Basket/Feather starfish care?
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harleychic
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I unfortunatly bought a feather star about four or five years ago, against my better judgement, when I saw one at LFS. I had never seen ANYTHING like it, and had to have it.
I posted on here eventually as my beautiful feather star started fading. Ron Shimek was SHOCKED I had kept my crinoid for a little over 2 MONTHS! Maybe things have changed since then, and your tank is a lot bigger than my 55g that was over-dosed with filter-feeder food, but I kind of doubt it. Hopefully someone will prove me wrong with more up-to-date-info. It was something else to watch that thing "walk" around the tank, and then hang out to feed!
I posted on here eventually as my beautiful feather star started fading. Ron Shimek was SHOCKED I had kept my crinoid for a little over 2 MONTHS! Maybe things have changed since then, and your tank is a lot bigger than my 55g that was over-dosed with filter-feeder food, but I kind of doubt it. Hopefully someone will prove me wrong with more up-to-date-info. It was something else to watch that thing "walk" around the tank, and then hang out to feed!
sherm71tank
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It is a beautiful creature. It also has feeding demands that almost certainly cannot be met in an aquarium. I bought one several years ago and despite target feeding it lasted a few months before I didn't see it again. Don't do it.
In the wild they actually extend all their arms into the current to feed on planktonic creatures etc. It's ironic you posted this b/c I was just reading about them in a new book that came out recently, "Oceans," I believe by Jacque Costeaus son and other scientists. Apparently they very specific demands that, like others have said, can in no way be duplicated in an aquarium. I don't think they are even generally sure what they feed on, only that they are planktonic creatures or algae.
iamwhatiam52
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Some of us have had better luck with crinoids, but I don't pretend tp know why.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1054665&highlight=crinoid
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=744559&highlight=crinoid
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1054665&highlight=crinoid
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=744559&highlight=crinoid
reeferchickdc
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I had one for about four months. I was told that was a long time for a tank. I had a green one. They are amazing. There are some giant ones on the "shallow seas" Planet Earth.
