What do I do with a coral terrorist…

[littlefoxx]

So I got a chocolate chip sea star (I think) by accident when ordering a serpent a while back, a few days before the tank crash. He was the lone survivor aside from my crabs; and didnt have time to deal with the order being messed up. Little coral muncher is going after corals. He ate my blasto yesterday and attempted to eat my chalice corals just now! I like sea stars and he is super cool but boy is he ticking me off. Can I put him in my nano with rock flowers? All LFS pretty much told me that they wont take him and suggested to find someone with a hungry harlequin and give it to them. Problem is I dont know anyone and I actually like him (when he isnt eating one if my corals).

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

Not a reef safe species. My suggestion is to sump it. You'll still be able to keep it, but it won't be harming your corals.

 

[littlefoxx]

Not a reef safe species. My suggestion is to sump it. You'll still be able to keep it, but it won't be harming your corals.

Ah wow thats actually a good idea. Never considered sumping him

 

[vetteguy53081]

So I got a chocolate chip sea star (I think) by accident when ordering a serpent a while back, a few days before the tank crash. He was the lone survivor aside from my crabs; and didnt have time to deal with the order being messed up. Little coral muncher is going after corals. He ate my blasto yesterday and attempted to eat my chalice corals just now! I like sea stars and he is super cool but boy is he ticking me off. Can I put him in my nano with rock flowers? All LFS pretty much told me that they wont take him and suggested to find someone with a hungry harlequin and give it to them. Problem is I dont know anyone and I actually like him (when he isnt eating one if my corals).

No rock flowers. Sump or else a dedicated tank for it.

 

[littlefoxx]

No rock flowers. Sump or else a dedicated tank for it.

I figured as much but worth an ask! And I did put him in the sump. I always forget you can put animals like him in the sump

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Yep. Not much you can do other than put him somewhere without access to corals. Maybe time to set up a 2nd tank as a FOWLR.

 

[littlefoxx]

Ive got 3 tanks already… my BF would probably freak if I got another

Yep. Not much you can do other than put him somewhere without access to corals. Maybe time to set up a 2nd tank as a FOWLR.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Ive got 3 tanks already… my BF would probably freak if I got another

Time to upgrade the BF? JK JK

 

[blaxsun]

Get some harlequin shrimp and they'll be ec-static!

 

[littlefoxx]

Lol

Time to upgrade the BF? JK JK

He already puts up with a 70 gallon and a six foot 125 so I say he is a pretty good BF

 

[littlefoxx]

Get some harlequin shrimp and they'll be ec-static!

Got triggers coming… they would be some expensive trigger food!!!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

He already puts up with a 70 gallon and a six foot 125 so I say he is a pretty good BF

Sounds like a good guy.

 

[steveschuerger]

Ive got 3 tanks already… my BF would probably freak if I got another

My wife said she’d tolerate 2 tanks…2 tanks ago.

 

[littlefoxx]

My wife said she’d tolerate 2 tanks…2 tanks ago.

Right? He is upset cause he picked 3 clowns total for the nano and all died. The were just so thin at the LFS and I tried to save them but nope.. my two LFS had some really badly starved baby clown shipments

 

[steveschuerger]

I think Choco Chip stars are neat as well. If not fowler, why not make a smaller 20-30 gallon invert tank?

 

[littlefoxx]

I think Choco Chip stars are neat as well. If not fowler, why not make a smaller 20-30 gallon invert tank?

Cause Nanos tick me off lol Im already angry with the one I have!!!

 

[steveschuerger]

Right? He is upset cause he picked 3 clowns total for the nano and all died. The were just so thin at the LFS and I tried to save them but nope.. my two LFS had some really badly starved baby clown shipments

Yeah, there’s been a couple times I saw a fish I really wanted, but looked like it was gonna die before getting home even, and left it there. Sad as it is you gotta avoid livestock like that.

 

[steveschuerger]

Cause Nanos tick me off lol Im already angry with the one I have!!!

I love all tanks. Started with a nano. Now I just got another one a few months ago for an Acro heavy tank. But my main squeeze is the SR60.