Meeting Saturday
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Runner
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I'd have to call it a "bristle starfish". I don't know its real name. I got it along with the rock I bought from a guy who was shutting down his 3-year-old tank. Back then, its head was the size of a quarter and the legs ~8" long. Now I'd have to say the head is as big as a silver dollar and the legs around 18" long. It is bristles/spines all over its legs. It is mostly tan/black striped, but the spines on the bottom are red. I think it tends to fade its colors in and out.
I rarely see the entire thing anymore (and only then if I shine a flashlight on the tank at 2am). It just sticks its arms out from its cave in the rock and gathers food from all directions when I feed the tank. I think it has grabbed snails and eaten them before, but I couldn't be sure.
I rarely see the entire thing anymore (and only then if I shine a flashlight on the tank at 2am). It just sticks its arms out from its cave in the rock and gathers food from all directions when I feed the tank. I think it has grabbed snails and eaten them before, but I couldn't be sure.
EvilMel
is a serious goby fanatic
Wow. hah hah. That's horrible. Yeah I too have a pretty big brittle star. It's one of two big starfish in my tank. I've got the one black and white striped "brittle" star and a green "serpent" star. I had a green brittle star (the notorious fish killers) and it totally ate a green clown goby of mine. I saw the dang thing perching trying to catch it but just didn't think it really would be able to. Boy was I wrong. It found the cave where the goby hid out and one night got him. I tried to get the goby to move it's hole but it totally wouldn't. Once you get all that rock in there it's pretty difficult to get things like that out, ya know?
That's why people ought to think about the types of starfish they can keep (I totally shoulda thought about it before I got that green brittle star). This is partially why I thought it would be neat to do a topic on starfish or zooanthid predators...we seem to have a LOT of newer people, which is GREAT! But if we can inform them (and experienced reefers too) prior to purchases...well that's great too!
That's why people ought to think about the types of starfish they can keep (I totally shoulda thought about it before I got that green brittle star). This is partially why I thought it would be neat to do a topic on starfish or zooanthid predators...we seem to have a LOT of newer people, which is GREAT! But if we can inform them (and experienced reefers too) prior to purchases...well that's great too!
cee
New member
I'll be at Fall Creek Falls SP on Saturday, so I'm out. I'd like to see someone do a talk on natural control mechanisms of coral predators, as I think it would be wider encompassing than just zoanthid nudis and introduce people to all the possible predators for different species of corals, and there are many to be aware of. Maybe a chart showing natural predators and what they're good at controlling or something, along with pics of the coral predators, etc. Just my $0.02.
Dave
Dave
marybeth1975
New member
I am a future new member. I didn't get to make the last meeting. The meeting place sounds fine to me. Im just worried about the time. Im on call (which means I have to work till about 12:00) sat and I might be late. Im coming from Oak Ridge so its a bit of a drive.
SmartWrasse
New member
You can put me down for 1 pizza eater. I haven't been there before. Are we ordering or doing a buffet?
SmartWrasse
New member
Sounds good
marybeth1975
New member
It sounds like a blast. I will definitely try and be there. Im sure I'll have plenty of time for pizza...lol So whats the topic of discussion this month?
EvilMel
is a serious goby fanatic
Hi, I didn't see Dave's comment until just now and I think that would make an excellent topic for a meeting. Since you won't be here Dave, maybe we will do that topic next month so you can be there for it? I figured you'd want to be there when we discuss the topic you came up with.
So what about starfish for this month? It's fairly easy and I think I can put something together in the next couple of days. Does that sound ok to everyone?
I definitely think we need to talk about predators in the tank next month though. With all the new people popping up that's a great topic to get them started thinking about.
So what about starfish for this month? It's fairly easy and I think I can put something together in the next couple of days. Does that sound ok to everyone?
I definitely think we need to talk about predators in the tank next month though. With all the new people popping up that's a great topic to get them started thinking about.
Runner
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