Time to SNAP....

geopod · #1 12-17-2005, 06:48 PM

I had it now maybe a month.

And if that is the case then it is a shame that they were imported.Especially if they dont livew long in captivity.

george

Chad · #2 12-17-2005, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by geopod

I had it now maybe a month.

And if that is the case then it is a shame that they were imported.Especially if they dont livew long in captivity.

george

This has been said to death, but unfortunately cannot be stressed enough. Its important to research your animals before you purchase them. By doing so you may avoid getting something that might not last long.

Starfish require vast amounts of food. Although I do not know your tank size, it is a good bet its not big enough for him to be able to find what he needs. Plus they tend to be very sensitive to salinity changes. I think serpent stars are the only ones I have seen that tend to do well in our captive reef's.

geopod · #3 12-17-2005, 09:05 PM

my tank is 90gal I have lots of food in there.I target feed him daily.And His legs looked chewed off. So I was thinking maybe I have more of those nasty crabs in my tanks still..And the seahorse tank I still must have one in there Unless like you guys say they will fall apart and die on their own...I dont know I am not an expert at that.

george

deacon hemp · #4 12-17-2005, 09:31 PM

Its been said that crinoids (feather stars) have a diet that is still unknown.They most likely take a mix of planktons at different sizes.They have been known to just drop legs,and basically starve to death.A few ppl have had short term sucsess with them in huge reefs.

Hopefully this thread will keep at least one person from buying another.