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ClownReef®
10/06/2016, 09:17 PM
These guys just became parents for the first time. There were hundreds or maybe a couple of thousand of little shrimp floating around the reef. All the fish immediately went crazy. It was one of the coolest things Ive ever seen.. I hope they keep feeding the tank regularly.

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Mark9
10/07/2016, 05:30 AM
Very cool.
zachxlutz
10/07/2016, 05:49 AM
That's super cool! I love hearing about breeding events like this. I hope to experience some of the same.
cincyjim
10/07/2016, 06:02 AM
Congrats! That's truly awesome!
MondoBongo
10/07/2016, 07:19 AM
that is way cool. i love these guys. just lost mine after a little over two years in my care. absolutely fascinating animals.
snorvich
10/07/2016, 11:26 AM
Very cool. Wonderful fish food.
hkgar
10/07/2016, 03:45 PM
What do you feed your Harlequin? I would love to gets a couple but their diet is a concern
Sweitz1972
10/07/2016, 04:07 PM
Ya, I would love to know if there is an alternative to feed them with as well. Very cool tho.
MondoBongo
10/07/2016, 04:39 PM
Ya, I would love to know if there is an alternative to feed them with as well. Very cool tho.
There is not.
Sweitz1972
10/07/2016, 04:46 PM
Too bad. So what's people's methods of feeding them then, pput in a whole starfish every couple weeks? Feed pieces of starfish? What kind of starfish, any?
Bongo Shrimp
10/07/2016, 06:41 PM
Too bad. So what's people's methods of feeding them then, pput in a whole starfish every couple weeks? Feed pieces of starfish? What kind of starfish, any?

I feed my pair a whole star a week or if it's a really huge star I'll cut it in half. Chocolate chip stars are the cheapest and easiest to acquire for feeding but other stars will work. It cannot be a serpent star though cause the shrimp feed on the tube feed of the starfish which serpent stars lack.