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04-07-2008, 08:27 PM
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I have been wanting to post a thread on whether or not harlequins would eat Asterina star fish (those little white ones you most likely had) and you have answered my question! Now I'll have to find one for my 150g
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04-07-2008, 09:39 PM
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Yes mine were the little white common ones that hitchhike in on live rock. I could not believe how fast the shrimp ate them all!
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04-08-2008, 02:41 AM
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A 28g is not a very good size tank to try to keep Harlequins without spending that $20 once a week on a starfish for it to eat. I've seen setups that have refugiums breeding the little tiny starfish (they're Asterina sp), and then fed into the tank as the population grows. It's quite the little project though.
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04-08-2008, 03:02 PM
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I only have the one shrimp and am going to try the frozen starfish thing. I threw a fresh leg in last night and shall see if there is anything left of it today. The blue hermits seemed interested in it but the harlequin did not come out as he prefers evenings and nighttime.
Patrick1, how did you ensure that your harlequins were the ones eating the leg and not some other creature? Are harlequins the only ones who are interested in eating starfish?
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04-08-2008, 04:29 PM
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They'ill go through Asterina populations pretty damned fast, even if you seem to have an infestation, so you'll still need to find ways to feed it once they've all gone.
I heard of one guy keeping 10 stars in his sump & cutting one leg off one star every 2 days. By the time he got round to the 1st star, the legs would've grown back. Problem is making sure the 10 stars have enough food to survive! oh & if anyone is looking, J&L had one in stock on the weekend. .
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04-08-2008, 08:18 PM
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For continued feeding what is recommended? Chocolate Chip stars in the sump or? Do Harlequin Shrimp actively hunt and then kill an adult starfish?
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04-08-2008, 08:26 PM
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Fascinating to watch (if you can bare the though of them chomping on a $15 starfish!). If I worked in a LFS or had access to cheap starfish then I'd just throw one in each week & let them hunt. Otherwise, I'd use the multiple stars in the sump method or if I couldn't keep all those stars alive then, maybe the freezer method. .
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