Will a serpent eat my clam?
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They don't eat any foods you can buy. They graze off hard surfaces, and will run out of food in all but massive tanks.I tried keeping a fromia. I heard they usually don’t last long it died over the course of about 7 months. I don’t think it was eating. I offered various foods and no luck. It would actually toss anything offered. I do plan to read up on these guys and go for round two.
no problem with your coral and the starfishSuper cool
He was about two years old.How long did you have it?
Because when I first got into the hobby 10+ years ago I purchased a starfish without knowing much about them I had a newer one that did something similiar. It was like it was a sweater that just unraveled. I then looked up and found they were hard to keep, never attempted another. Typical impulse buy failure.
beautiful!Awesome looking chap isn't he? Love the patterns and colour.
Have a sand sifting starfish. While not as flashy/vivid as linckia or from is, it is also not picky or very fragile. It is a very beneficial detrivore and sand stirrer. And I would argue that even though it's not as colorful as some others, it's full of personality and starfishiness. Very cool/cute and very star fishy behavior. Definitely worth it and down right recommended as long as you have a sandy bottom.To me the ocean and a reef "setting" just seems incomplete without a starfish. But how many of us are actually housing one in our reef tanks? Let's talk about it today!
1. Do you have a starfish in your reef aquarium and if so what kind?
2. Do you think there is an advantage to having a starfish in your tank?
3. Do you have any problems keeping a starfish happy and thriving in your aquarium?
image via @Paul87
Is it a red knobby starfish? Looks like the one I just put in my tank.Is it maybe an Echinaster spinulosus (Small Spine Seastar)?