Fromia in a 55g.

mile sq. reefer · 03/09/2008, 11:42 PM

How many can I keep in my 55g system that has been set up for more than three years. I have one color variant already and would like to know if I can add another. Thanks, Mile.

mile sq. reefer · 03/10/2008, 10:12 AM

bump

mile sq. reefer · 03/10/2008, 06:43 PM

Does anyone have more than one type of these stars in their tank?

SuperNerd · 03/10/2008, 06:47 PM

I think to keep ONE longterm it's better to have a total water volume more than 100 gallons and plenty of green algae for it to feed off of the rocks and tank sides.

natejonesis · 03/10/2008, 06:57 PM

I was about to ask this exact same question and it just happened to be asked earlier today.

SuperNerd may be off on this one since it is not well understood what Fromias eat and the current thinking is bacteria from the rock and tank surfaces.

BUMP

mile sq. reefer · 03/10/2008, 10:56 PM

Well I'll just have to see how this one fares before I add another.

mile sq. reefer · 03/11/2008, 10:57 AM

After a day of chillin in one spot, he began to roam the tank today. Im quite happy to see that he is settled in.

natejonesis · 03/11/2008, 06:17 PM

Actually I tracked down a question on wetwebmedia.com last night.

Some guys was asking how many fromia's he could keep in a 100G and gave details about his system (mature, xlbs live rock, etc).

Based on the info Provided Bob Fenner suggested that it might be able to sustain 4 small ones.

Now I can't find the exact question again, it was somewhere in the seastarfaq. That site has great info but sometimes it's the biggest pain to navigate.

I guess if we were to extrapolate we could probably assume that two guys could get by in a tank our size???

mile sq. reefer · 03/12/2008, 03:21 AM

Cool, I may just get the second Fromia. I'm really diggin their texture and color combos latley. They also seem to fair better than Linkia species.

LobsterOfJustice · 03/12/2008, 09:07 AM

Take it slow and don't push it with creatures in your tank that you dont feed. With these starfish, we are basically just hoping that maybe they will find something to eat on our live rock. If you put in a second, you are effectively cutting the food supply in half for the first, which may not be something you want to do considering we dont even know what they eat...

mile sq. reefer · 03/12/2008, 03:30 PM

I agree, with these delicate marine animals, it would be best to keep the one beautiful specimen I already have.
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03/09/2008, 11:42 PM	#1
mile sq. reefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 2,045	Fromia in a 55g. How many can I keep in my 55g system that has been set up for more than three years. I have one color variant already and would like to know if I can add another. Thanks, Mile.

03/10/2008, 06:47 PM	#4
SuperNerd Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: SoCal/Left Side- USA Posts: 4,572	I think to keep ONE longterm it's better to have a total water volume more than 100 gallons and plenty of green algae for it to feed off of the rocks and tank sides. __________________ I said fraggit! Current Tank Info: M-728 Combat Engineer (based on M60 hull). M-3 Lee Medium (British version with squatter).

03/12/2008, 09:07 AM	#10
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Take it slow and don't push it with creatures in your tank that you dont feed. With these starfish, we are basically just hoping that maybe they will find something to eat on our live rock. If you put in a second, you are effectively cutting the food supply in half for the first, which may not be something you want to do considering we dont even know what they eat... __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

03/12/2008, 03:30 PM	#11
mile sq. reefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 2,045	I agree, with these delicate marine animals, it would be best to keep the one beautiful specimen I already have. [IMG][/IMG]

03/10/2008, 10:12 AM	#2
mile sq. reefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 2,045	bump

03/10/2008, 06:43 PM	#3
mile sq. reefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 2,045	Does anyone have more than one type of these stars in their tank?

03/10/2008, 06:57 PM	#5
natejonesis Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 66	I was about to ask this exact same question and it just happened to be asked earlier today. SuperNerd may be off on this one since it is not well understood what Fromias eat and the current thinking is bacteria from the rock and tank surfaces. BUMP

03/10/2008, 10:56 PM	#6
mile sq. reefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 2,045	Well I'll just have to see how this one fares before I add another.

03/11/2008, 10:57 AM	#7
mile sq. reefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 2,045	After a day of chillin in one spot, he began to roam the tank today. Im quite happy to see that he is settled in.

03/11/2008, 06:17 PM	#8
natejonesis Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 66	Actually I tracked down a question on wetwebmedia.com last night. Some guys was asking how many fromia's he could keep in a 100G and gave details about his system (mature, xlbs live rock, etc). Based on the info Provided Bob Fenner suggested that it might be able to sustain 4 small ones. Now I can't find the exact question again, it was somewhere in the seastarfaq. That site has great info but sometimes it's the biggest pain to navigate. I guess if we were to extrapolate we could probably assume that two guys could get by in a tank our size???

03/12/2008, 03:21 AM	#9
mile sq. reefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 2,045	Cool, I may just get the second Fromia. I'm really diggin their texture and color combos latley. They also seem to fair better than Linkia species.