Basket Star

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Me too! It’s hard to get a picture with the lights off, but that’s when it opens to feed.

So cool!!

 

[SaltyB24]

Super interesting thread! How's the little guy doing?

 

[Kittenslim]

Super interesting thread! How's the little guy doing?

Still going strong. Sticks to one gorgonian and stretches out fully at night to capture food in its basket. Probably grown from quarter to half-dollar size in the time I’ve had him.

 

[SaltyB24]

Still going strong. Sticks to one gorgonian and stretches out fully at night to capture food in its basket. Probably grown from quarter to half-dollar size in the time I’ve had him.

What are you feeding him now that he's gotten a little bigger?

 

[matt62950]

Following up on the basket star. It’s very active and climbs from gorgonian to gorgonian without touching the floor. It opens during the day intermittently, but most of the night. It shows feeding activity when phyto, coral gumbo, oyster feast, and cyclopods are fed. Not interested in mysis. Too early to say I’ve been successful, but the high level of activity and observable feeding activity have me cautiously optimistic.

Any updates?