When I got into this hobby about 40 years ago coral banded and harlequin shrimps always came into my LFSs and were sold in pairs.
Now I only see them as single specimens for sale. These shrimps are nearly aways found on the reef and therefore collected in pairs so why don't we see them in our LFSs being sold in pairs anymore or at least not in the many LFSs I have been in here in the UK. Might be different in the country you are in if so please say so.
Both these species were also quite cheap to buy, not so anymore and in the UK at least the harlequin is twice the price of a cleaner shrimp for instance. Surely these shrimps haven't become rare in the Wild to justify the higher price or have they? Same goes for the coral banded shrimp.
I keep most of my fish in pairs and whenever possible I would keep my shrimps in pairs. I do have one harlequin shrimp to reduce the population of Asteria stars which I will probably move on once it's done it job however and a couple of peppermint shrimps.
Now I only see them as single specimens for sale. These shrimps are nearly aways found on the reef and therefore collected in pairs so why don't we see them in our LFSs being sold in pairs anymore or at least not in the many LFSs I have been in here in the UK. Might be different in the country you are in if so please say so.
Both these species were also quite cheap to buy, not so anymore and in the UK at least the harlequin is twice the price of a cleaner shrimp for instance. Surely these shrimps haven't become rare in the Wild to justify the higher price or have they? Same goes for the coral banded shrimp.
I keep most of my fish in pairs and whenever possible I would keep my shrimps in pairs. I do have one harlequin shrimp to reduce the population of Asteria stars which I will probably move on once it's done it job however and a couple of peppermint shrimps.
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