Pico Star Fish Question

[superduperwesman]

Yeah would things not be stable enough with an auto-top off? Or is it a food issue. I heard most star fish eventually starve to death even in large tanks... so is it more that they will just starve supper fast?

[Pier Pressure]

I tried a couple of different starfish in my 28 gallon reef and they just died. I will not get any more. I think that is exactly what would happen - they would starve super fast. Nobody knows what they eat or need to survive. I would imagine they will last longer in the bigger reefs as they might be able to find more of whatever they need.

[Kabong]

I'll agree with Pier,
I tried one of the small red reef stars in my 33 gal.
Had to get rid of it because it was starving.

[karazy]

peersonaly i think bristle stars are okay. i have a friend whos bristle star eats shrimp

[Keri]

A mini brittle star MAY be ok as it would eat but starfish are incredibly sensitive to salinity changes, I wouldn't risk it in a pico. As for any of the fromia's they will definately starve and/or be too big to begin with.

[Whatigot]

I had a red formia in my 32 bow for over a year before I had a salinty issue and wiped out the whole tank.
I also kept it in my 12 gallon aquapod for almost 6 months before that.
both of these tanks had lots of LR, fuges and dsb.

[Drock169]

Their diet consists on sponges and microinverts, and everyone is right we dont know what type of sponges and microinverts each one eats, in a pico tank it would starve rather quickly.