Starfish advice/problem?

[fezza101]

Hi all,

This is my first post on here so be gentle!!!

My 100g has been set up for a good 3 months now and is going well, everyone is happy.

Anyway, i bought a red star fish yesterday (as in photo) and i took ages aclimatizing it as i heard it was important for them. All water parameters are within limits (nitrate below 15ppm too).

My worry is, i put him in the tank yesterday and over 24 hours later he doesn't appear to have moved? Any ideas on this?

P.s. can anyone be more specific than a red star fish as that is all the LFS could tell me!

Thanks in advance,

James.

 

[bertoni]

Starfish are hard to id. I might guess Fromia. They often arrive in poor health, whatever the species, and can also take some time to get going. I don't know what this one eats, or whether it's reef-safe.

 

[jon99]

Likely a species of Formia. See here http://www.wetwebmedia.com/seastars.htm
Feed any meaty ocean based foods (shrimp, krill, clams, etc)