Harlequin Shrimp
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meowzer
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Originally Posted by uneverno
http:///forum/post/3015606
No different than the rest of the reef. 77-80 is fine. I keep mine at 79°.
Based on your question I do hope you know what else is required to keep one, i.e. all they will eat is live starfish, they are as susceptible to acclimation shock as most other shrimp, etc?
When I saw the question, I looked them up...So you buy starfish to feed your shrimp??
http:///forum/post/3015606
No different than the rest of the reef. 77-80 is fine. I keep mine at 79°.
Based on your question I do hope you know what else is required to keep one, i.e. all they will eat is live starfish, they are as susceptible to acclimation shock as most other shrimp, etc?
meowzer
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Originally Posted by uneverno
http:///forum/post/3015642
Yes I do.
What else are Chocolate Chips good for
?
preferably cookies
http:///forum/post/3015642
Yes I do.
What else are Chocolate Chips good for
preferably cookies
spiderwoman
Active Member
Mine eat Asterina's of which I have a overpopulation in my tank. First they cleaned up my nano + 1 orange linckia and now they are in a 75 taking care of the extras. My tank runs between 79.5 and 81.5.
meowzer
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Originally Posted by uneverno
http:///forum/post/3015649
Either way, somebody's gonna eat them
How sad
Does it eat them bite by bite? So they suffer??
http:///forum/post/3015649
Either way, somebody's gonna eat them
How sad
pezenfuego
Active Member
I have a love/hate relationship with these shrimp. I love them because imo they are the most beautiful shrimp ever, and hate them because of their diet.
It seems that all the beautiful things in this hobby are difficult to care for...which poses the question. If everything that is hard to care suddenly became easy...would it still be beautiful? What if Moorish Idols were the easiest saltwater fish to take care of? Would I find them to be one of the hobbies most beautiful then?
It seems that all the beautiful things in this hobby are difficult to care for...which poses the question. If everything that is hard to care suddenly became easy...would it still be beautiful? What if Moorish Idols were the easiest saltwater fish to take care of? Would I find them to be one of the hobbies most beautiful then?
spiderwoman
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Well that depends on how you define beautiful. Is the item of your admiration only beautiful if they are rare or expensive or are you going by the looks. I absolutely love my Harlequin pair and they are a hoot to watch. I don't admire them because of their care level, but purely because of how they look and how they act. I swear that they recognize me and they rush to the glass when I sit on the couch and don't do that when my hubby shows up.
uneverno
Active Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3015651
How sad
Does it eat them bite by bite?
Unfortunately, yes she does (they can be sexed, and mine is a she). They feed on the star's tube feet. A 2" starfish lasts her about 2-3 weeks. Whether the star feels it or not, I cannot say, anymore than I can say that the cow feels it when it gives me some ribeye. The saving grace may be that stars have no central nervous system, unlike the live fish one would feed a lion or an angler.
For all the pretty colors we collect, the ocean is not a friendly place.
On some level, this is nature at its most beautiful and ugliest at the same time. No different really than the lion hunting down the impala IMO, or the housecat the hummingbird.
http:///forum/post/3015651
How sad
Unfortunately, yes she does (they can be sexed, and mine is a she). They feed on the star's tube feet. A 2" starfish lasts her about 2-3 weeks. Whether the star feels it or not, I cannot say, anymore than I can say that the cow feels it when it gives me some ribeye. The saving grace may be that stars have no central nervous system, unlike the live fish one would feed a lion or an angler.
For all the pretty colors we collect, the ocean is not a friendly place.
On some level, this is nature at its most beautiful and ugliest at the same time. No different really than the lion hunting down the impala IMO, or the housecat the hummingbird.
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by uneverno
http:///forum/post/3015678
Unfortunately, yes she does (they can be sexed, and mine is a she). They feed on the star's tube feet. A 2" starfish lasts her about 2-3 weeks. Whether the star feels it or not, I cannot say, anymore than I can say that the cow feels it when it gives me some ribeye. The saving grace may be that stars have no central nervous system, unlike the live fish one would feed a lion or an angler.
For all the pretty colors we collect, the ocean is not a friendly place.
On some level, this is nature at its most beautiful and ugliest at the same time.
I'm sure glad we are not on the bottom of a food chain
http:///forum/post/3015678
Unfortunately, yes she does (they can be sexed, and mine is a she). They feed on the star's tube feet. A 2" starfish lasts her about 2-3 weeks. Whether the star feels it or not, I cannot say, anymore than I can say that the cow feels it when it gives me some ribeye. The saving grace may be that stars have no central nervous system, unlike the live fish one would feed a lion or an angler.
For all the pretty colors we collect, the ocean is not a friendly place.
On some level, this is nature at its most beautiful and ugliest at the same time.
pezenfuego
Active Member
Originally Posted by uneverno
http:///forum/post/3015678
Unfortunately, yes she does (they can be sexed, and mine is a she). They feed on the star's tube feet. A 2" starfish lasts her about 2-3 weeks. Whether the star feels it or not, I cannot say, anymore than I can say that the cow feels it when it gives me some ribeye. The saving grace may be that stars have no central nervous system, unlike the live fish one would feed a lion or an angler.
For all the pretty colors we collect, the ocean is not a friendly place.
On some level, this is nature at its most beautiful and ugliest at the same time. No different really than the lion hunting down the impala IMO, or the housecat the hummingbird.
This is really touchy and debatable but even fish lack the cerebellum (is that the right part of the brain...) that we have which causes them to not feel pain as intensely as mammals. Can't prove this...but whatever. Corals have no nerves...which is why I chop them to bits and glue them to rocks. The cow doesn't really feel anything too bad either...quick shock, bleed to death...nbd and even if it was horribly painful I would still love me some rib eye.
http:///forum/post/3015678
Unfortunately, yes she does (they can be sexed, and mine is a she). They feed on the star's tube feet. A 2" starfish lasts her about 2-3 weeks. Whether the star feels it or not, I cannot say, anymore than I can say that the cow feels it when it gives me some ribeye. The saving grace may be that stars have no central nervous system, unlike the live fish one would feed a lion or an angler.
For all the pretty colors we collect, the ocean is not a friendly place.
On some level, this is nature at its most beautiful and ugliest at the same time. No different really than the lion hunting down the impala IMO, or the housecat the hummingbird.
This is really touchy and debatable but even fish lack the cerebellum (is that the right part of the brain...) that we have which causes them to not feel pain as intensely as mammals. Can't prove this...but whatever. Corals have no nerves...which is why I chop them to bits and glue them to rocks. The cow doesn't really feel anything too bad either...quick shock, bleed to death...nbd and even if it was horribly painful I would still love me some rib eye.
uneverno
Active Member
You're absolutely right PEZ. One could drag this whole thing into the cycle your tank w/ damsels thing, which I personally believe to be unnecessarily cruel.
OTOH, nature is what it is. For one thing to live, another must die. Choosing to keep that thing is a personal decision, but just 'cuz it's frozen doesn't mean the mysis I just fed my clown wasn't alive at some point, and I would argue (with no proof whatsoever) that the shrimp was closer to sentience than the starfish.
OTOH, nature is what it is. For one thing to live, another must die. Choosing to keep that thing is a personal decision, but just 'cuz it's frozen doesn't mean the mysis I just fed my clown wasn't alive at some point, and I would argue (with no proof whatsoever) that the shrimp was closer to sentience than the starfish.
uneverno
Active Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3015693
Quote:
YUCK!!!!!Just think of what that could be....
I have an "adventurous" palate.
http:///forum/post/3015693
Quote:
YUCK!!!!!Just think of what that could be....
I have an "adventurous" palate.