- Location
- Wantagh, NY
Ive never had a star fish. Don't know much about them but my wife has been bugging me to get one. Does anyone have any suggestions that would help me?
Star fish for 14gal biocube
- Thread starter Custom05Taco
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- Location
- Wantagh, NY
I have them too that's why she wants a big one :banghead:
I really don't know anything bout them I've heard some are not reef safe.
- Location
- Staten Island
if you're tank is established you can try linkias, they come in a variety of colors but once big you would have to find new homes for them.
their is also formia's too.
their is also formia's too.
- Location
- Bridgewater, NJ
In a 14g I'm not sure any of the more common ones could be kept. Chocolate Chips aren't reef safe and Sand Sifters would eventually starve in there. I think that Linkias may eat Asterinas so if you want to get rid of them that may work. I would imagine that eventually they would starve as well though.
+1 aside from a brittle or a serpent :starfish: all of the other normally available stars will perish in your tank due to lack of food, especially a linkia or fromia as they have an even more specialized diet
- Location
- Wantagh, NY
Thank you for your help. I don't think I'm gonna get one my tank is still to new (4months old)
- Location
- Bridgewater, NJ
Don't some Brittles or Serpents get bigger and eventually prey on smaller fish? In a 14g I would think that they may start eating the fishy inhabitants eventually. I could be wrong but I thought I've heard that before.
- Location
- Wantagh, NY
+1 aside from a brittle or a serpent :starfish: all of the other normally available stars will perish in your tank due to lack of food, especially a linkia or fromia as they have an even more specialized diet
The serpent starfish is kind of cool. How old would my tank have to be to get that one?
- Location
- Bridgewater, NJ
From Liveaquaria:
"
The Fancy Banded Serpent Star enjoys an established saltwater aquarium with plenty of live rock for hiding. It is nocturnal and often hides under the rocks during the day. At night, it comes out to eat detritus and small organisms. It cannot tolerate copper-based medications. In the aquarium it may be fed zooplankton, very finely chopped meaty items, and liquid invertebrate foods."
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The Fancy Banded Serpent Star enjoys an established saltwater aquarium with plenty of live rock for hiding. It is nocturnal and often hides under the rocks during the day. At night, it comes out to eat detritus and small organisms. It cannot tolerate copper-based medications. In the aquarium it may be fed zooplankton, very finely chopped meaty items, and liquid invertebrate foods."
- Location
- Wantagh, NY
Thank you very Much! Ill wait awhile but looking forward to this one.
:google: I Should of done that lol
Make sure your wife understands that the :starfish: aren't out in the open most of the time..an arm or leg here or there but of the type you have as a choice..she won't see it much.
Can you convince her that a fire shrimp would be a cool addition? Or a Pair of harlequin shrimp? (you'd have to feed them chocolate chip stars and she might not care for that part), but they are wicked cool to watch
Can you convince her that a fire shrimp would be a cool addition?
Or a Pair of harlequin shrimp? (you'd have to feed them chocolate chip stars and she might not care for that part), but they are wicked cool to watch
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- Location
- Bridgewater, NJ
Make sure your wife understands that the :starfish: aren't out in the open most of the time..an arm or leg here or there but of the type you have as a choice..she won't see it much.
Can you convince her that a fire shrimp would be a cool addition?
I LOVE my Harlies! They are such awesome little Shrimp. They've also started breeding so that's even better! (I'm on the hunt for a Hawaiian pair as well) It may be tough to talk her into a starfish-eating shrimp though. My roommates fiance yells at us every time we feed ours. Sexy Shrimp are a pretty good replacement for the Harlies too. There are TONS of cool little critters you can add that will do awesome in a smaller tank.
- Location
- Wantagh, NY
I've been looking for sexy shrimp I can't find them at any LFS
- Location
- Staten Island
Sexy shrimp are cool and very tiny so they might be good for a tank that size. Cleaners and blood shrimp are cool too.
There are mini brittle starfish you can add. In a nano tank like yours they will populate really well. Most reefers get them as hitchhikers but they do have a lot of predators. My goby ate all mine.
You have to consider you have a small tank so you have to think small. Even nano sized.
Sexy shrimp are cool. Get a herd of them and they are even cooler to watch. They also breed.
You have to consider you have a small tank so you have to think small. Even nano sized.
Sexy shrimp are cool. Get a herd of them and they are even cooler to watch. They also breed.
- Location
- New Jersey
would a trio be good for his size cause I got close to his size and im thinking about a trio. maybe we can both benifet from this.
- Location
- Wantagh, NY
If you can find out where to get them let me know. Ive checked with some of the vendors and there out of stock.
- Location
- riverhead long island
Micro brittle stars from ipsf.com
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