Interesting pic of starfish eating a starfish

museumguy · 09/22/2009, 09:23 AM

Saw this going on this morning and found it interesting so thought I would take a picture. My tiger linckia starfish seems to be munching down on an asterinia star. I read a post here on RC a long time ago that got a little hot and disputed about whether or not this ever actually happened.

Cheers,
Tad

bhelne01 · 09/22/2009, 09:28 AM

thsi is areally interesting picture
I have heard about it before but have never seen it happen

Gary Majchrzak · 09/22/2009, 09:58 AM

it's not a Nardoa star?

museumguy · 09/22/2009, 10:07 AM

Hmm you may very well be right Gary, I am definately not an expert on starfish. I had a pair of these sold to me from a local shop as Tiger Linckias but upon searching for Nardoa stars they look very similar and have a history of eating those asterinias, so you are probably correct. Still pretty interesting, and I hope he gets to liking the taste of those things, we certainly have enough of them.

sedorusc · 09/22/2009, 11:42 AM

he's not eating him. fat kids want piggy back rides from their friends too.

dreaminmel · 09/22/2009, 04:54 PM

That's a great pic Tad!

09/22/2009, 09:23 AM	#1
museumguy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 1,089	Interesting pic of starfish eating a starfish Saw this going on this morning and found it interesting so thought I would take a picture. My tiger linckia starfish seems to be munching down on an asterinia star. I read a post here on RC a long time ago that got a little hot and disputed about whether or not this ever actually happened. Cheers, Tad __________________ ---------------------------------------- Entomologist

09/22/2009, 09:28 AM	#2
bhelne01 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: florida Posts: 293	thsi is areally interesting picture I have heard about it before but have never seen it happen __________________ The future started yesterday and we are already late... Current Tank Info: 90 w/ 30 sump;

09/22/2009, 09:58 AM	#3
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	are you sure it's not a Nardoa star? __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

09/22/2009, 10:07 AM	#4
museumguy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 1,089	Hmm you may very well be right Gary, I am definately not an expert on starfish. I had a pair of these sold to me from a local shop as Tiger Linckias but upon searching for Nardoa stars they look very similar and have a history of eating those asterinias, so you are probably correct. Still pretty interesting, and I hope he gets to liking the taste of those things, we certainly have enough of them. __________________ ---------------------------------------- Entomologist

09/22/2009, 11:42 AM	#5
sedorusc Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: auburn, NY Posts: 1,710	he's not eating him. fat kids want piggy back rides from their friends too. __________________ I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me. Current Tank Info: 10 gallon, ac70 fuge with nano-glo, 6 rb & 6 cw cree leds, 2x koralia nano

09/22/2009, 04:54 PM	#6
dreaminmel Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Irondequoit, NY Posts: 4,758	That's a great pic Tad! __________________ ~Melanie~ Hiatus over, 120g in process "Ni lia duine na tuairim." (Everyone has their own opinion.)