Anyone have a tank without snails?
 

I took Leanne's chocolate chip star.. I put him in a tank without coral, just two fish, and a pile of snails. I caught him devouring the last snail today. He is beautiful, but there is no way I can keep something that eats my cleaning crew =( He loves mysis, and will bend down to eat it... but I guess he really likes shell sucking o_O

As he is rather large, I doubt he woudl be happy in a small tank.

Beth

I read somewhere that if you can count the number of snails in your tank, you don't have enough. :eek:

Just curious,How big is quite large?I was going to take that starfish at one time and never got around to it.I have one right now in a 10 gallon all by his self and he seems to be loving it.I can't say things will stay that way,but for now he is the king of his castle.

I never notice any snails disappearing when he was in "general pop".However quite a few of my hermits disappeared.

correct me if i am wrong, but arent chocolate chip starfish quite aggressive? I have heard that they eat coral, inverts, and sometimes even other starfish.

Yes quite destructive apparently. That's why this particular starfish has had such a hard time finding a permanent home. Beth aren't you the third or fourth owner?

I already have two in my inwall tank or I would take him. They are my substitute for snails (trigger).

As to their destructiveness, it must vary and depend on what you keep. They haven't bothered any of the coral I keep in that tank whatsoever. It is a rubble bottomed tank and they spend most of their time on the bottom or the glass.

He has munched corals, within 2 minutes of putting him in the tank, he was in a 10 gallon, but was unhappy and always moving about.. he is about the size of my hand spread. As neat as it is to watch him engulf a snail... I really dont have another tank to put him in that he wont end up eating something.

If no one wants him, he will become food for someones harlequin.

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Mr. Starfish eating your snails. :eek: Hmm... He never ate snails in my tank although now that I think about it.... I don’t have any snails except one. :eek: That B@stard! :lol:

Yeah Beth you are the fourth owner (Owner #1, a customer apparently that bought at LFS must of found out its wasn't reef safe (must of ate something in his tank :lol:) and when was told he couldn't get his money back he threw it back at the store, Keep it kinda thing. Owner #2 owner LittleBoyBlue, worked at pet store took home. Owner Sucker #3 Me, ate almost anything it could get in its mouth. Come to think of it, this Starfish wrapped around a sea urchin and sucked the life outta him, not to mention a aray of corals. :bad-word: Owner # 4 - Beth, well you guys got that part. :rolleyes:

Although beautiful orange colored don't let that fool yeah, he can really boggie to eat things and keeps getting bigger. As much as I liked the beautiful B@stard and hate to see him go ........Hey rodsboys, you did say you wanted him before. Hey...here's your chance again, GO FOT IT!

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Orange? :confused: I'll take him if you can send him back to me Beth. You have PM.

haha that funny thats the startfish i had! haha thing still around, i would take him back i have my 10gal but that might be too small for him.....