Pico Star Fish Question

karazy · #1 07-23-2008, 10:52 PM

peersonaly i think bristle stars are okay. i have a friend whos bristle star eats shrimp

Keri · #2 07-24-2008, 04:18 AM

A mini brittle star MAY be ok as it would eat but starfish are incredibly sensitive to salinity changes, I wouldn't risk it in a pico. As for any of the fromia's they will definately starve and/or be too big to begin with.

Whatigot · #3 07-24-2008, 01:53 PM

I had a red formia in my 32 bow for over a year before I had a salinty issue and wiped out the whole tank.
I also kept it in my 12 gallon aquapod for almost 6 months before that.
both of these tanks had lots of LR, fuges and dsb.

Drock169 · #4 07-24-2008, 03:32 PM

Their diet consists on sponges and microinverts, and everyone is right we dont know what type of sponges and microinverts each one eats, in a pico tank it would starve rather quickly.

superduperwesman · #5 08-01-2008, 10:01 PM

Ok so it seems like a no go.. but at the end of the day would it starve any faster? Does it actually find anything more in say a.... 30 gallon? Would it just live the same amount of time because at the end of the day it doesn't really find much in a medium sized tank anyway?

Keri · #6 08-02-2008, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by superduperwesman

Ok so it seems like a no go.. but at the end of the day would it starve any faster? Does it actually find anything more in say a.... 30 gallon? Would it just live the same amount of time because at the end of the day it doesn't really find much in a medium sized tank anyway?

*the idea is NOT to put it in a small tank where it will starve. 2.5g, 12g or even a 30g.... 100g+ is what you Should have for this type of star, we don't knowwhat it eats but sucess over the long term (more than 6 or 12 months) is usually achieved with 100+lbs of liverock and the assorted inverts and living creatures that come with it. It may find a little more to eat in the nano or larger tanks if the LR has what it takes but you simply won't know.

It may not die faster from starvation (I'm being optimistic) but the salinity stability will definately be more of an issue in a pico than a much larger tank. And that will likely kill it.