Hi Anthony, I enjoyed the sea star article, and the timing couldn't have been better. I have a new development in my 18 month old reef. I have had 2 Ophiuroid sea stars (reddish color) for over a year and now I see several (about 3?) tiny sea stars that are identical morphologically. I think my Ophiuroids have reproduced! The question is how or can I keep the babies alive? They are about dime sized and not yet colored. I thought of seperatng them but they are so delicate, I am sure they would die. My water parameters are good temp 80, ca 360, dKh 9.9, mag 1250, pH 8.15-8.3, phosphate near zero, nitrate 2.5, nitrites zero. I have a purple tang, Gamma loreta, Psuedochromis fridmani, 3 pajama cardinals (sphaermia something I think), 2 perculla clowns one red legged hermit crab, several Collinista snails and 2-3 Astrea survivors. Coral includes 2 large euphyllia, a bubble coral, a large xenia colony, a trachophyllia, calaustrea sp, several zoanthids and couple of porites. The tank is 75g with 30g refugium and euroreef protein skimmer.
Thanks.
Ron
Thanks.
Ron