Chromis killed
 

I've got a 72gal FOWLR tank that I am currently stocking. I purchased a brittle starfish a few months ago and I suspect that he cought and killed one of the three chromis in the tank.

I was looking in the tank this evening and saw the starfish and three of my hermit crabs munching on him.

Is there anything I can do to prevent another one being eaten? Should I extract the starfish or is there something I could feed him to keep him from hunting?

Jim

I think you can stop the star from hunting by lowering the water temp. what kind of star is it?

Steve

Ya, to below 0!!!

I'm not sure of the exact name but it is a brittle star. It's red with black spots or bands. He is about 3/4" in diameter with arms about 3-4" long.

The temp is 28C. How will the temp effect him eating?

bah that was a joke but Brad beat me to it. LOL

:mrgreen:

Steve

After searching for a couple of hours, I've decided that the star is an Ophiothrix fragilis.

I'm thinking of just feeding the guy a big hunk of meat every day to keep him satisfied

Another thought was to pull him out and cut him in two (2/3 and 1/3) in the hops that the 1/3 will regen into a smaller star and I can part with the regened larger one.

Any thoughts?