i have a fair amount of astrea stars that i want to get rid of, so that i dont have to continue worrying about them eating my zoas. a harlequin shrimp is obviously a good tool for this, but i dont really want to get one, just to have to either get rid of it when i dont need it anymore, because there is n food left, and i dont want to have to buy starfish just to keep it alive. my question comes down to how much will it eat? is it going to erradicate a large amount of starfish in a small amount of time, or if i hhave a medium size population of them, will the astrea keep up the population enough for it to be a food source that stays adequate?
for example, right now i see about 12 astrea just on the glass alone, on a 65g. that doesnt count others within the tanks, so we can easily assume that there are 30 or more within the tank. how fast would a harley go through a population like that?
for example, right now i see about 12 astrea just on the glass alone, on a 65g. that doesnt count others within the tanks, so we can easily assume that there are 30 or more within the tank. how fast would a harley go through a population like that?