up cleaning stations; social behavior

Middle / Rockwork

- Early -

Peppermint Shrimp

(Lysmata wurdemanni)

3x • 1.5" • 🟢 • ⚠️ • 🍽️ • Peaceful

Western-Atlantic • 1-2 Years • 🥉

Eats Aiptasia; hides in rockwork

Middle / Rockwork

- First -

Anemone Shrimp

(Periclimenes brevicarpalis)

1x • 1.5" • 🔵 • ✅ • 🍽️ • Peaceful

Indo-Pacific • 3-5 Years • 🥈

Translucent Body & Sybmiotic Hosting

Middle / Sybiotic Host

- Final -

Trochus Snail

(Trochus sp.)

25x • 1.5" • 🟢 • ✅ • 🌿 • Peaceful

Indo-Pacific • 3-5 Years • 🥉

Climbs glass; rights itself if flipped

All / Rockwork

- First -

Cerith Snail

(Cerithium sp.)

3x • 1" • 🟢 • ✅ • 💩 • Peaceful

Caribbean • 1-3 Years • 🥉

Sifts sand; helps clean substrate

Lower / Sandbed

- First -

Money Cowrie

(Cypraea moneta)

3x • 1" • 🟢 • ✅ • 🌿 • Peaceful

Indo-Pacific • 3-5 Years • 🥈

Mantle retracts if disturbed

Lower / Sandbed & Rockwork

- Early -

Bumblebee Snail

(Engina mendicaria)

10x • 0.5" • 🟢 • ✅ • 🗑️ • Peaceful

Indo-Pacific • 3-5 Years • 🥈

Helps eliminate vermetid snail pests

Lower / Sandbed & Rockwork

- Early -

Scarlet Reef Hermit

(Paguristes cadenati)

7x • 1" • 🟢 • ✅ • 🗑️ • Shell-Competitive

Western-Atlantic • 2-4 Years • 🥉

Peaceful hermit; but needs extra shells

Lower / Rockwork

- First -

Blue Leg Hermit

(Clibanarius tricolor)

3x • 1" • 🟢 • ✅ • 🗑️ • Shell-Competitive

Western-Atlantic • 2-4 Years • 🥉

More aggressive than scarlet hermits

Lower / Rockwork

- First -

Halloween Hermit

(Ciliopagurus strigatus)

1x • 2" • 🟢 • ⚠️ • 🗑️ • Semi-Aggressive

Indo-Pacific • 2-4 Years • 🥉

Named for its orange-striped legs

Lower / Rockwork

- Early -

Pom Pom Crab

(Lybia tessellata)

1x • 1" • 🔵 • ✅ • 🗑️ • Peaceful

Indo-Pacific • 1-2 Years • 🥇

Carries anemones in place of claws

Lower / Rockwork

- Middle -

Porcelain Crab

(Petrolisthes australiensis)

1x • 1.5" • 🟢 • ✅ • 🍽️ • Peaceful / Shy

Indo-Pacific • 2-4 Years • 🥈

Filter feeder; prefers moderate flow

Lower / Rockwork

- Early -

Emerald Crab

(Mithraculus sculptus)

1x • 2" • 🟢 • ⚠️ • 🗑️ • Semi-Aggressive

Western-Atlantic • 2-4 Years • 🥉

Eats bubble algae; sometimes nips corals

Lower / Rockwork

- First -

Tropical-Reef Chiton

(Ischnochiton australis)

1x • 2" • 🟢 • ✅ • 🌿 • Peaceful

Indo-Pacific • 3-5 Years • 🥈

Eight-paneled armored marine mollusk

Middle / Rockwork

- Middle -

Rock Boring Urchin

(Echinometra mathaei)

1x • 3" • 🔵 • ✅ • 🌿 • Peaceful

Indo-Pacific • 5-10 Years • 🥈

Nocturnal foraging, burrows rock for shelter

Middle / Rockwork

- Middle -

Fighting Conch

(Strombus alatus)

1x • 5" • 🟢 • ✅ • 💩 • Peaceful

Western-Atlantic • 3-5 Years • 🥈

Sifts sandbed; can bury itself entirely

Lower / Sandbed

- Middle -

Fromia Starfish

(Fromia milleporella)

1x • 5" • 🔴 • ✅ • 💩 • Peaceful

Indo-Pacific • 3-5 Years • 🥇

Extremely sensitive; needs mature tank

Lower / Sandbed

- Final -

Giant Clam

(Tridacna Maxima)

1x • 8" • 🔴 • ✅ • 😎 • Peaceful

Great Barrier Reef • 30+ Years • 🥈

Needs high PAR light - vibrant colors!

Moderate • PAR 200-400+

Lower / Rockwork

- Final -