chocolate chip star fish

[oceanist]

Can i grab a chocolate chip starfish , and put it in my tank or are they poisenous and i shoul;d use a net

 

[dr. evil]

yes you can grab it but be advised they are not reef safe

 

[oceanist]

thank you dr evil , yeah i dont have reefs , the lighting costs to much for my budget right now , when i upgrade my tank ill probably do that i saw a bow front 300 gallon at my hole in the wall LFS today stand and everything $2000 , im hoping my new job brings in that kind of cash , cuuuuuuuuz it could be myeyeyeyeine!
JAMBI0n i found a new LFS today kent aquatics in cameron park , purple firefish $6.00 hes also selling buckets of instant ocean for $10 hes an awesome guy , he sopld me some pretty nice stuff real cheap

 

[dr. evil]

wow does he ship out of town

 

[oceanist]

im not sure , i know he just opened the place 10 months ago

 

[littleliza]

they'll eat your snails, too... mine loved to eat turbo snails so I had to get rid of him.

 

[oceanist]

haha , my turbo snail is HUGE

 

[jambi0n]

yeah, i need to check out that kent aquatics. where is at in cameron park?

 

[oceanist]

its in bruks junction where sams used to be right when you get off on cameron park drive

 

[jambi0n]

yeah, i'll look into it. I also posted a responce on the look at my gifts... did you get any other fish yet? you go to the petstore today?
i'm just over here being curious... =)

 

[oceanist]

yeah im gonna go get a better balanced diet for Anemosis , i have to goto work at 3 so i dont know if im going to make it to kents , i would like to , to build some friendship and loyalty there i may just have to goto ***** though , it on my way to work

 

[ophiura]

seastars should not be an impulse purchase....your water parameters, tank age, and acclimation are very important. For starts, the specific gravity should be 1.025-1.026.

 

[jambi0n]

yeah listen to ophiura, she is the sea star expert.

 

[oceanist]

yeah but chocolate stars , you could put them in a swamp and the would survive , there the hardiest of all

 

[lovethesea]

we feed ours a sliver of shrimp every few days. And he will eat your snails regardless of their size. They can flip them over and then suck them right otta the shell :scared:
So needless to say we are occaisonally finding empty shells

 

[oceanist]

hahaha me too

 

[ophiura]

Originally Posted by Oceanist
yeah but chocolate stars , you could put them in a swamp and the would survive , there the hardiest of all
Unfortunately, this is not true. Even sarcastically. They are moderately hardy, but this is relative for seastars. An unfortunate number still die at the hand of this hobby, and of the souvenir trade.

 

[oceanist]

hmmmmm , good to know , hes doing great , but my tank is at 1.025 , with good levels , the only thing that it isnt what you mentioned is , it hasnt been established long , its like 25 days old , but it cycled in 14 days