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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: 300+ Gal Reef system, 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 with a 20 gallon high sump- One blood shrimp, and a small yellow tang. -Corals- one purple mushroom rock, , 15 Ricordea Mushrooms, One green Yuma, , a Cabbage Leather Frag, Red Sea xiena (purple), Tan Xiena, one loco lobo leather coral, , one red lobo brain coral, one orange digitata, one green favia brain coral, one insane sunset favi frag, , one purple favia equipment- I have a 6 bulb T5 nova extreme pro, a Life Reef CA reactor, a Life Reef overflow, MR1 phosphate reactor, ASM G-2 Skimmer, two filter socks, and a Vortech MP40w. |
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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 with a 20 gallon high sump- One blood shrimp, and a small yellow tang. -Corals- one purple mushroom rock, , 15 Ricordea Mushrooms, One green Yuma, , a Cabbage Leather Frag, Red Sea xiena (purple), Tan Xiena, one loco lobo leather coral, , one red lobo brain coral, one orange digitata, one green favia brain coral, one insane sunset favi frag, , one purple favia equipment- I have a 6 bulb T5 nova extreme pro, a Life Reef CA reactor, a Life Reef overflow, MR1 phosphate reactor, ASM G-2 Skimmer, two filter socks, and a Vortech MP40w. |
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