'nother new star
 

:biggrin: Fromia inica (or in Pisces lingo, the infamous orange/black starfish :lol: )

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Right place, right time - stopped at Pisces for salt. They hadn't unbagged it yet.. :cool:

Nice star Deb ... anything else at Pisces worth looking at ... Majestic Angel for instance :smile:

Cheers

They had a lot of fish come in I know I saw a few angels.

Neat little star - price? Any more there??

:biggrin:

how about some clown tangs? Oh I hope I hope

:eek: Clown tangs? :mrgreen:

The star was $25.

I don't really know what else was there, couldn't see thru the bags much.

Fromias are cool looking little stars. How big (or how small) is this guy? I've seen sometimes these wee little red stars that I think are Fromia and they're like max. 1.5" -- very nifty. Is this one of those?

Jon, you should check in with Danny - he was getting in baby Clowns for a while there. Don't know what size you want, but at 2-3 inches they shouldn't terrorize your tank (yet)... :eek:

okay quick dumb question for everyone, I have always wanted a star fish I think they are just too cool, but are they reef safe? I don't really have lots of coral I plan on only keeping star polups and some xena.

are there some I could get, do they grow really big?

I have seen two that I have my eye on, a large blue one and a smaller red one (large was about 7" and small was 2")

Depends on the type. I think most would agree Fromia sp. and Linckia sp. are safe, most of the other types commonly sold really aren't. I see a lot of those chocolate chip types in local shops, apparently they're a no-no.

so does that mean that the blue ones that i have seen are not any good.

sorry I don't know the name but hey the best way to learn is to ask the stupid questions right?

The blue linkia (Linkia laevigata) is extremely common, although it is apparently one of the harder linkias to keep alive. I know AI has them quite often. I expect this is the species you are thinking of.

Trevor the fromia stars are fine, and that echinaster I have.

Tony, it's not a tiny one like Kari's, those are too cool :cool: This one is about 2".

I might go back today to see what else they have. :biggrin:

Hey Deb......... How is it going? Cool star :smile: Seems like you are getting quite the collection going.

A bit off topic but:

Did you ever find a new home for that big LTA you have? I hope it went to a good home.

I'll be back in Calgary next year, twice.......... probably in June (I will drive over) and definately in October.

I'll let you know when I come and we shall see if anyone wants some stuff brought to them (with the car I can bring bulkier items).

Cheers,
Victor [veng68]

I sold my LTA to Alan, but I believe it is the sebae you are referring to. :confused: I sort of found a home for it in the 120g for now...... :biggrin:

Great star there Deb, but I really like the "pipe" off to the corner, that's a smashing look'n fish :biggrin:

cheers, Rich