Who's got Harlequins? (1 Viewer)

[r_jay]

So I am curious to know how many marshians currently have harlequins and how they like them.

I want to get a pair but don't know if I want the expense of feeding them. I like the idea of having 3-4 Choco Stars in my sump to use for harvesting limbs (a-la The Island) but that brings my initial investment costs to at least $100+ of course I can buy the stars over time as well.

Bongo Shrimp are also pretty awesome, but once again not sure if I can keep a steady flow of micro-brittles for them.

 

[tektite]

Oh awesome, I'd never looked into Bongo shrimp before. They'd be neat for my macro tank, I have hundreds if not thousands of micro brittle stars in it.

 

[r_jay]

the only thing I think is that it would be best to put either harlequins or bongo shrimp in a nano so you can at least see them... then for bongo shrimp just collect food from a larger tank. That way you dont lose the entire population of brittles. IDK just an idea.

 

[r_jay]

really? no one? I guess I may have to take the lunge and order me a pair... first wait for tax return!

 

[Guest]

What is the average time people have kept these bad boys alive?

 

[r_jay]

I have been researching and read that they last around 2-3 years or more. Looks like as long as you keep them fed and dont have a crash :-( plus they do better as a mated pair.

 

[Llama]

Mine only made it a few months I believe. I think the key is not have a nice calm tank with very little competition. I miss the little one.

 

[Guest]

How did you feed your?

Did you have to buy star fishes all the time?

 

[Llama]

I fed it a leg of a chocolate chip star every other week as well as hundreds of asterina stars that were in the tank. I still have asterina to this day so I assume it wasn't a food issue. The more I think about it the more I lean toward one of the pistol shrimp. Who knows for sure though. I've read stories claiming that these shrimp can actually be scared to death by fast swimming fish.

 

[r_jay]

Yeah at least in my biocube where I want to put them, I will even move my cleaner shrimp to my other tank... I have 3 damsels in there and maybe I should move them too. *thoughtful pose*

 

[r_jay]

alright i did it. i finally pulled the trigger and got a pair. one is larger than the other and thus much easier to find. just put them in the tank yesterday so i will give them some time before trying to get pictures of them just yet.

 

[Llama]

Sweet!!!!! Can't wait to see.