Quick seastar question

[MeggyPuff25]

I have a 45g with 2 gsp's and im in the process of filling it will LR, I have 6lbs so, im doing it slowly for now, gonna get another 5lbs soon. I am considering getting a chocolate chip seastar to add to it once i have everything settled. What are your opinions on those seastars??

[Pufferpunk]

May work with the puffers. Absolutely not reef safe--will eat any coral in it's path.

[Mek0ng]

Any thing in its path which can be digested will, even snails and hermits and sleeping fish. Other than that its a really cool starfish! I wonder if the GSPs might try and eat some chips... Either way I would give it a shot if I had a GSP tank.

Wait till you are done adding LR, they are sensitive.

[SammyDee]

Wouldn't a GSP eat that. Cuz I was thinking of trying those tiny 3" red ones they're reef safe. And cheap atleast if I gets eaten.

[Pufferpunk]

The red linkias are reef safe but very difficult to keep alive. I'd leave them in the shop.

[MeggyPuff25]

My tank will have just live rock so the star should be ok. I looked at a few the other day and man are they cute ) I will probably get it in about 2 months, gonna stock my tank with the rock slowly first. In my 45g is there anything else I can add fish wise in there if I have live rock, 2 gsp's and 1 chocolate chip seastar? Like maybe a cleaner fish or a goby that will stay small enough to hide in the LR? Just curious, thanks in advance

[Pufferpunk]

I think a wrasse, like the 6-line would be better than a goby that sits around a lot. Be sure you feed the star.

[Pufferpunk]

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[SammyDee]

PP why are they hard to take care of? The Red linkias I mean. I read on a site recommended here that they just eat algaes and would be farely easy and are reef safe. I really wanted one. Why? Do they need to be target fed.




I think putting more fish in a 45 is pushing it. Your already pushing itwith 2 GSP in a 45g. Maybe some small fish but nothing too big

[Pufferpunk]

They always starve to death.

[SammyDee]

Dang I wanted one bad. Do they eat alot of algae?

[Pufferpunk]

They eat the slime bacteria that grows on surfaces & LR.

[SammyDee]

OIC so then if I were to attempt, I should wait some time for all those goodies to grow then.

[Pufferpunk]

I've never been able to keep one alive for more than 6 months, even in a long-time established tank.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... toonen.htm

[SammyDee]

Thx really good article