Highland Reefer January 4, 2008 Share January 4, 2008 When I recently bought this red starfish, they told me it was reef safe. Can anyone tell me which starfish this is and if it is reef safe. Also I want to add clams to my setup down the road? Any info, is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy January 4, 2008 Share January 4, 2008 When I recently bought this red starfish, they told me it was reef safe. Can anyone tell me which starfish this is and if it is reef safe. Also I want to add clams to my setup down the road? Any info, is much appreciated. I can't remember the name but I do believe that it is reef safe. I work at maru pets in Fredericksburg and we got some of those guys in a couple weeks ago. I did som research on them and from what i read they are reef safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhoch January 4, 2008 Share January 4, 2008 Looks like some time of fromia sp... but I don't know much about their care. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Reefer January 5, 2008 Author Share January 5, 2008 Looks like some time of fromia sp... but I don't know much about their care. Dave I think your right. Once I had the genus to look for, I was able to do more searches. The one that I could find the closest match to was: Orange Marble Starfish - Fromia monilis. It seems to fit the description: it feeds on alage, which it did clean completely off one of my rocks (bubble agae left over). It has been moving all around my mushroom coral and hasn't touched them. I assume that I can add clams if it continues to behave itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal January 5, 2008 Share January 5, 2008 I assume that I can add clams if it continues to behave itself. My kids never raided the cookie jar until we filled it with cookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phisigs79 January 5, 2008 Share January 5, 2008 i was going to say red fromia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 January 5, 2008 Share January 5, 2008 Looks like a Fromia star to me as well. Reef safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal January 5, 2008 Share January 5, 2008 it is called a marble star it is a great star fish. it is reef safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybv January 5, 2008 Share January 5, 2008 (edited) It is a red / pink Fromia star, it is considered reef safe. http://www.blueribbonkoi.com/webcart/prodd...php?prod=fromia john Edited January 5, 2008 by johnnybv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zotzer January 5, 2008 Share January 5, 2008 That is really beautiful! I've always wanted to add a starfish to my tank. There's just something about a starfish that says "ocean", and they are so pretty. Everything I've read says they are really hard to keep alive though, so I haven't done it. Eager to hear of people's experiences with these. Acclimation, supplemental feeding, success-rates, etc.... Tracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal January 5, 2008 Share January 5, 2008 my marble star just recently died. they are extremely sensitive to changes in water parameters. a kalk overdose could kill this thing while everything else in your tank lives. i would say it is like the most challenging anemones in terms of water quality and stability. i didnt feed anything extra. it was growing so it must have been eating. i dont know if its a scavenging star like a serpent but it stays out a lot more. always around. acclimation is obviously very slow. i did 2 hrs of a slow drip. hth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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