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06-11-2008, 07:42 AM
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 Thoughts on Starfish in a mixed reef.. So. Everyone has their own opinion on starfish in a reef aquarium. What do you think? Are there certain kinds that are beneficial? Or are they just a reef keeper's nightmare because they eat everything and damage their coral?   |
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06-11-2008, 08:27 AM
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 Re: Thoughts on Starfish in a mixed reef.. I have a black and white brittle star that hasn't bothered anything in my tank (knock on wood!). People love to see him come out to eat and he wanders the tank at night going thru all the lr and eats the crud. I will always have a brittle sea star in my reef.
__________________ Dana Frogspawn, kenya tree, zoos, 2 pep. shrimp, 1 cleaner shrimp, 5 hermit crabs, assorted snails, 3 perculas, cherub angel, blue dot goby, orange spot shrimp goby, lawnmower blenny |
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06-11-2008, 08:37 AM
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| Re: Thoughts on Starfish in a mixed reef.. Linkia and black brittle starfish are fine in reef tanks, but I wouldn't recommend any other type of starfish for reef tanks.
__________________ Current Tanks: 220 Gal Reef, 10 Gal FW, 6 Gal FW |
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06-11-2008, 09:05 AM
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| Re: Thoughts on Starfish in a mixed reef.. I have a sand sifter and 2 small red ones in my tank with no problem
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06-11-2008, 10:26 AM
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| Re: Thoughts on Starfish in a mixed reef.. i have a sandsiffter
__________________ 40 gallon Reef- One Yellow Wrasse, 2 Chromis, Hermits, Snails, one Sand Sifting Tiger Starfish, one fighting conch, and Corals- one frogs span coral, one Green striped and purple mushroom rock, one orange mushroom frag, purple glove xenia, Tan xienia, 2 differnt types of green star polyps, one Cynarina coral, , one Fox coarl, one button polyp rock one plate coral, one yellow scroll coral, one Big Orange Montipora capricornis, one 2 mouthed Orange Ricordea Mushroom, Two Blue Maxima clam, One Red Scolly, One Big Yellow Trumpet Coral, and some yellow Zoas. |
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06-11-2008, 11:05 AM
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| Re: Thoughts on Starfish in a mixed reef.. I have had a small sandsifter since I got my tank hes great I hardly ever see him but he moves around the tank and never bothers anything... |
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06-11-2008, 11:26 AM
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| Re: Thoughts on Starfish in a mixed reef.. william how do you become rb trusted ??
__________________ 40 gallon Reef- One Yellow Wrasse, 2 Chromis, Hermits, Snails, one Sand Sifting Tiger Starfish, one fighting conch, and Corals- one frogs span coral, one Green striped and purple mushroom rock, one orange mushroom frag, purple glove xenia, Tan xienia, 2 differnt types of green star polyps, one Cynarina coral, , one Fox coarl, one button polyp rock one plate coral, one yellow scroll coral, one Big Orange Montipora capricornis, one 2 mouthed Orange Ricordea Mushroom, Two Blue Maxima clam, One Red Scolly, One Big Yellow Trumpet Coral, and some yellow Zoas. |
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