help with starfish

[scarpenter]

I just saw this really neat starfish at my LFS and cannot find out anything about it. It is called a doublestar??? It is flesh colored and smooth and has the impression of a second star inthe center. I can't believe the LFS ordered it and cannot tell me if I buy it how or what to feed? Also, what does everyone have to say about a burgendy sea star? Are they hard to care for? HOw and what to feed?

 

[K-Dubbs]

Sounds like a sand sifting star to me... does it look like ethier of these?

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11_03/images/1631_sandsifter.jpg
http://www.liveaquaria.com/images/products/large/p_86408.jpg

If so, the star will sift through the sand (a lot of the time you won't even see it) searching for food. You need a well established DSB and a fairly large tank to keep one of these, or it will slowly starve. I had one in my 46 bow for quite some time, but it eventually died, probably due to starvation. They are great for keeping the sand stirred up, but like I said you need a DSB and a fairly large tank.

 

[BHF]

Just wondering (as I was trying to figure out a way to keep these in my tank at some point), what exactly DO these starfish eat? I mean, suppose I kept a steady stream of pods in the tank, would that be enough? Or should I just right them off now and use snails to move my sand around?

 

[scarpenter]

Here is a pic of the star.....I cannot post it, but it is in my gallery. Just click on my camera pic above my post.

 

[msuzuki126]

I've never seen a sand sifting star like that. But who knows...