Chocolate Chip Stars and Corals?

[bagged87blayzer]

What corals will a Chocolate Chip not eat?

 

[Tennyson]

I don't think there are any they won't eat. I think they'll eat anything from anemones, to inverts to corals.

 

[buttons buster]

you should not enter a chocolate chip unattended into any reef because they can ravage it.

 

[bagged87blayzer]

they will even eat an anemones?

 

[bagged87blayzer]

he is in a tank with nothing but live rock. I guess it will be a fish only tank. Guess there is no reason to have my growth lights on that tank anymore.....lol

 

[Tennyson]

haha yeah.
They're pretty much savages for anything they can get their hands on. And I think even anemones...if my memory is correct.

 

[Xaphian]

I'm sure a local store would take him/her/it off your hands...unless you are really attached...

 

[bagged87blayzer]

na He is the wifes and the tank is hers now so it will stay fish only.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Mine ate 3 RBTAs before I realized what was happening to them.

 

[pavehawk]

I have a large choc chip star and he eats fish about one a month. I have found that he is not picky either from clowns to tangs. He has a butterfly under him right now.... I would flush him but her is worth to much now.

 

[Pufferpunk]

That's crazy! Can't you trade him into your LFS?

 

[jhildebrand]

Hmmmm, that gets me thinking - do they eat mushrooms too? i have some rock i bought that's in QT and loaded with shrooms...

 

[bagged87blayzer]

yes they do eat shrooms. I know Petco sells them for $10 and my LFS sells them for $6 for Harlequin Shrimp to munch on.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I wish I could get them that cheap--I have a Harley too.

 

[pavehawk]

My star is around 6" + and has ate 5 of my fish so far. Not sure how he gets them but he is very good at it. Like I said he does it at a rate of 1 a month and it takes about 3 to 4 days on top of them to digest.
It took me awhile to figure out what was going on with my fish until one night I was up late and checked on the tank after a power flicker and bam caught him on top of 3.5" Naso that was healthy and swimming around 2 hours before.
And yes I am finding a new home for him. Do not let anyone tell you they are safe with your fish this thing is a true predator. I might be able to get a pic of him eating.

 

[bagged87blayzer]

I feed mine whole pieces of shrimp every 3 days. Have not had a problem yet. first time they eat a live fish....Gone!

 

[Sculp1n]

The only GOOD reason to buy a Chocolate Chip Star-

Take it to an LFS or give him to someone with a Harlequin shrimp.


Sculp1n

 

[RockinSmall]

Sorry to sound aweful, but if it ate several of my fish, i would find a home in 2 days or it would be going in the garbage!

 

[Pufferpunk]

Not it's fault it eatss fish & doesn't belong in the garbage but I don't see why a LFS wouldn't take it in.

 

[JasonD]

Anything a chocolate star can get on top of it will eat. It did clean off some of my rock that had a lot of pesky green mushrooms on it. A Hareliquin shrimp will make short work of him though.

Jason