harlequin shrimp

This may be a dumb question, but if you feed harlequin shrimp using the leg amputation method, at what point do you feed them the whole star? I have a pair of pretty small (I'm assuming young, like dime to nickel sized) harlequin shrimp and I've fed them a few legs and my star is down to 2...

I currently have a male Harlequin Shrimp and I would like to find a female to make a pair. I have a steady supply of starfish from my LFS and some asterina stars in my tank. You can tell the sex of the shrimp by looking at the underside of the tail. This is what a female looks like. I can...

Hi there. I recently set up a tank dedicated to a Harlequin pair. I received both through a package and after acclimating them, I noticed that the female was displaying behavior indicating she was preparing to molt (slow and limited movement, hiding in rockwork, etc.). She molted 2 days after...

I'm getting a harlequin shrimp and I want to know if I need to worry about my bristle stars in my sponges and my sea fans?

I have asterina starfish in my seahorse tank and they keep latching onto the seahorses and irritating them. Can I get a harlequin shrimp to help? Second question: will a harlequin shrimp eat tiny bristle stars i have in my sponges and sea fans?

testing waters to see if there is anyone who is willing to send asterina stars to me and how much people want for them. I'm looking into getting harlequin shrimp and am looking for a supply before I go through with the purchase. I have checked with my lfs and some friends who are in the hobby...

Hi fellow Uk Reefers, I have a harlequin shrimp that i am looking to give away to a better home. I am based in Kent If anyone is interested, please let me know.

Hi everyone I’m wondering if my female has eggs here a picture

I want more than anything to have a Harlequin Shrimp.. BUT I also don't want to feed it chocolate chip starfish every other week, that could get expensive and my partner thinks chocolate chip starfish are cute, so that eliminates that option. I have been looking into other ways to feed the...

We have been working on breeding harlequin shrimp at Aquatic Technology for many years now. We are happy to announce that we were recently successful in raising hybrid harlequins Our first success was with a pair from Indonesia and then with a Hawaiian pair We lost half our breeding pair of...

I get damaged Chocolate Chip Stars from my LFS to feed my Harlequins. As soon as I put the star in the tank they work together to flip it over and drag it back to their hangout where they devour every last bit of it.

I've got an asterina problem that are munching on my zoas. If you are in Palm Beach county and you have a single Harlequin shrimp I can "rent" out for a few months, that'd be great. I'd buy it upfront and return it back to you in a few months for a small refund, or find a new buyer if you do...

This is mostly copied from my introduction meet and greet post, but I wanted to consolidate the information here in my build thread! Below is an overview of my current setup: Display Tank (DT) Tank: Innovative Marine Fusion Pro 25 Gallon Lagoon (w/ overflow protection and hightide risers)...

What started out as a FOWLR tank with macro algae for a bluestripe pipefish and pygmy filefish evolved into a beautiful, natural looking soft coral and invert dominated reef tank. The Equipment: - Seachem tidal 35 HOB filter - 528 gph powerhead - 50 watt heater - 10lbs of live rock - 10lbs...

I started my first saltwater tank a little over a month ago slowly perfecting it. I have: (Equipment) 40 Gallon breeder VIPARSPECTRA lighting Fluval skimmer Aqueon QuietFlow 30 Hydor 565gph wavepump This is where I started to upgrade after 2 weeks of learning for what I want I needed at least a...

Hi There, I'm looking for a pair or a female Hawaiian Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera picta) Does anyone knows a LFS that has it? Thanks! Alex

Hello hello I'm looking for a harliquin shrimp for my tank. I have tiny long tentacled starfish messing with my Christmas tree worms. I'm in Sarasota, Florida and willing to drive. Hoping someone has one I can buy or trade for zoas or some coral I have you might want. Help save the Christmas...

So my husband and I are having a debate ...we have the blue dime sized hitchhiker asterina and currently the population is large. My husband believes the asterina will only attack zoas ...I believe they will attack sps , cloves, and even acros...We have read articles stating they are fine . We...

Looking high and low for a harlequin shrimp? Anyone run out of starfish and looking to rehome one?

I have a harlequin shrimp that goes through a chocolate chip starfish leg every 2-4 days depending on the size of the leg. When my shrimp finishes the leg, I don’t feed a leg for one whole day but I do give him 1-2 asterina stars. Just wanted to know if anyone has kept these long term and if you...

Bunch of zoa's(purple monster, sunkist, candy apple some more i forgot the names), green star polyp, 2 hammer corals, green and red kenya tree and a couple others shown in picture (not sure the name). Fishes are 2 clownfish (1 orange + 1 black) , 2 chromis, captive bred Mandarin goby, green war...

SO, I have purchased a 75 gallon tank back in Dec 2018 and came with a whole bunch of problems. GHA, Oversized Leathers, poorly working equipment, etc. I have mitigated a lot of them but have a recent problem. Asterina starfish outbreak.... and am considering getting a Harlequin. I need to...

I have a pair of harlequin shrimp which did a great job of eliminating a ton of asterina stars. I am looking for a way to feed them as I do not think they eat anything but stars. I would hate to lose them. I tried a leg of a chocolate chip star but the rest of it died. Can you buy asterina...

I need one to take care of a massive Asterina outbreak. thanks Isaac

Only occurs in my system under Hammer or Elegance Corals.