CA2OR Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 Just thought I would share some pic's of my Harliquin. Picked him up after I watched an Astina Starfish kill my Red Hornet(flame). Anyway although he has been eating all quite well he hasn't decided to come out with the lights on until today. Quote
chewie Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 Usually they are out and about when they're hungry. Nice shot! Quote
CA2OR Posted July 9, 2010 Author Posted July 9, 2010 I do like him....alot....but my wife would rather have her serpant and marble star in the tank....soon enough. Thanks for the compliment Eshraghi. Quote
CA2OR Posted July 9, 2010 Author Posted July 9, 2010 Re: Harliquin FINALLY came outta hiding... Usually they are out and about when they're hungry. Nice shot! Thanks for the compliment....I figured as much when I saw him out...first thought was "gguess your hungry now"....lol Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote
Beckie Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 Mine cleaned up the 150 in short order. You many want to rent out after that. Beckie Quote
Gill Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 Cool!!! how did the star kill the zoa?? sorry to hear about your loss by the way :-( Quote
CA2OR Posted July 10, 2010 Author Posted July 10, 2010 Re: Harliquin FINALLY came outta hiding... Saw one on the RH one day and pulled him off....next couple days I noticed discoloration....after a few more it started to shrink...then gone....worse yet it took 2 more with it....praying for the final 2 Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote
CA2OR Posted July 12, 2010 Author Posted July 12, 2010 Re: Harliquin FINALLY came outta hiding... Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote
dsoz Posted July 12, 2010 Posted July 12, 2010 Did you see the asterina in the lower right corner of the picture? Maybe that is what the shrimp is looking for... dsoz Quote
theJenchild Posted July 12, 2010 Posted July 12, 2010 Did you see the asterina in the lower right corner of the picture? Maybe that is what the shrimp is looking for... dsoz Nice eye Dennis! Quote
CA2OR Posted July 12, 2010 Author Posted July 12, 2010 Re: Harliquin FINALLY came outta hiding... Tell me about it....I didn't even see it Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote
gradth Posted July 12, 2010 Posted July 12, 2010 nice pic Eric, I need to find one. Those little buggers are getting out of control. I feed a half a dozen to my lobo daily it seems and that doesnt scratch the surface. Quote
toddcarpenter Posted July 13, 2010 Posted July 13, 2010 Are they any problems with harlequin shimp? Are they totally reef safe? I know little about them, but wow aren't they good looking. Nice pics Eric! Quote
rgrcrain Posted July 13, 2010 Posted July 13, 2010 Should be reef safe, all they eat is starfish feet. You just gotta keep them fed. When you run out of asternas you have to find other starfish to feed them. I ran out and mine disappeared(sad) Quote
toddcarpenter Posted July 13, 2010 Posted July 13, 2010 Do they sell frozen starfish feet? You know you look at these beautiful creatures for sale all the time and you never know about these special diets they need. You take them home, they disappear, and you just figure it's something wrong with your tank. Quote
dsoz Posted July 13, 2010 Posted July 13, 2010 Chocolate chip stars are cheep, and you can cut an arm of one and feed it to the shrimp each week or so. At that rate it is about $5-10 a month to feed the critter. If you have enough stars in enough different tanks you can rotate through cuttings and keep your shrimp fed and still keep the food supply around. The star will grow back a new arm in a month or two. It is a gross practice that I can't see myself doing, but some people like keeping the shrimp enough that they will sacrifice a star a month to keep the shrimp happy and fed. On the other hand, most of us eat meat. Some people must keep cows, chickens, and pigs to keep us happy and fed... dsoz Quote
CA2OR Posted July 13, 2010 Author Posted July 13, 2010 Re: Harliquin FINALLY came outta hiding... Upscales sells CC stars for $4 Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote
Mandinga Posted July 21, 2010 Posted July 21, 2010 what would happen with a pistol shrimp? super cool that they eat asterina, always pickin those little buggers. Quote
CA2OR Posted July 24, 2010 Author Posted July 24, 2010 Re: Harliquin FINALLY came outta hiding... Harli has a room mate now....stupid peppermint is now with him....sure wish I could watch Harli eat him....would be very satisfying. Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote
CoralCrazy Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 You're getting some great pics of him. Mine likes to hang out on my hand when I'm working in the tank.Found 2 baby brittle stars in the tank today and rescued them before the shrimp found them. Seriously thinking about setting up a tank just for the harliquin after he is done cleaning my tank up. Are you getting rid of yours after he eats all your stars? Quote
CA2OR Posted July 30, 2010 Author Posted July 30, 2010 Re: Harliquin FINALLY came outta hiding... No I set up the 14g for him Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote
CoralCrazy Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 They grow on you after you get em dont they? lol Quote
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