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Phyllognathia ceratophthalma

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Everyone knows the harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera elegans or H. pictus). It is one of the most ornate invertebrates on the planet and has the somewhat ghoulish habit of slowly eating sea stars. But do you know about the harlequin’s kin, Phyllognathia ceratophthalma (both shrimps are in the family Hymenoceridae).

This odd shrimp, which is known in the aquarium trade as the Bongo bumblebee shrimp or the spiny tiger shrimp, is rarely seen in the wild or in the aquarium trade.

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What do these bongo shrimp consume?

bongo shrimps have been observed to feed on tiny brittle stars (those found in liverocks), and asterina starfish. little suprise since they are related to harlequin shrimps.

however, there has been no concrete scientific evidence of their natural diet in the wild. however, there have been video proof of them consuming small brittle stars, so for now, if ever you acquire one, you may feed them those.

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