Scarlet Pistol Shrimp Alpheus armatus

Scarlet Pistol Shrimp also known as the Caribbean Scarlet Pistol Shrimp or Snapping Shrimp are beneficial shrimp will constantly move gravel making them excellent sand stirrers in the reef aquarium, as well as scavenging any uneaten food. The sound it makes comes from an appendage on the pincher which moves when the pincher is opened or closed and water is ejected.

A medium sized pistol shrimp species. Being a Caribbean species this snapping shrimp will not pair with shrimp Gobies, because there are no shrimp Gobies in the Caribbean.