How long have you kept a star fish alive

[robert serafino]

I am at 15years on a serpent star it is the size of a small dinner plate. Hard to get a pick never comes out

 

[Ron Reefman]

I have one that was good size when I got it and I've had it for about 7 or 8 yeras now.

BTW, most people don't call them starfish anymore because they aren't fish, they are more properly called sea stars now.

 

[ScottB]

My sand sifting sea star is somewhere around 8-9 years by now. I had a fromia star for about 4 months before (I am pretty sure) he took a trip through an MP40.

My LFS has a giant serpent star in the 300G reef tank. You can see arms in the front and rear of the tank.

 

[RMS18]

I am on 2 months with my orange sea star. Unfortunately a few weeks after getting it, one of it's legs went into the intake of my gyre :( it lost about half inch of it's leg. It healed up nicely within 3-4 days. I installed some gyre quards since then. It cruises around my tank all day long, mainly in the glass. I let film algea build a bit more now for it.

 

[Waters]

I had a sand sifting star for about 3 years.....got too big and had to be removed.

 

[LostInTheDark]

I have a Serpent Star going on about 13 years now. I see the arms everyday at feeding time and he is seen occasionally running over the rocks.