Harlequin Shrimp!!!

[JHOV2324]

Yeah they are very strong and will fight away anything that comes near the star...

 

[redbora]

that's a great picture show, makes me think about getting a pair

 

[emps]

This is correct Deanos.....

I feed my Harley's once a month and my LFS is now providing me with the stars monthly.....I dont think its that expensive to keep. They are very pretty and interesting animals....

In a 34 sure u can keep them....

They only need to be fed once a month, nothing in between that?

 

[JHOV2324]

nope just once a month

 

[emmanuel]

I dont feed mine anything when I first got it I placed it in one of those hang in the tank enclosures with a couple of those little PIA starfish (asterina I think)and it ate them so I set it free in my 125 reef but I did read that not all of them will eat those little stars

 

[rookie07]

Im getting a pair!!!!!!!
Will they eat my brittle star?
The brittle has been eating my fish(not a whole fish yet, just tails so far-I hate him)
I found this:
Hymenocera picta will eat any species of Starfish except for the Fromia species
But I cant find what stars fall into that species.

 

[emps]

Chocolate Chip stars aren't reef safe. Do they even last long enough to do any damage to corals, or do the harlequins eat them up quicker than that?

 

[chc]

I found this:
Hymenocera picta will eat any species of Starfish except for the Fromia species
But I cant find what stars fall into that species.

Is this true? do you have a link? I have one Harley and would like to get a Fromia.

Also can I add another harley and will it pair up with the other one? Is there a way to tell if it is male or female?

 

[JHOV2324]

well tosiek has harleys wit a fromia...i put a dyin fromia in my tank and they went straight for it

cc stars are not reef safe the stars get to them b4 they can do any damage

 

[rookie07]

cc stars are not reef safe the stars get to them b4 they can do any damage

Did you mean the harlequins get to the cc b4 it can do any damage?

I got that info about not eating certain SF on freshmarine.com
http://www.freshmarine.com/harlequin-shrimp.html

 

[JHOV2324]

Yes sorry thats what i meant....the starfish will get caught by the shrimps minutes or seconds once the star is introduced to the tank....

 

[emps]

Yes sorry thats what i meant....the starfish will get caught by the shrimps minutes or seconds once the star is introduced to the tank....

They eat the whole thing in one sitting? Yikes, they sound like camels storing food for a whole month :eat:

 

[inkblue]

IF you are not into seeing a starFish getting eaten and bones and guts everywhere... PLEASE, do not buy them...

it's kinda sad to see

 

[JHOV2324]

It is not sad to see...it is very interesting to watch the shrimp feed and the star still alive and get away...when a Fish eats live brine is it sad to watch that shrimp get eaten...same thing...

 

[inkblue]

Maybe coz am oLder, but I used to love watchinG my piranhas chomping a goldiFish in haLf... i dont think I would like to see that anymore

Depends on your toLerance I guess