serpent star food is this ok

theredone · 12/01/2009, 01:56 PM

i started feeding my serpent star this http://www.viewpoints.com/Wardley-Sh...ws?tab=details he realy likes it and goes right after it is that ok

billdogg · 12/01/2009, 02:02 PM

Because serpent stars are scavengers, they will eat pretty much anything you put in the tank. I don't really feed m ine anything - they get whatever they find that is leftover from my regular fish feedings.
HTH

theredone · 12/01/2009, 02:07 PM

i feed my fish verry little ther is almost no food left after feeding and i also have many hermits so he has alot to compeat with the food is realy for fresh water

Madratter · 12/01/2009, 02:40 PM

Why not just feed frozen shrimp or krill? My serpents stars love it.

IslandCrow · 12/01/2009, 02:41 PM

That should work just fine. Like nilldogg, I never really fed my serpent star, but if you don't think there will be much for him to scavenge, supplemental feedings are certainly a good idea.

strifilo · 12/01/2009, 02:42 PM

I do not feed mine much, but when I do I give it a small piece of silverside.

theredone · 12/01/2009, 02:53 PM

i need to buy some good meats but i had this leftover from my terrarium

Juruense · 12/01/2009, 02:57 PM

No way would I put that in my tank. That is for fresh water fish and is really nuggets of phosphate and nitrate. Hell no!

Use foods which are processed as little as possible. That is a highly processed food. If you are going to feed that star which previous posters mostly agree is going to just impede that star's real job of scavenging then use silversides or mysis.

theredone · 12/01/2009, 03:04 PM

i apologize im realy new to this and am tryin to learn as best as i can

theredone · 12/01/2009, 03:14 PM

just read the ingreadiance has copper sulfate this cant be good

bertoni · 12/01/2009, 03:29 PM

They should be fine. A tiny amount of copper sulfate isn't a concern.

joel g · 12/01/2009, 06:35 PM

Mine eat anything I put in there they especially like kens marine pellets

mrpopo · 12/01/2009, 06:42 PM

Agreed, you really should have to feed the starfish anything extra providing you are feeding something else regularly. They will scavenge just about any type of food and the less food you have to add to the tank the better.

12/01/2009, 01:56 PM	#1
theredone Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: morgantown, wv Posts: 105	serpent star food is this ok i started feeding my serpent star this http://www.viewpoints.com/Wardley-Sh...ws?tab=details he realy likes it and goes right after it is that ok

12/01/2009, 02:02 PM	#2
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	Because serpent stars are scavengers, they will eat pretty much anything you put in the tank. I don't really feed m ine anything - they get whatever they find that is leftover from my regular fish feedings. HTH __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

12/01/2009, 02:41 PM	#5
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	That should work just fine. Like nilldogg, I never really fed my serpent star, but if you don't think there will be much for him to scavenge, supplemental feedings are certainly a good idea. __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

12/01/2009, 03:29 PM	#11
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	They should be fine. A tiny amount of copper sulfate isn't a concern. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

12/01/2009, 02:07 PM	#3
theredone Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: morgantown, wv Posts: 105	i feed my fish verry little ther is almost no food left after feeding and i also have many hermits so he has alot to compeat with the food is realy for fresh water

12/01/2009, 02:40 PM	#4
Madratter Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 223	Why not just feed frozen shrimp or krill? My serpents stars love it.

12/01/2009, 02:42 PM	#6
strifilo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: League City, Texas Posts: 52	I do not feed mine much, but when I do I give it a small piece of silverside.

12/01/2009, 02:53 PM	#7
theredone Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: morgantown, wv Posts: 105	i need to buy some good meats but i had this leftover from my terrarium

12/01/2009, 02:57 PM	#8
Juruense Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,138	No way would I put that in my tank. That is for fresh water fish and is really nuggets of phosphate and nitrate. Hell no! Use foods which are processed as little as possible. That is a highly processed food. If you are going to feed that star which previous posters mostly agree is going to just impede that star's real job of scavenging then use silversides or mysis.

12/01/2009, 03:04 PM	#9
theredone Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: morgantown, wv Posts: 105	i apologize im realy new to this and am tryin to learn as best as i can

12/01/2009, 03:14 PM	#10
theredone Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: morgantown, wv Posts: 105	just read the ingreadiance has copper sulfate this cant be good

12/01/2009, 06:35 PM	#12
joel g Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: southern ma Posts: 68	Mine eat anything I put in there they especially like kens marine pellets

12/01/2009, 06:42 PM	#13
mrpopo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 54	Agreed, you really should have to feed the starfish anything extra providing you are feeding something else regularly. They will scavenge just about any type of food and the less food you have to add to the tank the better.