Harlequin Shrimp is too efficient at eating starfish.

[CookieRdReef]

I bought a Harlequin Shrimp 4-5 or so months ago to take care of the hundreds of asterina starfish living in my 180g. I assumed he would live a long healthy life since I had so many starfish for him. Well, he has cleaned house and I am running low on starfish. I would rather not turn him back into the fish store. Any other options?

 

[hybridazn]

You can always feed him. I used to feed my pair a chocolate chip starfish or round up asterina's from local hobbiest.

 

[CookieRdReef]

You cut up the chocolate chip starfish? The freeze it or something?

 

[X-37B]

I removed mine after the asterinas were gone. Before I fed it a chocolate chip star once a week. I could not justify a $10 starfish a week for 1 shrimp.

 

[Cole.mormon]

You cut up the chocolate chip starfish? The freeze it or something?

You can keep a starfish alive and cut a leg off a week so it grows back, it seems kind of gruesome. Or buy one a week freeze it and feed it that way. How often I'm unsure of.

 

[tehmadreefer]

I bought a Harlequin Shrimp 4-5 or so months ago to take care of the hundreds of asterina starfish living in my 180g. I assumed he would live a long healthy life since I had so many starfish for him. Well, he has cleaned house and I am running low on starfish. I would rather not turn him back into the fish store. Any other options?

Yup that’s what’s they do…

 

[Rmckoy]

If you were local I have tons of starfish that I need to get rid of

 

[Reefer Matt]

This is where reefing clubs come in. You pass it along until you need it back. But yes, they eat a lot.