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i feed mine about every 3-4 days...i feed him frozen silversides and frozen krill...every once in a while i'll pick him up a live peppermint shrimp...post a pic of yours...here is mine...

Originally Posted by tnt0401 I have been feeding him/her, frozen shrimp, and he is doing great looks very happy. I also found him sitting on top of my condy the other day. will he try and eat the condy? He is way to big for the condy to eat. i'm not 100% on this...but yes i do believe that he...

Originally Posted by tnt0401 I have a question about my choc chip. I was told by another sw lover that I can feed my star fish a feeder gold fish. all I have to do is stun the gold fish and place the star fish over top and watch him eat. is this a doable thing? Any freshwater fish is not...

Originally Posted by ATL Reef Would a Red General go after leather coral? I guess if it does I could always order a harlequin to solve the problem. yes...a reg general will go for coral...i dont suggest your purchasing one...

dont forget dunn, hilliard, galloway...ect...

Originally Posted by joe____17 Hm my lfs had that same kind in the picture same colors, for $15 labeled as a chocolate chip starfish. that is a very good price for them...i believe that they sell for 29.99 on this site...if you have the means to support one, i would scoop that up because that...

thanks guys...i really loved this starfish when i first saw it...i was planning on a reef tank for the current tank that he is in but i dont think that i could get rid of him now...he is definatly the topic of conversation when people visit...

i actually lift one of his legs and stick the silverside under that leg...as soon as he sences that there is food he moves directly over the food...from there he releases some sort of transparent thing that wraps around the food and he slowly sucks in the food...this takes place over about an...

here you go... https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=351712 enjoy...

its funny...i have had my CBS for nearly 2 years now and i have never had a problem with him...not even one... i truly believe the CBS's get a bad wrap because people do not properly take care of them...they are scavengers...this means that if they are hungry then they will go looking for...

Originally Posted by Scotts JT, don't worry, there is a long way to go. You might even be able to climb all the way up and finish second to me. im just getting warmed up...

nass. snails are wierd...he may have found something to eat near the top of the tank and was eating it...i wouldnt make a big deal of it...

Originally Posted by joe____17 Are they pricy? I saw one in a lfs but it was mislabeled. The Red General? depends on your version of pricy...lol...this star was $36...

thanks!

Originally Posted by ADEE oh wow!! beautiful Thank you very much... i posted a thread with pics of him eating in this same forum if you would like to see more...but as you can see they are much more colorful then the chocolate chip and have about the same care requirments...

Originally Posted by Cranberry Well, so far it's taken me about 4 years to figure out a "look" and to write up Sundial Snail, Aeolid, Isopod and Asterina. So, maybe another 10 years :-) LOL...guess i'll bookmark it and check it once a year...

Originally Posted by meowzer All I can say is WOW..... LOL...is that a good wow?

Here is my Red General Starfish in acclimation and in the tank...There is also pics of him eating a silverside... EDIT: Sorry...i need to clean my power cord to my Korallia...

here is my starfish in acclimation and the second is from today...sorry...i need to clean the power cord from my korallia...

Originally Posted by ADEE I would love to see pictures. can you keep more than one species of starfish per tank? I would love that the choc. can be hand fed and wont starve on feeding on the tanks sand alone... (like with the sand sifters) i will post pics tonight if my internet is working at...