Description

Also known as Blood Red Fire Shrimp, Blood Red Shrimp, Blood Shrimp, Carid Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Deep Red Shrimp, Fire Cleaner Shrimp, Fire Shrimp, Red Fire Shrimp, Tiawan Fire Red Shrimp.

Found in pairs or in colonies, waving their antennae to attract customers to their cleaning station, over coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on detritus, fish skin, and parasites.
Length - 3cm
Depth - 8-30m
Widespread Indo-Pacific

Often if a divers hand is near to a cleaner shrimps, they will hop on board and perform a manicure!

Carid shrimps occur worldwide in almost every habitat, from sea water to fresh water and can be found all over the reef.
They are generally respected by other creatures, often sharing burrows and holes and working as housekeepers.
They will wave their antennae around to attract fish, they then proceed to clean outside and inside the creatures mouths, gills etc,. (edit) Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysmata_debelius