Herlequin. Shrimp

aznflyfisherman · 04/22/2018, 12:30 PM

Hi anyone have experience with the herlequin shrimp, i got it on friday n it started eating the asterina starfish. I acclimate it for about 1 to 1.5hrs, it still alive but i dont really see it move. It only moves several inches within its area, are they suppose to be wondering all over the tank or takes sometime for them to get use to the environment. Thanks...

PitViper · 04/22/2018, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aznflyfisherman

Hi anyone have experience with the herlequin shrimp, i got it on friday n it started eating the asterina starfish. I acclimate it for about 1 to 1.5hrs, it still alive but i dont really see it move. It only moves several inches within its area, are they suppose to be wondering all over the tank or takes sometime for them to get use to the environment. Thanks...

If I am correct the asterina starfish is one of its staple meals. To many from my understanding that starfish is just a Nuisance to many if not most. Hope this helps

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

aznflyfisherman · 04/22/2018, 01:29 PM

Yeah thats the reason i got it, but my herlequin shrimp doesn't really move around much. Are they suppose to be very active searching for starfish to eat?

rhdoug · 04/22/2018, 08:19 PM

I've been keeping a pair for about 6 months. Mine are fairly active, but do have periods when they stay out of sight, sometimes for a week or 2 at a time. They completely wiped out my asternias.

aznflyfisherman · 04/22/2018, 08:37 PM

Awesome, im hoping thats the plan, atleast this one can get rid of it by about 80 to 90% of the asterina in my 110g. do you have to buy star fish for them now that you dont have asterina in there anymore. These guys are really cool looking.

eastlake · 04/23/2018, 06:56 AM

Mine doesn't really move around all that much. Occasionally it'll get hungry and go out on the hunt, but that's about the only time it's out and about.

rhdoug · 04/23/2018, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aznflyfisherman

Awesome, im hoping thats the plan, atleast this one can get rid of it by about 80 to 90% of the asterina in my 110g. How do you keep six of them in your tank , do you have to buy star fish for them now that you dont have asterina in there anymore. These guys are really cool looking.

I don't have 6, I've had my pair for 6 months. Yes I have to buy starfish for them. I buy 4 or 5 chocolate chip stars every few months. The biggest issue I have is getting the starfish to arrive healthy enough to survive shipping (Live Aquaria usually). I never intended to have a pair of harlequins, I thought the first one had died, but it appeared after I added a second one and they are pretty much inseparable.

fishy_mcfish · 04/23/2018, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhdoug

I don't have 6, I've had my pair for 6 months. Yes I have to buy starfish for them. I buy 4 or 5 chocolate chip stars every few months. The biggest issue I have is getting the starfish to arrive healthy enough to survive shipping (Live Aquaria usually). I never intended to have a pair of harlequins, I thought the first one had died, but it appeared after I added a second one and they are pretty much inseparable.

Do you put all the chocolate chips stars in your tank at once? Keep them in the sump?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

rhdoug · 04/23/2018, 09:24 AM

No I keep them in my frag tank now. Over the winter no matter where I put them they just melted within a few days. I just got some last week which seem to be doing ok, except for the one I gave the shrimp!! I suspect shipping them during the winter may be an issue with them, we'll see how these do over time.

04/22/2018, 12:30 PM	#1
aznflyfisherman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 957	Herlequin. Shrimp Hi anyone have experience with the herlequin shrimp, i got it on friday n it started eating the asterina starfish. I acclimate it for about 1 to 1.5hrs, it still alive but i dont really see it move. It only moves several inches within its area, are they suppose to be wondering all over the tank or takes sometime for them to get use to the environment. Thanks...

04/22/2018, 08:19 PM	#4
rhdoug Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dutchess County, NY Posts: 897	I've been keeping a pair for about 6 months. Mine are fairly active, but do have periods when they stay out of sight, sometimes for a week or 2 at a time. They completely wiped out my asternias. __________________ --Randy Current Tank Info: 58 Gallon mixed reef running since 1999, Super Reef Octopus Skimmer, 180w Maxpect Razor LED Light, August 2015 TOTM

04/22/2018, 08:37 PM	#5
aznflyfisherman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 957	Awesome, im hoping thats the plan, atleast this one can get rid of it by about 80 to 90% of the asterina in my 110g. do you have to buy star fish for them now that you dont have asterina in there anymore. These guys are really cool looking. Last edited by aznflyfisherman; 04/23/2018 at 09:19 AM.

04/23/2018, 09:24 AM	#9
rhdoug Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dutchess County, NY Posts: 897	No I keep them in my frag tank now. Over the winter no matter where I put them they just melted within a few days. I just got some last week which seem to be doing ok, except for the one I gave the shrimp!! I suspect shipping them during the winter may be an issue with them, we'll see how these do over time. __________________ --Randy Current Tank Info: 58 Gallon mixed reef running since 1999, Super Reef Octopus Skimmer, 180w Maxpect Razor LED Light, August 2015 TOTM

04/22/2018, 01:29 PM	#3
aznflyfisherman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 957	Yeah thats the reason i got it, but my herlequin shrimp doesn't really move around much. Are they suppose to be very active searching for starfish to eat?

04/23/2018, 06:56 AM	#6
eastlake Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: willoughby Posts: 648	Mine doesn't really move around all that much. Occasionally it'll get hungry and go out on the hunt, but that's about the only time it's out and about.