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Old 08-24-2007, 10:21 AM   #1
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harlequin shrimp

I'm thinking about getting a Harlequin Shrimp, does anyone know how hard they are to keep?
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Old 08-24-2007, 05:47 PM   #2
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I think that they require chocolate chip starfish to feed on, but I'm probably wrong. You may want to hold out untill more info comes buy.
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Old 08-24-2007, 06:24 PM   #3
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No, you're right Lemonheadmech, they need live sea stars for food. They don't have to be chocholate chips but they do need to be live. Beautiful shrimp but too much of a pain to maintain.
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Old 08-24-2007, 09:53 PM   #4
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they need large live stars to feed upon & they need to be in groups, harlequins do not do well alone
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Old 08-25-2007, 08:10 AM   #5
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thanks for the info
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Old 08-25-2007, 09:12 AM   #6
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Old 08-27-2007, 05:54 PM   #7
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keep them as a pair... they will need one live starfish about every couple of weeks or so. Any starfish would do pretty much but the cheapest and most common would indeed be the choclate-chip starfish. A buddy of mine has one and I think they are pretty awesome... I would buy a pair myself for the new tank that I'm starting but I don't want to worry about hunting down and buying live starfish every couple of weeks.
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Old 08-27-2007, 06:52 PM   #8
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They will eat frozen and dried stars. So you can buy stars in bulk and freeze them.
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