how do you QT a starfish?

[Brad Black]

Don't have one yet, but just curious of what the needs of a starfish in a bare-bottom QT tank would be, anyone have any reading or experience with this(for reef safe stars)?

 

[mikersx02]

also- lawnmower blennies- how would you do those-

 

[Mish]

I don't have a clue, but my lawnmower blenny finally got hungry in a bare bottom hospital tank, and found both the nori and spirulina disk. it took him 2 weeks though. He lost his belly, and made me real nervous. Good Luck!

 

[kj5432]

I would not qt a starfish. It is not hard to get a starfish out of the main tank like a fish is.

 

[kj5432]

Also, starfish are hard to get acclimated. Why add one extra acclimation in the mix. It will increase the mortality of the starfish.

 

[Brad Black]

even when you first buy one?

 

[10" Red Devil]

What kind of Star fish is it? If its a linkia, there is nothing you can feed it directly it is unknown as to what they eat exactly, most will starve in a year in most tanks. If its the long armed type those usually eat detritus which your quarantine wont have, although usually they will accept partial cubes of formula one or two which they will grab from your hand.