starfish:reef safe/easy to care 4
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dgonci
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Since you havent gotten a reply yet, let me see if I can help. I got a small reddish orange starfish that only gets about two inches across, that I has told was reef safe. The guy who sells them actually keeps them in his frag tank when he gets them in. I have had mine for a few weeks now with no problem. Unfortunately I can not remember the name. When I talk to the guy tomorrow I will repost. No pis eaither as he has been on he back side of the live rock for a bit now.
fishygurl
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Originally Posted by dgonci
http:///forum/post/2704351
Since you havent gotten a reply yet, let me see if I can help. I got a small reddish orange starfish that only gets about two inches across, that I has told was reef safe. The guy who sells them actually keeps them in his frag tank when he gets them in. I have had mine for a few weeks now with no problem. Unfortunately I can not remember the name. When I talk to the guy tomorrow I will repost. No pis eaither as he has been on he back side of the live rock for a bit now.
sounds like those little fromia stars(i believe is what they are called).. they dont live very long they are more of a rental type thing..
You can try a linkia star these are reef safe.. As for easy to care for i wouldnt know. I know you should have a tank set up for 6-8 months at least, also have lots of rock and not a really tiny tank. Also you have to drip acclimate them for like i think it was 4-5 hours or so..
Hope i helped, and hopefully some people with more knowledge in starfish will jingle in.
http:///forum/post/2704351
Since you havent gotten a reply yet, let me see if I can help. I got a small reddish orange starfish that only gets about two inches across, that I has told was reef safe. The guy who sells them actually keeps them in his frag tank when he gets them in. I have had mine for a few weeks now with no problem. Unfortunately I can not remember the name. When I talk to the guy tomorrow I will repost. No pis eaither as he has been on he back side of the live rock for a bit now.
sounds like those little fromia stars(i believe is what they are called).. they dont live very long they are more of a rental type thing..
You can try a linkia star these are reef safe.. As for easy to care for i wouldnt know. I know you should have a tank set up for 6-8 months at least, also have lots of rock and not a really tiny tank. Also you have to drip acclimate them for like i think it was 4-5 hours or so..
Hope i helped, and hopefully some people with more knowledge in starfish will jingle in.
eklikewhoa
Member
The safest will probably be a serpent. Anything else will most likely die or eat corals.
jtrzerocool
Active Member
i have a black brittle starfish that i have had about 8-9 months now...it is doing great and it cleans up all the left over food on the sand...its fun to look at and when people see it they think its the coolest thing...
dse
Member
Originally Posted by jtrzerocool
http:///forum/post/2704806
i have a black brittle starfish that i have had about 8-9 months now...it is doing great and it cleans up all the left over food on the sand...its fun to look at and when people see it they think its the coolest thing...
+1 on brittle starfish reef safe and move fast watching it wrigle frozen mysis up its legs is probably the most strange but fascinating thing to see mines also black.
http:///forum/post/2704806
i have a black brittle starfish that i have had about 8-9 months now...it is doing great and it cleans up all the left over food on the sand...its fun to look at and when people see it they think its the coolest thing...
+1 on brittle starfish reef safe and move fast watching it wrigle frozen mysis up its legs is probably the most strange but fascinating thing to see mines also black.
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lsu
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Originally Posted by Mr_X
http:///forum/post/2705053
brittle stars are known fish eaters though.....i don't know where you are getting "reef safe" from. they will eat anything they can capture.
I always thought that it was only the green brittles that were notorious fish killers. As for reef safe and "easiest" to care for I'd go with a serpent.
http:///forum/post/2705053
brittle stars are known fish eaters though.....i don't know where you are getting "reef safe" from. they will eat anything they can capture.
I always thought that it was only the green brittles that were notorious fish killers. As for reef safe and "easiest" to care for I'd go with a serpent.
jtrzerocool
Active Member
Originally Posted by Mr_X
http:///forum/post/2705053
brittle stars are known fish eaters though.....i don't know where you are getting "reef safe" from. they will eat anything they can capture.
yes...green brittle stars are known fish eaters...however the black ones are widly concidered "reef safe"
http:///forum/post/2705053
brittle stars are known fish eaters though.....i don't know where you are getting "reef safe" from. they will eat anything they can capture.
yes...green brittle stars are known fish eaters...however the black ones are widly concidered "reef safe"
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alexmir
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Look up harlequin serpent starfish. Its a blask and white striped serpent star,reef safe, easy, REALLY pretty. I have one and can feed it from my hand. Not dangerous like brittles, which can catch and eat sleeping or weak fish.
