After pulling at least 30 asterinas out of my 40g this morning and finding more just a few hours later, it was time for a Harlequin shrimp. Meet Harley!
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I hope so too. They say for every asterina you see, there’s dozens more in the tank.Hope it is hungry
I can’t see its underside yet but overall he looks pink and blue. As far as the CC starfish, will that work in a 40g? I’m worried about it fouling up the water.Harley looks big! Mine get a chocolate chip star once a week. Is the underside of Harley all white or is there purple/pink markings? I can tell you it’s gender
How big is Harley? 1/2 in 1in 2in?I can’t see its underside yet but overall he looks pink and blue. As far as the CC starfish, will that work in a 40g? I’m worried about it fouling up the water.
Probably 1 1/2”-2”How big is Harley? 1/2 in 1in 2in?
That is a nice size Harley. A Harley that size can manage a whole small chocolate chip star for probably two weeks. No worries about it decomposing they keep the starfish alive to the last biteProbably 1 1/2”-2”
He’s just hanging out in one place since I acclimated him. I put some asterina by him but so far he hasn’t eaten. I’m figuring he’s just getting used to the tank. Should I be worried?That is a nice size Harley. A Harley that size can manage a whole small chocolate chip star for probably two weeks. No worries about it decomposing they keep the starfish alive to the last bite
Would give it a day or so. They generally don’t move too much mine have an area they generally hang around until they get hungry and come out to the front of the tank looking for foodHe’s just hanging out in one place since I acclimated him. I put some asterina by him but so far he hasn’t eaten. I’m figuring he’s just getting used to the tank. Should I be worried?
i used to leave them be . even liked them.. but they do seem to eat zoas.. so that wasn't cool.Asterina starfish never bothered me. I leave them be. I have bumble bees that keep them in check I guess. I have two on my back wall that have coralline grown over them. It's a really pretty shrimp though!
Oh no so sorry to hear thisPoor Harley didn’t make it through the night. I found the hermits feasting on him this morning. Are hermits predators for harlequin shrimp?
I floated the bag in the tank for 20-30 minutes to equalize temperature then I put him in. He wasn’t active in the tank, which I thought might be normal for a day or two. I don’t know if he died first or if the crabs killed him. Is there something I could’ve done differently?Oh no so sorry to hear this
How did you acclimate him?
Was he active after and moving around the tank or did he stay in the 1 spot until the crabs came and got him ?
Yes unfortunately crabs are eaters of everything!