Harlequin Shrimp

[FuEl]

My harlequin has 2 starfishes for herself....but somehow she is riding on my black sea cucumber now..should I be worried?

[Dazza]

Anything to d with cucumbers worries me hahaa

[FuEl]

It's the sandshifting kind...not the filter feeding kind.

[FuEl]

Ah ok..it found the sea cucumber boring and hopped back onto the blue linka.

Btw..my this harlequin is a fighter! She actually gave my reef-safe blue lobster many scars on its tail. Talk about self defense!

[derf]

i cut a leg of the star fish to feed my harlequin, but it doesn't seem to be eating it.

[FuEl]

They will only like softer stars. You can try sand stars...and other stars with longer legs...

They seem to prefer those that are thin and easy to cut....over those big and bulky ones like chocolate chip etc...

[derf]

the star i bot is a banded bristtle star.

[FuEl]

the star i bot is a banded bristtle star.

They don't eat that. It's not even considered a starfish to begin with.

[derf]

huh? ok then. i better go get another star fish b4 they starve.

[FuEl]

Good...no more brittle stars this time.

[derf]

bot a new star ystdy. it went straight for it once i put it in. haha... muz have been really hungry!!!

[dradttg]

How much did you pay for the starfish?

I have been thinking of buying a harlequin shrimp but have been putting it off because it only eats starfish.

[FuEl]

My harlequin is enjoying his blue linka...$8....but I think should be able to last him for 2-3 weeks...

[euphoria]

Anything to d with cucumbers worries me hahaa

why so? have you personally had bad experience with sea cukes before?

[jOO]

err... wait a minute.. new here so gotta ask this qn... u mean the starfish are only in there to be food?

[SharkBait]

err... wait a minute.. new here so gotta ask this qn... u mean the starfish are only in there to be food?

Yup,its food for the harlequin shrimp

[derf]

How much did you pay for the starfish?

I have been thinking of buying a harlequin shrimp but have been putting it off because it only eats starfish.

$6. I dun feed the whole star fish to the harlequin. I cut off the leg to feed the harlequin. I knw it's cruel but dat's wat they eat in the wild...

[dradttg]

Do they attack the starfish directly?

I am not sure how long it will take for the starfish to grow back its leg. Is it possible to keep a few starfish separately and give them ample time to grow back their leg before cutting it again.

Sorry...its just my cruel thought.

[ai[k²]wan]

i think u can make a separate starfish tank with a wide surface area and buy about 20 starfish. get one leg each time from each. i thikn can leh.. good idea

[FuEl]

A tank with 10 red and 10 blue linkas!

[derf]

Do they attack the starfish directly?

I am not sure how long it will take for the starfish to grow back its leg. Is it possible to keep a few starfish separately and give them ample time to grow back their leg before cutting it again.

Sorry...its just my cruel thought.

I put my harlequin in a betta box. juz cut off the leg of the star to feed it. Harlequins bring their food along wherever they go.

[FuEl]

Yea..they are incredibly strong...mine tugs its blue linka along wherever she goes!

[derf]

went to bangkok, chutuchuk last weekend. saw alot os harlequin shrimps for sale. best part of it is that they are mated pairs. cost ard $60/pair. They are collected from phuket.

[Nickel]

Just curious of this starfish-eating shrimp. Can any bro post a pic to see how it look like ?

Is it dangerous and life-threatening to other happily swimming fishes/corals/anemone in the same tank ?

[Regal]

Just curious of this starfish-eating shrimp. Can any bro post a pic to see how it look like ?

Is it dangerous and life-threatening to other happily swimming fishes/corals/anemone in the same tank ?