got new starfish

[babyhuey]

I just got this the other day $25 delivered how is that for a good deal. it is going in a 54g reef tank with a mix of goodies in it.


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/babyhuey/starcloseup.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/babyhuey/DSCF1720.jpg

[graveyardworm]

Cool looking starfish, what do you suppose it eats?

[dwhit0102]

What's it called?

[davidcalgary29]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6606442#post6606442 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by graveyardworm
Cool looking starfish, what do you suppose it eats?

A mix of goodies?

[graveyardworm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6606638#post6606638 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by davidcalgary29
A mix of goodies?

I think " a mix of goodies" was referring to what he has in his tank. :)

[davidcalgary29]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6606659#post6606659 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by graveyardworm
I think " a mix of goodies" was referring to what he has in his tank. :)

...not for long! That star is looking mighty familiar with those snails. ;)

[Brandon's Reef]

sand sifting star right?

[180large]

nice

[Brandon's Reef]

It resembles a Nardoa or Galathea Sea Star I think some one could jump in on what it is

[davidcalgary29]

I believe it's a specimen of Asterias forbesi...which has molluscs on its menu.

[babyhuey]

Well now that everybody has had there laugh, the starfish I bought it on Ebay because my wife thinks it cools cool, have no idea what it is. the tank is 2 months old filled with a mix of figi and florida live rock. the snails are from Ebay where I got 400 of then for $25 so if he eats a few so what . he seems to be staying on the glass for the most part and sometimes venturing out on the rock and sand.

[dascharisma]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6608143#post6608143 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by babyhuey
I bought it on Ebay because my wife thinks it cools cool, have no idea what it is.


Nice.



Brad

[furforfour]

Did you put all 400 snails in your tank?

[babyhuey]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6608211#post6608211 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by furforfour
Did you put all 400 snails in your tank?

No I put around 250 in though.that was my only real tank cleaners. they seem to clean up nice escically the detris and some algea

[graveyardworm]

It would be a fortunate thing if it eats snails. Atleast you could keep it fed. Most starfish slowly die from starvation in aquaria.

[cato]

What kind of starfish it that? I've never seen one like that. I have a sandsifter and it doesn't look anything like that one.:eek2:

[Lev F.]

Are those Ilynassarius Snails? If so they are temperate creatures and will die shortly in most of our tropical tanks. They will also starve because 250 is too much for a 54 gallon tank, much less 400.

[WY_REEFER]

sand sifting star right?

Wrong!

I would say it has about a 10% of living.

[babyhuey]

well it is still kicking it is traveling all over the tank

[LaDonaDorada]

not all nassarius snails are temperate creatures are they. i thought that some lived in tropical waters and buried themselfs in the sand and some come from coller wathers and buried themselfs in mud? anyone clear that up?

[LaDonaDorada]

coller=cooler, sorry

[Pandora]

Sorry to be judgemental... but buying it on eBay when you have no idea what it is.... because your wife thinks it looks "cool"... *sigh*

People have destroyed their tanks for lesser reasons...

[babyhuey]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6731955#post6731955 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pandora
Sorry to be judgemental... but buying it on eBay when you have no idea what it is.... because your wife thinks it looks "cool"... *sigh*

People have destroyed their tanks for lesser reasons...

I had an idea of what the star fish I was supposed to get, but what I got was diffrent then I was told I was going to get

as far as the snails I have had them for a month or so and no deaths that I have found I.E. empty shells all seem to be eating good and I do keep my tank around 75 degrees so that might have something to do with it?

[graveyardworm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6737584#post6737584 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by babyhuey


as far as the snails I have had them for a month or so and no deaths that I have found I.E. empty shells all seem to be eating good and I do keep my tank around 75 degrees so that might have something to do with it?

The temperate snails seem to do okay for up to about a year, a fairly long time by reefkeeping standards, but compared to their lifespan in the wild this is a relatively short life.