Based Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 So i ended up getting a male, I'm really looking for a female hawaiian harlequin shrimp. Does anyone know where i can get one? I know les from wph use to catch them but i cant find his website or cant find him on forums no longer. Link to comment
Based Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Nevermind not sure what sex it is. Lol. Link to comment
AMAYEU Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Anyone have more than a pair in their tanks. ?Trying to find out what a good mix would be that is greater then 2. For instance, 3 females and one male. Link to comment
BadCrab Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 No one's posted in a while (and I haven't been very active ) but I thought I'd drop an update on my large blue dot Indonesian female. This week, in the last invert solo tank at an LFS I saw him: a beautiful purple and yellow Hawaiian male. I quickly confirmed his sex, graciously paid (they only asked $55), and took him home to acclimate.I have had my dreams of beautiful harlequin love-pairing dashed, however. She's gotten rather... large... in her months with me. I would guess 2 and half inches - absolutely wrecks two full grown chocolate chips a month now. She doesn't appear to want to share her current meal, and in fact hunts and chases the new small (under 1") male. I'm afraid that the new male will starve if they do not pair. Does anyone have any suggestions? Against my better judgement, I did physically pick up and place the male next to her - she took a few swings and he retreated unharmed. I'm afraid I'm going to have to rehome my blue-dot. Link to comment
Reef_Suds Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 No one's posted in a while (and I haven't been very active ) but I thought I'd drop an update on my large blue dot Indonesian female. This week, in the last invert solo tank at an LFS I saw him: a beautiful purple and yellow Hawaiian male. I quickly confirmed his sex, graciously paid (they only asked $55), and took him home to acclimate. I have had my dreams of beautiful harlequin love-pairing dashed, however. She's gotten rather... large... in her months with me. I would guess 2 and half inches - absolutely wrecks two full grown chocolate chips a month now. She doesn't appear to want to share her current meal, and in fact hunts and chases the new small (under 1") male. I'm afraid that the new male will starve if they do not pair. Does anyone have any suggestions? Against my better judgement, I did physically pick up and place the male next to her - she took a few swings and he retreated unharmed. I'm afraid I'm going to have to rehome my blue-dot. Keep me updated! Wish I knew! Link to comment
jhuneke Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I was curious if anybody has successfully kept a pair feeding only asterina sf? And how many should each consume daily? I would rather not deal with the mess of feeding CCstarfish..as well as my kids would be crushed watching them be eaten alive all the time I am fairly sure I can harvest asterinas from another reef tank..and my lfs. Thanks in advance Link to comment
BadCrab Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I was curious if anybody has successfully kept a pair feeding only asterina sf? And how many should each consume daily? I would rather not deal with the mess of feeding CCstarfish..as well as my kids would be crushed watching them be eaten alive all the time I am fairly sure I can harvest asterinas from another reef tank..and my lfs. Thanks in advance I haven't seen anyone successfully keep them off of asterinas. You would need a massive supply and harvesting that often to add them to your reef tank is no small task. A pair would easily go through dozens a day. Ultimately, a captive harlequin needs to be fed full size star legs. What you could do, that some people have had success with, is training the harlequins onto frozen legs or harvest legs from a group of starfish that you keep alive in a sump or secondary tank. Keep me updated! Wish I knew! It was because the big girl was actually a big boy! I've traded him in for a smaller female and successfully paired the two colormorphs. Here's a picture of the male from my build thread; They are consuming a full grown adult CC once/mnth. Link to comment
Based Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I haven't seen anyone successfully keep them off of asterinas. You would need a massive supply and harvesting that often to add them to your reef tank is no small task. A pair would easily go through dozens a day. Ultimately, a captive harlequin needs to be fed full size star legs. What you could do, that some people have had success with, is training the harlequins onto frozen legs or harvest legs from a group of starfish that you keep alive in a sump or secondary tank. It was because the big girl was actually a big boy! I've traded him in for a smaller female and successfully paired the two colormorphs. Here's a picture of the male from my build thread; They are consuming a full grown adult CC once/mnth. where did you get a hawaiian at? Super jealous! Link to comment
BadCrab Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 My LFS received one (I believe from their wholesaler); They occasionally receive rare colormorphs or fish. The store is AquaTouch. This is the first one I've seen locally, and I snatched it up for less then 60 bucks. Link to comment
RyNova Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 What would be the cheapest route in feeding these guys? Freezing a CC star, then feeding 1 leg a week? Will they for sure eat a frozen one? Or should I set up a separate tank, and cycle between 2 stars, cutting one leg each week? Link to comment
Eckozulu Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 What would be the cheapest route in feeding these guys? Freezing a CC star, then feeding 1 leg a week? Will they for sure eat a frozen one? Or should I set up a separate tank, and cycle between 2 stars, cutting one leg each week? Mine ate frozen for like a month, then decided she only wanted fresh. Link to comment
llama roadkill Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Mine ate their first live starfish leg today. They dragged it into their cave within seconds of it dropping in. Awesome little critters Link to comment
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