Fromia Star

[John]

Thinking about adding a Fromia Sea Star to the tank...

 

Have you ever kept one? Was it a success/failure?

[smallreef]

I had one.. but I had the WRONG tank for it... put it in my 12g tank to start with .. it got a bit bigger and I had to put it in my 150g trigger tank... does NOT like any nitrates or phosphates.. literally within days of the move it started to dissintegrate... then I tried to move it back but it didnt get better :(

[treesprite]

I had one before, very small one which ended up getting buried :(

 

But get a nardoa instead - they supposedly eat asterina stars.

[davelin315]

I had one years ago that I collected in Hawaii. Very cool star, absolutely harmless, but it died when my tank parameters got unstable before I moved. They are very sensitive to change and are prone to melting after a few months due to shipping issues.

[extreme_tooth_decay]

I had them a couple times and liked them.

 

However, they never lasted more than a couple months.

[treesprite]

If you do get one, get one that has been in captivity for a long time (like a year) so it's already used to a fake environment.

[John]

Agreed, I may just set my desktop background of one and figure out another invert to show off in the tank

 

Thanks everyone!

[treesprite]

Agreed, I may just set my desktop background of one and figure out another invert to show off in the tank

 

Thanks everyone!

 

Good solution!

[Marc Weaver]

Linckia stars seem to be hardier in my experience. I never had any luck with keeping red fromia alive more than a few weeks, but I have had my blue linckia for almost a year now. I have read that linckia and fromia survival rates past a year and a half or so are not good, though. I have had a few nitrate spikes of around 20ppm too that the linckia has lived through.

 

I did drip acclimate slowly into an acrylic box in the sump for 3 hours. This was to keep the temperature constantly equalized because if the container is not in the sump the water will get cold and will have to be temp acclimated again.

[zygote2k]

I've had them in several tanks and they all die within 6 months to a year. I believe they have a specific dietary need that we can't provide and they eventually starve to death.