Harlequin shrimp care.

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how many of u have a harlequin fo they get any bigger i havecz bonded pair in a holding container as they are so small im worried they are too brittle.
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how many of u have a harlequin fo they get any bigger i havecz bonded pair in a holding container as they are so small im worried they are too brittle.
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A quick search online shows that they generally grow up to 1.5 to 2 inches in length :D
 
A quick search online shows that they generally grow up to 1.5 to 2 inches in length :D
Yea mine are close to the 1 to 1.5 just so tiny compared to other shrimp I have kept however they say to feed it a chocolate chip star fish leg wich can be rather big.
 
They eat the suction cups on the starfish legs IIRC so you'll need to watch out for the leg to start decomposing. I had one, but I was overrun in asterinas, and he just scarfed on those all night. Definitely helped keep that population at bay. They're very cool animals.

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Okay so they're not eating the actual leg than just the suction cups off the leg
 
Harlequin are small....usually about the size of a dime....but will kill and eat a chocolate chip star no trouble
 
how many of u have a harlequin fo they get any bigger i havecz bonded pair in a holding container as they are so small im worried they are too brittle.
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I thought same thing. Didn’t see them for a few months and had thousands of stars. Now see them often and stars about gone. Not sure what to do with them as I see they are reaching for passing fish now

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