Common Saron Shrimp care guide
Common Saron Shrimp (Saron rectirostris) — minimum tank 80 L, temperature 24-26 °C, pH 8.1-8.4.
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Overview
Common Saron Shrimp (Saron rectirostris) is a marine marble shrimp of the family Hippolytidae, listed in the Aquairi knowledge base as an intermediate-level species. Reclusive nocturnal reef shrimp with greenish body and white markings. Hides in caves by day. Like S. marmoratus, may pick at small inverts.
Taxonomy
- Family: Hippolytidae
- Genus: Saron
- Scientific name: Saron rectirostris
- Common synonyms: Saron Shrimp
Habitat
Saron marble shrimp are hippolytid reef crustaceans of the Indo-Pacific, nocturnal foragers that hide in crevices by day. Males carry conspicuous tufts of bristles on the body and longer claws than females. In the Aquairi knowledge base this species is recorded from Indo-Pacific.
Tank requirements
- Minimum tank volume: 80 L (21.1 US gal)
- Adult size: 4-6 cm
- Temperature: 24-26 °C (75-79 °F)
- pH: 8.1-8.4
- GH: 8-12 °dGH
- KH: 8-12 °dKH
- Salinity (specific gravity): 1.024-1.026
- Lifespan: 2-4 years
Diet
The species is an omnivore, taking a wide range of foods including meaty frozen foods, sinking pellets and detritus gathered from the rockwork.
Compatibility
The Aquairi knowledge base lists this species as semi-aggressive. Suitable tank mates include FOWLR systems. It should be kept away from Soft polyps, Small clams. This species is not fully reef-safe and may pick at corals, sessile invertebrates or small tank mates.
Breeding
Breeding requires an extended planktonic larval stage in open water before the young settle, which makes captive reproduction very difficult and rarely accomplished in home aquaria. Most specimens in the hobby are wild-collected.
Common Saron Shrimp (Saron rectirostris) Breeding Guide
Overview
Saron rectirostris Hayashi, 1984 is an accepted hippolytid shrimp species in the World Register of Marine Species, recorded from Indonesia and the wider Indo-Pacific. Like its close relative Saron marmoratus it is a nocturnal, reclusive reef shrimp that hides in caves by day, and it belongs to the same genus and family.
Conditioning
As a nocturnal, cave-dwelling species, it requires shaded refuge and feeding adjusted to its night activity. Detailed reproduction-specific conditioning is not documented in whitelisted sources for this species.
Spawning & Berried Females
As a caridean shrimp of the family Hippolytidae, the female carries fertilised eggs beneath the abdomen until hatching, following the general reproductive pattern of the family and genus Saron.
Larval Care
Hatched larvae are planktonic before settlement, as in other hippolytids. No whitelisted source documents a practical home protocol for rearing the planktonic larvae of this species to settlement.