Sand Sifting Seastar
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civileng68
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I dont know if they will actually "eat" or be 'fed" as other fish can be.
They dont have to be fed.
I have a 29 gallon with one (nobody told me he'd survive in it), but 1 year later he's stronger than ever. I've never once fed him.
He moves around and eats whatever is in the sand.
I just use a few sinking pellets to keep the sand bed with food.
Also, my living sand is fine, so no, they wont kill the sand either.
If any of that was going to happen, it would have in a 29 gallon. But, it hasn't.
They dont have to be fed.
I have a 29 gallon with one (nobody told me he'd survive in it), but 1 year later he's stronger than ever. I've never once fed him.
He moves around and eats whatever is in the sand.
I just use a few sinking pellets to keep the sand bed with food.
Also, my living sand is fine, so no, they wont kill the sand either.
If any of that was going to happen, it would have in a 29 gallon. But, it hasn't.
ophiura
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I stongly suggest you try feeding it...ANYTHING.
These stars in tanks under 100g minimum - with little sand area - MOST (not all but a WHOLE LOT) do tend to starve in about a year. 6-12 months or so. They lose parts of their arms, and people think they are eaten. They can look healthy otherwise. But for the most part they only eat some of the small critters in a sand bed and when these are gone, slowly starve.
So if you can get one to eat something else, that will mean that it has a chance of surviving long term.
Keep in mind that there are individual differences with tanks and stars. So while it may work in one tank, it may not in another. And indeed the long term survival of this particular type of star in general is usually pretty poor.
These stars in tanks under 100g minimum - with little sand area - MOST (not all but a WHOLE LOT) do tend to starve in about a year. 6-12 months or so. They lose parts of their arms, and people think they are eaten. They can look healthy otherwise. But for the most part they only eat some of the small critters in a sand bed and when these are gone, slowly starve.
So if you can get one to eat something else, that will mean that it has a chance of surviving long term.
Keep in mind that there are individual differences with tanks and stars. So while it may work in one tank, it may not in another. And indeed the long term survival of this particular type of star in general is usually pretty poor.
ctgretzky9
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Originally Posted by civileng68
They dont have to be fed.
I just use a few sinking pellets to keep the sand bed with food.
So, really, you ARE feeding it
They dont have to be fed.
I just use a few sinking pellets to keep the sand bed with food.
So, really, you ARE feeding it
maxalmon
Active Member
Originally Posted by ophiura
I stongly suggest you try feeding it...ANYTHING.
These stars in tanks under 100g minimum - with little sand area - MOST (not all but a WHOLE LOT) do tend to starve in about a year. 6-12 months or so. They lose parts of their arms, and people think they are eaten. They can look healthy otherwise. But for the most part they only eat some of the small critters in a sand bed and when these are gone, slowly starve.
So if you can get one to eat something else, that will mean that it has a chance of surviving long term.
Keep in mind that there are individual differences with tanks and stars. So while it may work in one tank, it may not in another. And indeed the long term survival of this particular type of star in general is usually pretty poor.
I shall do everything in my power to feed him, he usually has a certain place he kinda camps out at. Would it tbe better to try and partialy submerge a shrimp in his area and see if he goes for it, or wait till he out and about and try it with a tube, maybe I'll try both and post results.
I stongly suggest you try feeding it...ANYTHING.
These stars in tanks under 100g minimum - with little sand area - MOST (not all but a WHOLE LOT) do tend to starve in about a year. 6-12 months or so. They lose parts of their arms, and people think they are eaten. They can look healthy otherwise. But for the most part they only eat some of the small critters in a sand bed and when these are gone, slowly starve.
So if you can get one to eat something else, that will mean that it has a chance of surviving long term.
Keep in mind that there are individual differences with tanks and stars. So while it may work in one tank, it may not in another. And indeed the long term survival of this particular type of star in general is usually pretty poor.
I shall do everything in my power to feed him, he usually has a certain place he kinda camps out at. Would it tbe better to try and partialy submerge a shrimp in his area and see if he goes for it, or wait till he out and about and try it with a tube, maybe I'll try both and post results.
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jesses89
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any results yet?
im interested.
im interested.