Anyone keeping starfish in an SPS tank? (1 Viewer)

[tvu]

Just curious if anyone is keeping them and any advice on them. I've never had anything besides asternia

I'm wanting a looking for a little diversity in the tank. Maybe advice on urchins too would be good.

Thanks,
Josh


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[Clownfish Chris]

I have a longspine urchin and two sandsifter stars. I had a tuxedo urchin but got rid of him after he moved all my frags around.

 

[sneezebeetle]

Had a tuxedo urchin, he was cool but it got annoying after a while. He would pick up anything loose in the tank and carry it around. I have sand sifters in each tank with no problems and a "as yet to be determined what kind it is" orange starfish that came as a hitch hiker on a piece of LR.

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[Reefahholic]

I know ATX does.


[video=youtube;GMpVwPJYzt0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMpVwPJYzt0[/video]

 

[reeftopia]

I have lots of starfish in my system, you need to learn which ones are reefsafe first, Chocolate starfish are not reef safe.

 

[oneasianguy]

used to have a tuxedo starfish. really fun to see them cleaning the algae off rock.

 

[CBBSteve]

Hi, tvu.
Brittle stars should be no problem. You might want to stay away from green serpent stars, they can catch and eat fish when they get large.

good luck,
Steve

 

[tvu]

I know ATX does.


[video=youtube;GMpVwPJYzt0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMpVwPJYzt0[/video]

Pretty cool. Heard and have read linkias are difficult to acclimate.


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[crvz]

I've kept a number of the pincushion urchins with no issue. Same as these Saltwater Aquarium Invertebrates for Marine Reef Aquariums: Pincushion Urchin, Hairy. Also the tuxedo urchins. They usually last a couple years or so.

I've never had an issue with fromia species starfish either, but they've never really kept more than 6 months or so in my system.

 

[i_am_poor]

I recently added a Pincushion to my tank and he's been an amazing algae cleaner.

 

[FarmerTy]

Everyone should keep tuxedo urchins instead of snails and crabs in my opinion. I wish the industry would push their use more than snails and crabs. They are much more efficient and well survived.

I bought both a red and blue linkia starfish about two years ago. The red died within 6 months and the blue is still alive today. No idea what he eats other than maybe rotting food.

 

[tvu]

Darn! My queen angel is terrorizing my 2 fromia stars.

Then came home today to see the other smaller star have pieces missing from all 5 legs [emoji22]


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[FarmerTy]

My emperor did the same to my blue linkia after years of being together. I haven't seen the blue linkia in the last two months... [emoji22]

 

[tvu]

My emperor did the same to my blue linkia after years of being together. I haven't seen the blue linkia in the last two months... [emoji22]

That sucks bro. I would love a blue linkia but thought I'd try something not as hard to keep alive. Mine were fine for about a week. Maybe they'll grow back the tips of their legs and be left alone...wishful thinking I guess


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[FarmerTy]

Yeah, had that blue for 2 years... Then I think he became an emperor angel snack is my guess.

If he didn't kill them, I bet the tips will grow back.

 

[tvu]

Found Patrick and was able to get him out and placed into my other tank. He's barely a nub but may grow back

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[RR-MAN]

The only starfish I really like is the sand sifting starfish...but it's dull no color and usually hidden in the sand.

 

[Naka]

Red fromia

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[tvu]

Red fromia

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Cool! I haven't seen the naka name pop up for awhile.

The same one that had gotten eaten to a nub didn't survive but ironically the 2nd one I put in the same time is doing fine and being left alone. The only difference is that it's a darker red color [emoji16]


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