Fromia starfish care

Mac1999 · 05/13/2016, 06:32 PM

Hello, I am newish my tank has been set up for 5 months I have two clown fish a bicolored chromis a few snails and a feather duster and a few mushroom corals. I was Wondering if the fromia starfish is compatible with my fish. Are they easy to keep. Do u need to feed them. Also I have a 75 gallon tank How hardy are they. Thank you

heathlindner25 · 05/13/2016, 06:44 PM

I stay away from them, and I've been in this game for a little while

ca1ore · 05/13/2016, 08:59 PM

Not hardy at all, though some may be somewhat less difficult than others. They are very sensitive to shipping problems and often you have no way to know until they start disintegrating in your tank. They also need a large mature tank otherwise they starve.

CStrickland · 05/13/2016, 10:27 PM

I bought 2 thinking they were "common" stars. One never really acted right, it died after a month by losing its legs and then expelling its guts. The other one seemed hardier until he happened to be right in front of the return while I was screwing with the pump and got a face full of microbubbles. The next morning all his skin had fallen off. Both deaths were grim. I wouldn't do it again.

I couldn't get them to eat anything, the healthier one liked to chill by the surface with its feelers in high flow. Maybe it was skimming food that way, or eating biofilm that it got off the glass. My tank was over a year old at the time.

Maybe look at an urchin instead? They are neat critters, come in lots of colors. I think the only thing they mind is high nitrates. They'll eat coraline though so that might be an issue if you like to have a lot of it.

Sapelo · 05/14/2016, 04:56 AM

I agree with everyone above, these stars are best left inn the ocean. Although some have success, they are the exception and most of us who have tried them have failed and promised ourselves we will not try again.

Bent · 05/14/2016, 08:34 AM

One of those things best left in the ocean.

05/13/2016, 06:32 PM	#1
Mac1999 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 144	Fromia starfish care Hello, I am newish my tank has been set up for 5 months I have two clown fish a bicolored chromis a few snails and a feather duster and a few mushroom corals. I was Wondering if the fromia starfish is compatible with my fish. Are they easy to keep. Do u need to feed them. Also I have a 75 gallon tank How hardy are they. Thank you

05/13/2016, 08:59 PM	#3
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Not hardy at all, though some may be somewhat less difficult than others. They are very sensitive to shipping problems and often you have no way to know until they start disintegrating in your tank. They also need a large mature tank otherwise they starve. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

05/13/2016, 10:27 PM	#4
CStrickland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New England, U.S. Posts: 4,595	I bought 2 thinking they were "common" stars. One never really acted right, it died after a month by losing its legs and then expelling its guts. The other one seemed hardier until he happened to be right in front of the return while I was screwing with the pump and got a face full of microbubbles. The next morning all his skin had fallen off. Both deaths were grim. I wouldn't do it again. I couldn't get them to eat anything, the healthier one liked to chill by the surface with its feelers in high flow. Maybe it was skimming food that way, or eating biofilm that it got off the glass. My tank was over a year old at the time. Maybe look at an urchin instead? They are neat critters, come in lots of colors. I think the only thing they mind is high nitrates. They'll eat coraline though so that might be an issue if you like to have a lot of it. __________________ If you're havin tank problems I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a fish ain't one Current Tank Info: 3/2016 upgrade to 120g. Chalk bass, melanurus, firefish, starry blenny, canary blenny, lyretail anthias, engineer gobys, kole tang. Softies / LPS / NPS. <3 noob4life <3

05/14/2016, 08:34 AM	#6
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	One of those things best left in the ocean. __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

05/13/2016, 06:44 PM	#2
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	I stay away from them, and I've been in this game for a little while

05/14/2016, 04:56 AM	#5
Sapelo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: North Georgia Posts: 869	I agree with everyone above, these stars are best left inn the ocean. Although some have success, they are the exception and most of us who have tried them have failed and promised ourselves we will not try again.