Serpent Star

meowzer

meowzer

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I know this ins't the star section, BUT it is the reef section and the question involves my reef...sooo....I want to get a serpent star..I read they are reef safe and it appears they are safe for everything else..my tank is a 225g and I was thinkging of maybe adding 2....Can you have more than one in a tank?
 
funkysean5

funkysean5

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I have had some in a reef before. Didn't bother anything. Also I had 2 in a tank before and they didn't fight. But thats just from my experiences.
 
unleashed

unleashed

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I have had a few serpent stars they all ended up in my fowlr due to disappearing small fish .. stars are opportunistic feeders if small fish hide in the rocks thy may become food as most stars hunt at night when the fish hide
 
reeferrookie

reeferrookie

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2954720
Does anyone know how big they get, and if they will have an issue with a ray?

I don't know about getting along with the ray, but I had one in my 125 that was at least 12 in. across. He was huge and just trampled over everything when it was time to feed the tank. I gave him to a buddy with a bigger tank.
 
natclanwy

natclanwy

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There are different species of serpant stars, I would steer clear of the Green brittle stars as they get extremely large mine at last check was over 22" tip to tip they also can become preditory. The commonly found black or brown and black serpant stars stay small (6-8") and are generally safe and you can keep more than one probably 3-4 in a tank that large. Be sure you research whichever species you choose though.
 
florida joe

florida joe

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looks like a Serpent Sea Star, Fancy Tiger-striped and they get up to a foot in size. But dont take my word for it
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/2955170
looks like a Serpent Sea Star, Fancy Tiger-striped and they get up to a foot in size. But dont take my word for it

So you are thinking this is one of the ones that get that big????
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2955177
GEEZ...Which ones stays around 6-8"????
Sorry I cannot go there this is a family site
Orange Sea Star, Burgundy sea star, Linka Sea star the one that is purple I have read stay relatively small. Check then out.
Oh stay away from the Blue Linka they are said to be difficult to keep
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/2955245
Sorry I cannot go there this is a family site
Orange Sea Star, Burgundy sea star, Linka Sea star the one that is purple I have read stay relatively small. Check then out.
Oh stay away from the Blue Linka they are said to be difficult to keep
Yeah I've heard that...but don't those other stars like some corals?
 
t316

t316

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With that size tank I think you can easily handle the larger ones. I have 2 rather large, a black serpant and a greenish/white one, and they have never harmed any fish, corals, or each other. They stay hidden in the rocks all day though, so don't expect to get much enjoyment out of them. They usually only come out at night, to clean up your tank, so that is the beneficial reason for having them.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by T316
http:///forum/post/2955265
With that size tank I think you can easily handle the larger ones. I have 2 rather large, a black serpant and a greenish/white one, and they have never harmed any fish, corals, or each other. They stay hidden in the rocks all day though, so don't expect to get much enjoyment out of them. They usually only come out at night, to clean up your tank, so that is the beneficial reason for having them.
What about the fact that they eat small fish??
Orange Sea Star, Burgundy sea star, Linka Sea star the one that is purple I have read stay relatively small. Check then out.
Do you mean orange lickia????
 
t316

t316

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2955271
What about the fact that they eat small fish??
I'm not discounting whoever said that, but I have large, medium and small fish, and I have never had a problem. As a matter of fact, some of my small fish even swim into the rocks where they hide and brush up against their arms, and still not prob's. Maybe it's the different types that pose a problem. I know my black serpant must be 12-14" across, but he only scours the rocks and the bottom. When his arm goes over a snail or crab, he just moves his arm and finds another spot.
 
shyfish

shyfish

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Hi,
I have a 90g and I have two serpent stars, one is green and the other is red.
Mine are not that big, maybe 5" - 6"
I have never lost a fish and I have little cardinals that stay in the rocks all the time.
I feed them little bits of shrimp once every two weeks, after lights out. I use my moon lights so I can see them, and make sure they are Okay. They are cool to watch.
 
t316

t316

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2955284
Does your black serpent look anything like the one pictured above???
He looks exactly like the one above, except he's all black, and bigger. And if you were to look a little closer, they have lots of little "feelers" all over each of their legs. Not spikes or thorns like a bristle worm that would hurt you, but soft looking tentacles. Occassionally during the day time they will stick a leg or two out of the rocks and you can see them find a peice of food, and literally pass it from tentacle to tentacle all the way back up the leg to get it back to it's mouth in the rocks...it's cool
 
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