peppermint22 Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 What's the best starfish for a beginner? My aquarium is a 29G reef and is 5 months old. Link to comment
Masoch Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Asterinid stars! They're the small (dime-sized) hitchhikers you often see on LR. They've had an undeserved bad rap as coral eaters, but virtually all of the ones seen in our tanks are beneficial algae and detritus eaters. I have some that even munch bryopsis. OK, probably not the answer you were looking for, but ... Otherwise, stay away from sand sifters and linckia stars. They will starve in nanos (it just may take a few months). Link to comment
Crakeur Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 the easiest star to keep (in my experience) is the green serpent star. However, they get huge and they go after small fish and inverts so you either feed them and cross your fingers or you skip them. Brittle stars are also easy to keep but they don't ship well and they can cause damage to corals as they roam the tank. stars aren't worth the risk. Link to comment
myelin Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 I keep a red sea star in my tank. It is relatively small. He's really neat to watch. Be careful - mine lost a leg to a fight with a CBS. Link to comment
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