Feather Starfish

[coralfan310]

I saw a beautiful red feather starfish earlier today. I want to do some research and hear someone who has first hand experience before I buy it. Anyone? Is it possible to keep it or is it going to die? How long have you been able to keep it? How often do you have to feed it? Does it eat phytoplankton or zooplankton or Coral Frenzy? Your experience is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[furfeet26]

Had one for about a month. Fed it photo feast. Didn't seem to work. Lol I heard some people keep phyto dripping in the tank all day and weren't successful.

 

[coralfan310]

Had one for about a month. Fed it photo feast. Didn't seem to work. Lol I heard some people keep phyto dripping in the tank all day and weren't successful.

Thanks for the info. I guess I am saving my $60

 

[Armen]

i HAVE 2 OF THEM AND I BEEN FEEDING THEM A LIVE PLANKOTONS AND THEY ARE DOING REALLY GOOD.
i HAVE ONE RED AND ONE GREEN.

THEY ARE AMAZING
BUT MAKE SURE THE LFS HAVE IT FOR 2 WEEKS THEN BUY IT.

BECOUSE SOMETIMES THEY COME FROM THE OCEAN AND THEY ARE NOT USED TO BE IN THE TANK AND THE INVIREMENT..

AGAIN MAKE SURE THEY KEEP IT FOR 2 WEEKS AND IF THE ARE DOING GOOD THEN BUY IT BUT MAKE SURE FEED THEM LIVE PHYTOPLANKTONS..

IF U WANA BUY PHYTOPLANKTONS I HAVE IT $5 A BOTTLE.

 

[TeamAquaSD]

a very challenging animal to keep, but absolutely one of the most stunning out there.

Need to have a near constant form of food in the water-column for them to sift out and consume. Have seen a few of the successful keepers dosing phyto and larger particles into the tank with a mechanical doser throughout the day. The challenge with this approach is to ensure your water quality doesn't collapse because of it.

If lacking food, the animal will slowly wither away without observable decay, before one day simply dieing from starvation.

Larger tanks with lots of flow is the best place to start with one of these guys.

 

[coralfan310]

i HAVE 2 OF THEM AND I BEEN FEEDING THEM A LIVE PLANKOTONS AND THEY ARE DOING REALLY GOOD.
i HAVE ONE RED AND ONE GREEN.

THEY ARE AMAZING
BUT MAKE SURE THE LFS HAVE IT FOR 2 WEEKS THEN BUY IT.

BECOUSE SOMETIMES THEY COME FROM THE OCEAN AND THEY ARE NOT USED TO BE IN THE TANK AND THE INVIREMENT..

AGAIN MAKE SURE THEY KEEP IT FOR 2 WEEKS AND IF THE ARE DOING GOOD THEN BUY IT BUT MAKE SURE FEED THEM LIVE PHYTOPLANKTONS..

IF U WANA BUY PHYTOPLANKTONS I HAVE IT $5 A BOTTLE.

Thanks, Armen.

 

[coralfan310]

a very challenging animal to keep, but absolutely one of the most stunning out there.

Need to have a near constant form of food in the water-column for them to sift out and consume. Have seen a few of the successful keepers dosing phyto and larger particles into the tank with a mechanical doser throughout the day. The challenge with this approach is to ensure your water quality doesn't collapse because of it.

If lacking food, the animal will slowly wither away without observable decay, before one day simply dieing from starvation.

Larger tanks with lots of flow is the best place to start with one of these guys.

Thanks for your advice, Garland.

 

[SoCalDude]

I haven't heard of anyone keeping one longer than a year. They tend to starve to death from what I hear. If you are up to the challenge, I say try it out.

 

[Armen]

i have it for 6 month already.