captain nemo
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Says to feed frequently? Once a week twice a week etc.? How often?
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snakeblitz33
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shrimp once or twice a week. Sea stars are generally not able to be kept in captivity for very long at all.
splatee
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Sea stars generally need pristine water conditions and require a long acclamation period. It is also best not to expose them to the air also when transfering the to the tank. They should be placed sort of to the top of the tank and then let them work their way down to the bottom so they can take time adjsuting to the depth. They will slowly start to deteriorate if they are not doing well.
ophiura
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Yup, water parameters are exceedingly important so I would post them just to be sure. Remember what is "fine" for fish is often fatal for stars.
Red Generals, Chocolate chip stars and those in the genus Protoreaster are some of the stars best suited to being kept in home aquaria because they can be spot fed. This also makes them not reef safe. They can and WILL eat corals, clams, snails, anemones and many other critters.
However, as their diet can be met through spot feeding, they tend to be the most likely to survive long term, along with brittlestars.
Red Generals, Chocolate chip stars and those in the genus Protoreaster are some of the stars best suited to being kept in home aquaria because they can be spot fed. This also makes them not reef safe. They can and WILL eat corals, clams, snails, anemones and many other critters.
However, as their diet can be met through spot feeding, they tend to be the most likely to survive long term, along with brittlestars.
burch2006
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love my general starfish... Have had him for almost a year now. He's been out of water quite a bit actually. I feed him once every couple of weeks sometimes once a month... You can tell when he's hungry (he's more active). Awesome starfish. Gets along well with all of the other tank mates, but I assume him to be the one that has enjoyed himself to a hermit crab meal once or twice... You'll be very pleased with him as long as you don't have corals. Him and my lionfish actually used to be the best of buds. The lionfish would always sleep on him wherever the star was, and was always around the star.