How can I kill rock start fish

[Ledreef]

In my tank I can see more than 100 mini rock star fish how can I kill all ?

 

[NYreefNoob]

harliquin shrimp

 

[Mattl22]

Why u wanna kill them?

 

[Ledreef]

 

[Dogbed]

They are not harmfull to the reef

 

[Ledreef]

Yes they are u wrong. They eat purple coraline and sps start die. They are pest

 

[Ledreef]

The harlequin not going kill that too small

 

[greybolt03]

Harlequin will wipe the tank clean in a week. But you will have to buy starfish to feed him after they are gone or rehome the shrimp. I had 1000s in my tank and my pair wiped them out in a few weeks

 

[Ledreef]

my shrimp is 2 1/2

 

[Ledreef]

My shrimp is too big for that

 

[albano]

harliquin shrimp

+1

 

[kres1024]

Are they asterina starfish?

 

[vio]

Are they asterina starfish?

+1, not sure he refer to asterina, if they r the skinny I will buy

Melanurus Fairy Wrasse.​

 

[Ledreef]

The last little star fish

 

[lnevo]

Harlequin should eat them. As far as I know nothing else does. Possibly a nardoa starfish will eat them but its not confirmed and i cant find that starfish anyway.

I spent a few days netting them from the glass. A few days if that really made an impact. I have much less now.

 

[Paolissimo]

I always wondered if Harlequin shrimps eat asterina starfish, can anybody confirm they do?

 

[Waleedwale1]

I always wondered if Harlequin shrimps eat asterina starfish, can anybody confirm they do?

They do, I have seen a pair clean out a 90g of astern is star fish in a week.

 

[vio]

I always wondered if Harlequin shrimps eat asterina starfish, can anybody confirm they do?

Harlequin shrimps they do, then after they clean the tank u have to pass the shrimps.

 

[PhoenixOne]

LOL! Here goes Ledreef looking to kill something again.

Ledreef, I used to have them as well. Never bothered anything in my tank but my Hippo tang and Yellow tang loved to eat them and haven't seen them in years.

 

[d5332]

just pluck them out by hand in the mornings, they crawl to the top of the glass, siphon out when doing water changes.

In two weeks you can make a severe dent on the population.

I killed most of them before learning that there is bad asterina and peaceful scavanger asterina.

I am still not sure what kind you have, micro serpent starfish or asterina. If its asterina take that shrimp back to the store and tell the manager he sold you a vegetarian and exchange it, Harle shrimp eat asterina, its the primary reason hobbyist buy that shrimp.