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07-22-2005, 11:04 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Waseca,MN
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Harlequin Shrimp
I am thinking of adding one of these to my large display tank, as I have hundreds of small starfish that reproduce at an alarming rate. Where is the best place to get them? Does Jerry have any??? I want one, but not going to pay shipping on just a shrimp
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07-22-2005, 11:11 PM
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There is no kryptonite!
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Are you sure that a harlequin shrimp will eat the little "starfish"? I don't think that they are actually starfish, but only resemble them. Just posing a question. I will try to do some research and find out, seems to be a very interesting question that you pose.
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07-22-2005, 11:18 PM
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big fishy
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Jerry can get them, I got my last one from him. I should add that they do eat those odd shaped little starfish. The one I have is doing a great job in my tank.
Ken
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Oceanic 92gal bow front corner show tank. Mixed softies, lps, sps.
Oceanic 85gal hex Seahorse tank.
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07-22-2005, 11:23 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Cool...I will have to buzz Jerry to get one....As I said,I have tons of the little stars
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07-22-2005, 11:48 PM
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There is no kryptonite!
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Good to know that they eat the little critters, Loralie are your little "starfish" eating corals? If not, what are they eating to make their population explode?
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07-23-2005, 12:06 AM
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RIP Steve Irwin
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07-23-2005, 02:16 AM
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big fishy
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Superman-The only coral I that they destoryed was my pipeorgan. They would camp out right over the top of the tube and eventually wiped out a real nice colony I had. I'm still not sure will cause the population explosion, but all of a sudden they where everywhere.
Only down side to the Harlequin is that they only eat the starfish, so after they are gone the Harlequin often dies.
Ken
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Oceanic 85gal hex Seahorse tank.
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07-23-2005, 08:36 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rochester
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If you want to see them and enjoy them, you need to set-up a NANO tank.
PS: thanx..plants are doing great!....also my big hippo may need a new home, its not happy with all the rock i took out.
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07-23-2005, 09:53 AM
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Land Shark
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: USA
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Originally Posted by Superman
Are you sure that a harlequin shrimp will eat the little "starfish"? I don't think that they are actually starfish, but only resemble them.
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What are they then?
I'd like to get some of these, but the only problem is that I have a sand- sifting star and a brittle star, and I doubt a harlequin would selectively go after the little ones.
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07-23-2005, 11:10 AM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Prior Lake, MN
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I was reading somewhere that if you sort of train them to eat the smaller star fish by putting them in your sump with a bunch of them. After a while they will get a taste for them. I think this was more to get them to eat that kind, in Dereks case I don't think that would cause them to not eat the other ones though.
The only other thing I know is that they are supposed to be in pairs. (I have never had them so I really don't know, just passing on info I had read when I was thinking about them)
Oh yeah, and Jerry can get them. |
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07-23-2005, 12:30 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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JnS, if you are ordering them LMK I may be interested depending on price
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07-23-2005, 04:49 PM
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RIP Steve Irwin
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I had a harlequin and instead of the little stars It went for my sri Lanka star and sand sifters
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