Harliquin Shrimp

[marinemike]

A shop on the DARKSIDE are selling these for £10,anybody know if thats a good price as been after 1 since starting marine.

[Tetley]

Hi,

Please read up on thier needs. ;)

ATB

[marinemike]

HI TETS,spoke to SANTA last time I visited his shop,I know they eat and need STARFISH,He told me there are some small star fish I can get to feed it,alos AERO has loads of these STARFISH in his tank,which he said I can have.

[Tetley]

HI TETS,spoke to SANTA last time I visited his shop,I know they eat and need STARFISH,He told me there are some small star fish I can get to feed it,alos AERO has loads of these STARFISH in his tank,which he said I can have.

OK M8,

If your happy feeding it as above, then ask Macca to get you one, I am sure he wont mind selling starfish to feed it also. ;)

ATB

[marinemike]

Thanks TETS,Talking of him,anybody seen or heard from him as rang shop earlier NO ANSWER,also hes not been on site.

[johnl69]

fun to watch but IMHO should be left in the wild

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L81u08vQ1OU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xajKJSzAbB8

[marinemike]

Then again shouldn't all creatures,but wheres the enjoyment in that.

[Tetley]

Hi,

I think what John is trying to say, is "its not really the right thing to do"

Our hobby is not about feeding live food - its just not cricket is it?

Although it happens in the wild, do you really think you should do it?

The choice is yours, but not the best idea in the world IMO

I was trying to infer that in my last post, but I guess it was a little subltle.

ATB

[marinemike]

OK ill keep away from them,KEEP THE APPLES IN THE CART.

[Tetley]

OK ill keep away from them,KEEP THE APPLES IN THE CART.

Its not about apples is it ? :confused:

At the end of the day, its your tank and your choice, and every one is entitled to thier choice.

All I was trying to do was show the flip side to the coin.

ATB

[johnl69]

Then again shouldn't all creatures,but wheres the enjoyment in that.

In theory yes but its human nature to domesticate wild animals some purely for our own plessure, I personally have nothing against other people buying animals like this and feeding them what they need, if they are willing to put the time any effort (and money) into ensuring that the said animals can live as they would (or as near to as possible)in the wild for aslong as they naturally live. Its not something I could do myself who know what will happen in 5 years time I may not be able to get live food for these animal (you never know) and therefore these animals would die due to my "neglect"

MarineMike this post was not directed at you (although I did use your post) I just thought I would explain what I ment by "IMHO":D:D

[marinemike]

GUY'S I know it wasn't aimed at me,but out of respect for the advice given on site,i'll think about it.

[Tangman]

Hi Mike the thing is with Harlequin Shrimps is once they have eaten all your pest star fish they will perish, unless you have a constant supply of Asterina's from others tanks.HTH Twiggy

[aero]

I dont see the difference between feeding them pest star fish, and feeding them flake.
fish meal is probably the worst thing for the environment our hobby has.
just asbove tho make sure you will have anoth to keep it going as on then videos they do look big!!!!

[Tangman]

I dont see the difference between feeding them pest star fish, and feeding them flake.
fish meal is probably the worst thing for the environment our hobby has.
just asbove tho make sure you will have anoth to keep it going as on then videos they do look big!!!!
Hi Chris i dont understand what you mean as they only eat starfish and if they dont have them they will die, they will not eat flake or any other food what so ever. HTH Twiggy:D:D

[aero]

what i meant is why the moral high ground on feeding starfish when in fact other foods that are seen as respectable are more damaging for the environment.
hth chris

[Tangman]

what i meant is why the moral high ground on feeding starfish when in fact other foods that are seen as respectable are more damaging for the environment.
hth chris
Hi I thought you meant the Shrimps feeding on flake. Twiggy

[aero]

i mean dont get me wrong i would not keep one i dout i could keep it alive. i could do with lending 1 tho as i have hundreds of little anoying star fish on my glass.

[Tetley]

i mean dont get me wrong i would not keep one i dout i could keep it alive. i could do with lending 1 tho as i have hundreds of little anoying star fish on my glass.

Hi,

Your right they do eat asternia's but what happens when they are gone, you then have to purchase starfish, LFS dont sell asterina's, however these shrimps also eat normal starfish (the nice ones you buy), so what you going to do, purchase one live for the shrimp to feed on?

The choice is yours, for me it just crosses the line.

ATB

Tets.

[Tangman]

i mean dont get me wrong i would not keep one i dout i could keep it alive. i could do with lending 1 tho as i have hundreds of little anoying star fish on my glass.
Hi Chris there is other ways, when i had my 7footer i had thousands of them and i used to pick them out with tweezers and leave them to dry out . Then one day i was talking to a friend of mine who said that they do no harm, and the best thing was to leave them which i did and they all went. HTH Twiggy:D:D

[bubble]

hi , i have these stars in plague proportions there are 500 plus on my front glass in the morning , i considered a harly shrimp just not sure if they would eat faster than than the stars multiply , judging by the video they like big dinners! , We feed live brine shrimp ,rotifers to fry , etc how big does the prey have to be for it to be moraly wrong?
If there are enough reefers in an area maybe the shrimp could be passed round, just a thought

[Tangman]

Hi that would be a good idea passing it around to those that have Asterinas, that way everyone gets rid of the pests and the Shrimp gets fed. Twiggy:D:D

[marinemike]

HI BUBBLE,where you at?

[bubble]

Hi Mike , sheffield :)

[marinemike]

OH a LITTLE far from us lot,as lots of us are LEEDS.

[stegoodall]

ive got some asterinas but not thousands. i quite like them so i wouldnt get one of the shrimp
they do look nice though