Harlequin Shrimp?

[Deadmullet]

will they eat anything other than starfish?

it is a cool looking shrimp and i am looking at getting rid of the Asterina stars in my tank as i am moving towards getting my first sps corals. my question is will it die after it eats all the starfish? or will it eat other foods?

and will it eat a serpent star? as my friend was also thinking about getting one but didnt know who would eat who first.....

 

[skylsdale]

Starfish only. Period.

 

[jamal-188]

They will only eat starfish, I'm almost positive they will not eat serpents....I think they eat the tube feet on stars.

I know of some people that just feed them cheap choc. chip stars or keep a couple in the fuge and switch them out every once in a while as the starfish don't kill them right away.

 

[IanInDC]

They'll also eat urchins.

CC star-fuge method is the way to go. Make sure you've cultivate the CC stars a ocuple months in advance, however.

 

[Paintbug]

most of them wont eat Asterina stars anyway. some will, and some can be "trained" to eat them, but not all of them.

 

[Deadmullet]

so what will eat Asternia stars? or what will get rid of them? other than the obvious of picking them put of the tank when i see them

 

[Deadmullet]

ANYBODY?

 

[Razzagas]

Can you explain the CC star-fuge method more? Also, is there any frozen star fish food?
Thanks

 

[flyhigh123]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6926976#post6926976 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Razzagas
Can you explain the CC star-fuge method more? Also, is there any frozen star fish food?
Thanks

have a few CC stars in the fuge, Put one in the main tank, the shrimp will flip it over and start eating a leg. When the leg is gone, take the star out and put in fuge.

Then a few days or a week later, put a new star in and repeat process. This will let the star with the missin leg regenerate and heal up.

Sorta a sad process... lol

 

[Deadmullet]

sounds a bit morbid just to keep a shrimp....