red knobed starfish

cbrewer9 · 11/27/2017, 01:34 PM

He ate my little anemone, do they normally do that, I have a chocolate chip also, will they

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humphreyhh · 11/27/2017, 01:52 PM

Usually Anemones, especially small ones are considered food to sea stars.

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cbrewer9 · 11/27/2017, 02:30 PM

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Usually Anemones, especially small ones are considered food to sea stars.

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Well hell that's what happened.

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humphreyhh · 11/27/2017, 02:33 PM

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Well hell that's what happened.

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Sorry, for your loss. Bigger anemones can do better with sea stars but chocolate chips can grow large too just FYI.

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cbrewer9 · 11/27/2017, 02:37 PM

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Sorry, for your loss. Bigger anemones can do better with sea stars but chocolate chips can grow large too just FYI.

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Thanks

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cbrewer9 · 11/27/2017, 02:37 PM

I'm going to do a anomone tank

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norfolkgarden · 11/27/2017, 04:26 PM

Neither the beautiful red knobby starfish for the chocolate chip star are considered reef safe.
You will have to choose between your corals and your starfish.
Serpent starfish come in many colors and the Harlequin serpents stay under about 6 inches.
All of the Serpent's are reef safe except for the giant green ones which will eventually grow to 2 feet and kill Zoe's and fish.

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norfolkgarden · 11/27/2017, 04:27 PM

The large yellow serpent stars are also considered hazardous to their tank mates

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cbrewer9 · 11/27/2017, 04:30 PM

K ty

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Maggie321 · 11/30/2017, 08:10 PM

Please research your critters! Then they won't get accidentally eaten by your other critters!

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Hadla · 12/02/2017, 06:24 AM

^+1! Or if you’re not too attached to what’s in there, trial and error lol

Seastar112786 · 04/21/2018, 03:42 PM

Hi I am fairly new to saltwater fish tanks and recently got what I believe to be a red knob starfish I put him in my think yesterday after flirting him for about an hour and today it seems like he is at the top of the tank and a few of his legs are curled a little with one curled out at the top of the water just curious as to why he is doing this the rest of my fish seem to be doing great my Salt gravity test was at 1.028 so I added some freshwater and is down to 1.026 I will add a little more tomorrow but would like to hear what some of you think as this is my first saltwater fish tank

Maggie321 · 04/21/2018, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Seastar112786

Hi I am fairly new to saltwater fish tanks and recently got what I believe to be a red knob starfish I put him in my think yesterday after flirting him for about an hour and today it seems like he is at the top of the tank and a few of his legs are curled a little with one curled out at the top of the water just curious as to why he is doing this the rest of my fish seem to be doing great my Salt gravity test was at 1.028 so I added some freshwater and is down to 1.026 I will add a little more tomorrow but would like to hear what some of you think as this is my first saltwater fish tank

Start a new thread, you'll get more responses.

Maggie

Louis Z · 05/20/2018, 09:35 AM

My chocolates do that at the surface too . When they are at the surface ,I put a piece of fish or shrimp on their outstretched arm. They will eat it. I always wanted a red knob but I have too many seperate rogues gallery of tanks . I had to seperate my roseline snails from the good snails. I had to seperate the chocolate starfish from my pencil and red urchins which are in a fowlr seperate from the coral tank and I have a beautiful green brittle starfish that can not be housed with any small goby . Don’t get my wrong , I love them all .

mndfreeze · 05/23/2018, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Seastar112786

Hi I am fairly new to saltwater fish tanks and recently got what I believe to be a red knob starfish I put him in my think yesterday after flirting him for about an hour and today it seems like he is at the top of the tank and a few of his legs are curled a little with one curled out at the top of the water just curious as to why he is doing this the rest of my fish seem to be doing great my Salt gravity test was at 1.028 so I added some freshwater and is down to 1.026 I will add a little more tomorrow but would like to hear what some of you think as this is my first saltwater fish tank

Definitely pay closer attention to your water params, its pretty much required in this hobby if you want to have any sort of success that doesn't end in massive costs and loss of life.

That said, starfish do that a lot for some reason. I'm not sure anyone knows exactly why but its normal.

11/27/2017, 01:34 PM	#1
cbrewer9 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 66	red knobed starfish He ate my little anemone, do they normally do that, I have a chocolate chip also, will they Sent from my LG-K540 using Tapatalk

12/02/2017, 06:24 AM	#11
Hadla Mantis Whisperer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 574	^+1! Or if you’re not too attached to what’s in there, trial and error lol __________________ Aquarium count: 7 salt: 2x10g, 29 biocube, 30g, 55g, 75g, 225g, and one fresh 20g planted tank! Puffer, octopus, and mantis shrimp fanatic!

11/27/2017, 01:52 PM	#2
humphreyhh Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 581	Usually Anemones, especially small ones are considered food to sea stars. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11/27/2017, 02:37 PM	#6
cbrewer9 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 66	I'm going to do a anomone tank Sent from my LG-K540 using Tapatalk

11/27/2017, 04:26 PM	#7
norfolkgarden Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA Posts: 258	Neither the beautiful red knobby starfish for the chocolate chip star are considered reef safe. You will have to choose between your corals and your starfish. Serpent starfish come in many colors and the Harlequin serpents stay under about 6 inches. All of the Serpent's are reef safe except for the giant green ones which will eventually grow to 2 feet and kill Zoe's and fish. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

11/27/2017, 04:27 PM	#8
norfolkgarden Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA Posts: 258	The large yellow serpent stars are also considered hazardous to their tank mates Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

11/27/2017, 04:30 PM	#9
cbrewer9 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 66	K ty Sent from my LG-K540 using Tapatalk

11/30/2017, 08:10 PM	#10
Maggie321 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 187	Please research your critters! Then they won't get accidentally eaten by your other critters! Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

04/21/2018, 03:42 PM	#12
Seastar112786 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 4	Hi I am fairly new to saltwater fish tanks and recently got what I believe to be a red knob starfish I put him in my think yesterday after flirting him for about an hour and today it seems like he is at the top of the tank and a few of his legs are curled a little with one curled out at the top of the water just curious as to why he is doing this the rest of my fish seem to be doing great my Salt gravity test was at 1.028 so I added some freshwater and is down to 1.026 I will add a little more tomorrow but would like to hear what some of you think as this is my first saltwater fish tank

05/20/2018, 09:35 AM	#14
Louis Z Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Montgomery Posts: 1,257	My chocolates do that at the surface too . When they are at the surface ,I put a piece of fish or shrimp on their outstretched arm. They will eat it. I always wanted a red knob but I have too many seperate rogues gallery of tanks . I had to seperate my roseline snails from the good snails. I had to seperate the chocolate starfish from my pencil and red urchins which are in a fowlr seperate from the coral tank and I have a beautiful green brittle starfish that can not be housed with any small goby . Don’t get my wrong , I love them all .