starfish

[modelrr]

I'd like to get a small, decorative starfish for my 55g reef. Any suggestions?

thanks

[extreme_tooth_decay]

I'd like to get a small, decorative starfish for my 55g reef. Any suggestions?

thanks

 

 

 

Red Fromia star is nice, small, colorful, totally reef safe, vegetarian.

 

I've had one for about 6 months now. He was missing an arm when I

got him and it's half grown back now.

 

I'm real happy with that guy.

 

Heres a link

[quazi]

Linkias are reef safe!

 

 

 

[Charlie97L]

Linkias are reef safe!

 

 

 

 

they are, but it's a mystery as to what they eat, and kind of hit or miss if they survive long term in your tank.

 

i have one, and he seems to be doing well, but i haven't gotten him to accept much target feeding as of yet.

[Eve]

I have 3 "linkias" - purple (newest one about one month), blue and orange (have had for maybe a year) and I've never fed them anything and they don't bother anything either.

[extreme_tooth_decay]

Linkias get pretty big. I've never seen a fromia bigger than my palm when

completely extended.

 

You did say you wanted something small right?

 

tim

[Rascal]

I have a 6-legged red fromia (I think). Been in my tank for approx 5 months now and seems very hardy.

Let's see if this photo thing works . . .

 

As you can see, it's not shy.

[modelrr]

Linkias get pretty big. I've never seen a fromia bigger than my palm when

completely extended.

 

You did say you wanted something small right?

 

tim

actually, now that I think about it...it doesn't really have to be small. I'm getting it for my 55g, but am upgrading soon

[extreme_tooth_decay]

actually, now that I think about it...it doesn't really have to be small. I'm getting it for my 55g, but am upgrading soon

 

 

In that case I do like linkias. I had one for a while, but it disintegrated for no

apparent reason. I haven't had any problem with my fromia though.

 

Roozen almost always has some nice linkias if you're looking.

 

tim

Edited October 24, 2006 by extreme_tooth_decay

[Charlie97L]

tim

 

well, according to the authorities, no apparent reason really = they are slowly starving due to lack of food... their diets are not understood as of yet. I'm experimenting with nori rubberbanded to a rock. i'm hoping it will go for that, and if so, i plan to soak it in vitamins after i get it trained up a bit.

 

i worry about mine quite a bit. :-( hopefully he'll be ok, but i've been watching him carefully so i can pull it before he crashes the tank, if necessary.

Edited October 24, 2006 by Charlie97L

[extreme_tooth_decay]

tim

 

well, according to the authorities, no apparent reason really = they are slowly starving due to lack of food... their diets are not understood as of yet.

 

 

Hi

 

I agree that's one possible reason, but I have reasons for believing that's not what

happened in my case. I think there's more misunderstood about these

animals than just their diet.

 

Eve seems to be doing the right thing and she doesnt feed hers at all.

 

tim

Edited October 24, 2006 by extreme_tooth_decay