some critters added today!

boomer135 · 03/29/2009, 01:41 PM

Went to the LFS today and they tested my water as they have been for over the last month, gave me a little PH rise for the tank and said I could add what I wanted as long as its a little at a time...I picked up some PM shrimp, watchman gooby, jawfish, and they also gave me a sifting star for free, two of its legs were "half legs" but they asked me If I wanted him for free, so I said why not...I'll see how these guys do, and hopefully in a couple more weeks I might beable to add my Harliquin tusk fish!

Delr3 · 03/29/2009, 01:53 PM

Congrats, can't wait for my clcle to end so that I can do the same. I'm a little jealous. Thats cool that they threw in the star for nothing, must be good LFS to deal with. Have fun watching your new guys to day.

Del

zdawgnight · 03/29/2009, 02:53 PM

I think you should be worried about adding a tusk fish to the new inhabitants you aquired.

loosecannon · 03/29/2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally posted by boomer135
Went to the LFS today and they tested my water as they have been for over the last month, gave me a little PH rise for the tank and said I could add what I wanted as long as its a little at a time...I picked up some PM shrimp, watchman gooby, jawfish, and they also gave me a sifting star for free, two of its legs were "half legs" but they asked me If I wanted him for free, so I said why not...I'll see how these guys do, and hopefully in a couple more weeks I might beable to add my Harliquin tusk fish!

That`s going to be an expensive way to feed that fish! The star is going to starve in your tank.

boomer135 · 03/29/2009, 06:46 PM

I added the PM shrimp to eat off some aiptasia....I will start off the tusk fish ad a little one. I doubt theshrimp will survive him, although there are plenty of hiding spots...Why is the star going to die?

loosecannon · 03/29/2009, 06:56 PM

The sand sifting star = ( Astropeceten spp. Luidia spp. ) , feed on sediment infauna. They will eat everything in your sand then die! I like to make shore I can keep it a live before I bring them home. The lfs whan`t your $, they don`t care if the sale/ give you some thing that's going to die in a few weeks.

boomer135 · 03/29/2009, 07:00 PM

sediment infaurna? I havent been doing this long so could you be more specific in newbie terms...

mutateddogbone · 03/29/2009, 07:05 PM

some people do not have much success with sand sifting stars. they do best in more established systems with detritus and other little critters for them to feed on. I have had my sand sifter for over 8 months and is doing fine and i also have a 72 bow. i would not get more than 1 though and any other sand sifting CUC will eat all of its food. i have no sand sifting snails or cucumbers to compete with its food and IMO that is the only way of keeping one

boomer135 · 03/29/2009, 07:07 PM

ok gotcha, thanks for the heads up....what do you have stocked in your 72?

mutateddogbone · 03/29/2009, 07:16 PM

mated pair of maroon clowns, hippo tang, tomini tang, purple firefish, christmas wrasse, six line wrasse, purple pseudochromis, flame angel for fish, then i have about 4 or 5 hermits, about 15 turbo snails, 1 sand sifting star, about 90lbs of live rock and a variety of corals. granted i am a little overstocked for my size tank but i have more than enough live rock as well as an oversized skimmer and keep up on my water changes.

loosecannon · 03/29/2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by boomer135
sediment infaurna? I havent been doing this long so could you be more specific in newbie terms...

The life in your sand!

boomer135 · 03/29/2009, 08:46 PM

well that cant be good at allcan it?for the tank or the star...should I give it up or keep it?

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Originally posted by loosecannon
The life in your sand!

mutateddogbone · 03/29/2009, 09:33 PM

i would give it to somebody who would have more use for it and have plenty to eat for it IMO

03/29/2009, 01:41 PM	#1
boomer135 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: st pete fl Posts: 193	some critters added today! Went to the LFS today and they tested my water as they have been for over the last month, gave me a little PH rise for the tank and said I could add what I wanted as long as its a little at a time...I picked up some PM shrimp, watchman gooby, jawfish, and they also gave me a sifting star for free, two of its legs were "half legs" but they asked me If I wanted him for free, so I said why not...I'll see how these guys do, and hopefully in a couple more weeks I might beable to add my Harliquin tusk fish!

03/29/2009, 01:53 PM	#2
Delr3 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 60	Congrats, can't wait for my clcle to end so that I can do the same. I'm a little jealous. Thats cool that they threw in the star for nothing, must be good LFS to deal with. Have fun watching your new guys to day. Del __________________ Hurry up and wait. Current Tank Info: 125 g, 3 koralia 4s, octopus nw 200, 55 g sump

03/29/2009, 02:53 PM	#3
zdawgnight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 429	I think you should be worried about adding a tusk fish to the new inhabitants you aquired. __________________ "Hurting people is not a good thing! Well, sometimes it is...But not when its a bunch of people looking for something to eat!" Current Tank Info: 24 gal sps aquapod w/ 150mh and solana anemone tank w/ 150

03/29/2009, 06:56 PM	#6
loosecannon Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: port kent Posts: 1,292	The sand sifting star = ( Astropeceten spp. Luidia spp. ) , feed on sediment infauna. They will eat everything in your sand then die! I like to make shore I can keep it a live before I bring them home. The lfs whan`t your $, they don`t care if the sale/ give you some thing that's going to die in a few weeks. __________________ I like getting WET! Current Tank Info: 44gal. 40 gal. 75 gal. 30gal. and working on a 75gal. rigt

03/29/2009, 07:05 PM	#8
mutateddogbone Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 1,016	some people do not have much success with sand sifting stars. they do best in more established systems with detritus and other little critters for them to feed on. I have had my sand sifter for over 8 months and is doing fine and i also have a 72 bow. i would not get more than 1 though and any other sand sifting CUC will eat all of its food. i have no sand sifting snails or cucumbers to compete with its food and IMO that is the only way of keeping one __________________ 2013 Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society - President An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Current Tank Info: 75g braceless SPS dominated w/ 50g Frag Tank

03/29/2009, 06:46 PM	#5
boomer135 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: st pete fl Posts: 193	I added the PM shrimp to eat off some aiptasia....I will start off the tusk fish ad a little one. I doubt theshrimp will survive him, although there are plenty of hiding spots...Why is the star going to die?

03/29/2009, 07:00 PM	#7
boomer135 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: st pete fl Posts: 193	sediment infaurna? I havent been doing this long so could you be more specific in newbie terms...

03/29/2009, 07:07 PM	#9
boomer135 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: st pete fl Posts: 193	ok gotcha, thanks for the heads up....what do you have stocked in your 72?

03/29/2009, 07:16 PM	#10
mutateddogbone Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 1,016	mated pair of maroon clowns, hippo tang, tomini tang, purple firefish, christmas wrasse, six line wrasse, purple pseudochromis, flame angel for fish, then i have about 4 or 5 hermits, about 15 turbo snails, 1 sand sifting star, about 90lbs of live rock and a variety of corals. granted i am a little overstocked for my size tank but i have more than enough live rock as well as an oversized skimmer and keep up on my water changes. __________________ 2013 Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society - President An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Current Tank Info: 75g braceless SPS dominated w/ 50g Frag Tank

03/29/2009, 09:33 PM	#13
mutateddogbone Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 1,016	i would give it to somebody who would have more use for it and have plenty to eat for it IMO __________________ 2013 Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society - President An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Current Tank Info: 75g braceless SPS dominated w/ 50g Frag Tank