same for me. like many others, i tried linckia's and then fromia's... looked great for a couple days and then dead within a week or so. the common starfish from kp aquatics are the only hardy starfish (aside from serpents) that i've been able to keep alive long term. I have a lot more reefing experience since i last tried linkcia's and fromia's but i still don't dare try it again.
finally found a reef safe and hardy starfish
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same for me. like many others, i tried linckia's and then fromia's... looked great for a couple days and then dead within a week or so. the common starfish from kp aquatics are the only hardy starfish (aside from serpents) that i've been able to keep alive long term. I have a lot more reefing experience since i last tried linkcia's and fromia's but i still don't dare try it again.
Keep us posted please.
Dustyboots
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i can't remember what exactly is in larry's reef frenzy but i was able to target feed a starfish on the glass last night. pretty cool! maybe i'll try to take a video
dwebster86
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I have an atlantic sea star that is huge and reef safe
Asterias rubens is the scientific name I do believe. Have one in my tank. They sit at the top and filter for micro-particles to eat. So far so good. Doesn't move a lot, but when I moved him towards the middle of the tank to do a water change, he crawls right back up to "his spot" pretty quickly.
mine have similar behavior.. they seem to be fairly active, but sometimes they'll spend an entire day in the same spot filter-feeding. i love the fact that these starfish aren't always hiding under rocks.. always one of the most talked about creatures when people see my tank for the first time.
philosophile
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I'm really curious, ryan, if yours will eat shrimp or mysis, when fed directly.
I've seen it eat Larry's Reef Frenzy, which has wild caught shrimp and mysis. I'll try to get a video of it soon.
here's a time lapse video i recorded with my iphone of the common starfish from kp aquatics eating.. i got sick of holding the phone after 15 minutes, and now, over an hour later, the little guy is still working on it. i'm not sure what it is exactly (scallop? clam?) but it was a decent sized chunk out of a frozen sliver of larry's reef frenzy. i can probably experiment with other foods if people are interested, and possibly invest in a cheap tripod too haha
http://youtu.be/3c3P30vizyI
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DSMpunk
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lagatbezan
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Hey Ryan. How are stars doing? I'm interested in purchasing the same ones for my tanks and was wondering what if anything you spot feed them.
