390G Zoanthid & SPS Reef System

Myka · #1 09-10-2011, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by zoaElite

New rule: ASTRINIA STARFISH ARE NOT FRIENDS!!

What were the Asterina starfish doing? I have been looking afoul at some of the Asterina in my tank. I used to have a nice white specie that had evenly sized legs. Now this new darker gimpy looking Asterina like yours has taken over and some of them are toonie sized with like 10 legs!

I am having troubles with some LPS corals receding and I am wondering if the Asterina are to blame as they seem to be hanging out in the problem areas. I have also been thinking of using a Harlequin Shrimp to get them all, but I don't know what to do with the Harlequin once he eats them all. What are you going to do with yours?

FishyFishy! · #2 09-10-2011, 03:36 PM

I guess I have a question as well... when all the stars are gone, What do they prey on?

Myka · #3 09-10-2011, 03:39 PM

That's the basis of my question...they only eat starfish.

Madreefer · #4 09-10-2011, 04:17 PM

This will upset some people. I was advised by the store I got mine from was to freeze a sand sifting star fish and cut off a little chunk of leg about once a week for feedings. They are amazing creatures to watch. Sadly mine disappeared when I added my MP40s I added mine to control an asterina problem as well

BlueTang<3 · #5 09-10-2011, 04:24 PM

I had a pair as well at one time, I had rescued them from a tank where the lady was clueless. As bad as it was i had got a few chocolate chip star kept them in the frag tank and would chop off a leg as they finished the previous. The starfish would recover and start to grow his limb back before he would require amputation again. They have since been re-homed, but i kept them going like this few a few months.