This morning, I was able to photograph scarlet-striped cleaning shrimp. They are the largest of the cleaning shrimp in Bonaire, at 2 inches. However, they are often deep under reef structures, so to see them, you have to peer into reef recesses. To photograph them, you have to time your shot to avoid all the little fish that are darting about in the same space.
Fish come to their cleaning stations. We have seen them cleaning eels most often.
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| Scarlet-striped cleaning shrimp |
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| Shrimp with a potential client, a spotted moray. |
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| A smooth trunkfish, moving in to be cleaned |
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| A red-spotted hawkfish at the cleaning station. |
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| A brown chromis at the cleaning station, also cardinalfish, just zipping by. |
These photos were taken in less than 15 feet of water.
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