Harlequin shrimp care.

[Pistol Peet]

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.

 

[ScubaFish802]

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.

A quick search online shows that they generally grow up to 1.5 to 2 inches in length

 

[Pistol Peet]

A quick search online shows that they generally grow up to 1.5 to 2 inches in length

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.

 

[ScubaFish802]

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.

Seems like they have quite the appetite - click this link for more info

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

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.

This was mine.

 

[Pistol Peet]

Okay so they're not eating the actual leg than just the suction cups off the leg

 

[Pistol Peet]

Seems like they have quite the appetite - click this link for more info

See the one in that video looks huge just giant godzilla compared to mine

 

[Mark3]

Harlequin are small....usually about the size of a dime....but will kill and eat a chocolate chip star no trouble

 

[action21]

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.

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