star fish

reefreak29

reefreak29

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Originally Posted by dwendler4
hmm... like from a lfs? or like raw shrimp like from a grocery store? *sorry if thats a dumb question*
grocery store,not a dumb question
 
larryndana

larryndana

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mine love mussels and shrimp. as far as getting food from lfs, you can get anything a predator fish will eat, frozen krill or frozen plankton, ect....its just hard to feed them when it breaks apart like krill or little like plankton. But if you are feeding this to your tank drop a few bits by your star and they will eat it. The easiest is small peices of meat like i said mussels or shrimp....as well as any harvested from the ocean....like anything on a seafood platter at your local seafood resturant. I was able to get a seafood gumbo mix at my local market.
 
smork81

smork81

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I have a green brittle star that is over 1 foot across!! It has never ate another fish of mine or attacked them...I guess depending on the temperment of your star you could keep it with small fish..as i do with mine..
But thats just my experience with my one green brittle..
Oh and i DO feed it weekly though with silversides and some homeade brew
Thats prolly why this one has never attacked any of my fishies!
 
smork81

smork81

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mmmhmmmm..Custom reefs in pascagoula...and B&B in Mobile...only problem is at B&B you ned to talk to the right person not the stupid high school kid who has had a tank for 6 months and think they know everything! There is one lady in their that is genius!! i always talk to her before a purchase and if she isnt working i dont buy anything...I have been mislead by others at B&B and because i was newb to the saltwater game i messed up...but now i know..Its where i got my green bittle star also its name is Big mikey! Where are you guys located in MS?
 
larryndana

larryndana

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i'm in hattiesburg, i go to Crystal Reef here. awesome store, bill the owner is very knowledgable and has a great store. do you know of any in gulfport or biloxi?
p.s. didn't mean to highjack the thread.
 
smork81

smork81

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Yeh when i was in the burg for 4 years in college i shopped their also great store..My roomy chris used to work there..But as far as biloxi and gulfport..Pass road pets is the ONLY one i would even think about going to...I hope to god the crystal reef in biloxi isnt owned by the same guy that has it in Hattiesburg...this guy down here SCREWED me royally on a bunch of stuff when i was first starting out...One of the main things was he said to cycle my tank wwith like 10 damsels and sold me 4 dominoes....Well those lil BLEEPS....killed everything and almost all my fish died cause of the cycle..I didnt know any better though...i have been trying to get in touch with the guy at pass road pets and he hasnt been answering his phone for a week or so now so i dunno whats going on...And his store has crazy hours...BUt overall he's more trustworthy than the other guy IMHO!
 
larryndana

larryndana

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Originally Posted by Smork81
Yeh when i was in the burg for 4 years in college i shopped their also great store..My roomy chris used to work there..But as far as biloxi and gulfport..Pass road pets is the ONLY one i would even think about going to...I hope to god the crystal reef in biloxi isnt owned by the same guy that has it in Hattiesburg...this guy down here SCREWED me royally on a bunch of stuff when i was first starting out...One of the main things was he said to cycle my tank wwith like 10 damsels and sold me 4 dominoes....Well those lil BLEEPS....killed everything and almost all my fish died cause of the cycle..I didnt know any better though...i have been trying to get in touch with the guy at pass road pets and he hasnt been answering his phone for a week or so now so i dunno whats going on...And his store has crazy hours...BUt overall he's more trustworthy than the other guy IMHO!
your college roomy chris, was he from florida? if so, i know the guy....he knew his stuff....he moved back home. I don't think the stores are related, they guy here wants to sell anything he can....but gives good advise.
 
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