Low-Tech High-Tech 40 Breeder (no filtration)

[ZzyzxRiver]

look what arrived today :star-struck:
Goniaster Tessellatus. been looking for one of these for a very long time!

He lost a few spines during shipment by the looks of it but I was somewhat expecting that.
he’s very active and currently cruising around in the breeder box!

How do you feed the sea star in such a new tank? I thought you needed a pretty aged sand bed in a larger tank to keep them? At any rate, it’s stunning!

 

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How do you feed the sea star in such a new tank? I thought you needed a pretty aged sand bed in a larger tank to keep them? At any rate, it’s stunning!

LRS Chunky food. it has a variety of clams, shrimp and fish for stuff like eels, but it works great for these guys. been able to keep him for over a year now on that diet and the lack of filtration and predators in this tank fuels the biodiversity which helps the seastars too.

 

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Just wanted to give you guys a quick update - I’m gonna be moving soon so I’m downsizing this tank to a 15 gallon. So expect some more updates from this thread. Wish I could’ve kept you guys more updated in the past but I’ve been so busy and the tank has pretty much been on autopilot this whole time lol.