3reef Forums - View Single Post - Whats the longest your shrimp or starfish lived

boostenmkiv · 08-10-2005, 07:42 AM

I was actually in one of my LFS's Monday and they had a couple fire shrimp that were 3+ years old..(I am looking to buy a fire shrimp) and he said he would sell one to me if I wanted one of them, but they may only live a year or 2 more, he said he thought they would only live to be around 5. FWIW this guy also said that my 6 lined wrasse would likely harass the new baby hippo tang I bought from him and my wrasse could care less that the tang is in the tank...however my true percula's seemed very interested in chasing it when I first added it to the tank. (which he said he didn't feel the perc's would be a problem at all) haha

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Originally Posted by Jay

I was wondering what the life span is for a Brittle starfish or a fire shrimp or Coral Banded Shrimp? How long has yours been in your tank? Whats the expected lifespan?

Jay