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	Harlequin Shrimp
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	We got two of these critters at work and they're awesome. They're in a tank with some sand sifting starfish, so naturally the shrimp are pretty happy with that arrangement. These shrimp are crazy looking.:%) Has anybody here kept or seen them before? I almost want to try them myself sometime. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	The first time I found out about these guys was because they were on the cover of the Marine Depot magazine I think. They are really cool looking, I dont remember ever seeing them in person though I'd love to. -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	There will be a pair of Harlequin's in one of the tanks Im setting up. I dont know what one they will go in yet though.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	At work we had one in a 0.5 gallon nano reef right next to the cash register. People would look around in the tank and gasp when they saw the shrimp, and say how interesting it was. Oftentimes that reaction lead to the customers ordering their own specimen. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
poisonwaffle Mega Fish Posts: 1397 Kudos: 591 Registered: 11-Feb-2003	1/2 gallon My 2 gallon is hard enough to keep up with
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Yep, a half-gallon nano reef. We just put hardy things in it like mushrooms and some macro algae... I think the shrimp was the only "real" animal in there though. We did water changes on it every day. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	The harlies finished eating the sand sifters a few days ago, so I imagine that they're fairly hungry now. Has anybody been able to get them to eat something other than starfish? I haven't heard any accounts of this so far. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	Nope, starfish are their main and only diet
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	It's not really that hard to feed them if you work at the LFS... What I would do is search through the live rock when we got our shipments of it and pick out any small starfish on the rocks to put in the shrimp's tank. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Oh, I'm not worried too much about them. I can always grab a sand sifter from another tank and drop it in with the harlequins. I was just wondering if anybody had tried different foods with these guys. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41


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