red knob sea star

[Chad c.]

So I've ended up getting a red knob sea star and my LFS told me it could survive off the Algae and residue produced. is that true or should I be feeding him?

 

[dbl]

Be careful as they are not reef safe as they age, from what I've read, which is why I've always shied away. Cool looking creatures though.

 

[Chad c.]

Yea, the current dt he is in I'm gonna keep as a FOWLR so no coral munchies for him.

I've been researching and it seems I can feed him nori(which I have left over from my tang before he passed). It's my first time keeping a star and he seems happy so I'm making sure I don't mess that up for him.

 

[dbl]

I think it's a carnivore, so you might try giving it some mysis/brine if you have that. May have better luck than nori.

 

[Chad c.]

Yea I gotta pick up some carnivore feeder. My LFS told me they just give him some nori and he eats so I might try it, but I'm leaning towards agreeing with the brine method