Hello from Tampa!

kiteboarderken · Jul 8, 2024

Hello All- Help please! I had a bad asterina problem, so I purchased a super cool harlequin shrimp. She devoured every one within a month. Now I'm having issues sourcing starfish. This girl is starving! Does anyone in the Tampa area have any starfish (even asterinas) they can spare? Would be willing to trade her for a cool fish as I hate to see her starve to death. Thank you!

Just John · Jul 9, 2024

If you end up without a trade or starfish, Coral Corral takes some things for store credit, but the credit is for livestock only. Also, Welcome!

Jimbhoy13 · Jul 9, 2024

Welcome to R2R

Fish Think Pink · Jul 12, 2024

kiteboarderken said:
Hello All- Help please! I had a bad asterina problem, so I purchased a super cool harlequin shrimp. She devoured every one within a month. Now I'm having issues sourcing starfish. This girl is starving! Does anyone in the Tampa area have any starfish (even asterinas) they can spare? Would be willing to trade her for a cool fish as I hate to see her starve to death. Thank you!

Welcome and a Texas "Howdy!" I've no ideas about local to Tampa, but glad you joined. Hoping it all works out for you with your shrimp.

phutch · Jul 17, 2024

So there is nothing else the Harlequin shrimp will eat other than star fish? So I need to order a live star fish and freeze it or there are places you can buy them as food?

kvansloo · Jul 17, 2024

Hello, and welcome.

I used to keep two or 3 starfish in my sump and just cut one leg off and feed it once a week the legs grow back.

Shnetts · Jul 17, 2024

Welcome to R2R!!!

Buckster · Jul 28, 2024

Hello and Welcome to R2R! I too wanted a harlequin shrimp but fear that once it eats all the asterinas then It would be difficult to provide its food source. I pull the asterinas out of my tank once every two weeks when I'm doing the water changes.