stars per gallon

leigh

leigh

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hey all (eg ophiura :) )
i recall once reading a guideline on starfish per gallon, i think it was something like no more than 1 per 10 gallons? is this right? i'm thinking about getting a couple more serpent stars, wondering how many is the limit for my 55.
thanks!
-leigh
 
leigh

leigh

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ooh, and as a spot feeding follow up...just now as i was feeding my fish for the evening my starfish was making one of her rare appearances (e.g. one leg a half inch out from under a rock)...i put a lil flake food in tweezers and held it near that leg and boy did she grab it...she moves faster than my damsel. gave her 3 flakes like that (she was slowing down on the third). guess she was hungrier than i'd thought! so thanks for the spotfeeding tips.
-leigh
 
plum70rt

plum70rt

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I can Have 30 Starfish:eek: , I dont think so:D , wow now its starfish per gallon?, Tang Police, Now Starfish Stormtroopers!!!!
JK, remember you have to have lots of rockwork and food supply for these guys,
 
ophiura

ophiura

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Yes, he is :p
Well, there is probably no really set rule on this, except in the reef safe seastars. I don't really see an issue with 4 or 5, so long as they are not all greens or other big guys :D To make life easier for yourself, try getting some shrimp pellets, and giving your guy one of those...easier then hand feeding flakes :)
 
ophiura

ophiura

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Oh, and plum70rt, thought you should know...
Indeed starfish police!
(leigh, as he noted though, the comment about a good amount of LR is important. Sometimes they hang out together, sometimes they like to be apart...be sure they have room for it).
 
leigh

leigh

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i dunno if i should be laughing or shaking in my booties!
thanks for all the advice everyone. yah, i fear i don't have the rockwork for 5, (my tank is a 55 long, so i don't really have the depth to build a nice rock base and still have room for the fish!) but i would be quite happy if i could have 2 or 3. and yes, shrimp pellets sound much easier, though it is pretty cool to watch the lil starfish leg wrap around tweezers and strip the food clean off 'em.
 
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