my awesome serpent stars

[sjfishguy]

Finally got some pics of my tank and such, just wanted to post a pic of my serpents in here.

 

[pagojoe]

Pretty awesome alright, beautiful colors. Don't be surprised if they eat your fish or shrimp, if you have any in the tank.

Cheers,


Don

 

[aka_BigRed]

sweet!

 

[sjfishguy]

They dont eat shrimp. I have had them for 3+ years and have never touched anything. The only ones your really need to be wary of is the big green ones.

 

[pagojoe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9837902#post9837902 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sjfishguy
They dont eat shrimp. I have had them for 3+ years and have never touched anything. The only ones your really need to be wary of is the big green ones.

Not. I had one of the red ones kill a coral banded shrimp while I watched him. He wrapped up the shrimp's legs, crushed them, then wrapped up the shrimp and ate him.

 

[sjfishguy]

Well I know plenty of people with them that have coral bandeds and other shrimp and they have never bothered anything. Sorry to hear yours did, but I'm glad mine dont

 

[wrasseguy2]

i have 3 different serpents and i have never had a problem with them eating my shrimp...the only one that i have ever seen do that was the green serpents...sorry to hear that yours ate a shrimp.....like sjfishguy said i am sure glad that mine does not

 

[petoonia]

What type is the one in the second pic?

 

[sjfishguy]

Its a harlequin serpent star but not the common variety. In 10 years I have only seen one other one for sale. Not saying they are rare, just seem uncommon, at least around here.