sea star

I was at PetCo today (getting a new 'home' for a frog of my wifes) and I was looking at their pathetic saltwater critters.

Anyway, I got to looking at a "chocolate chip sea star"



they had there. The guy said (not that I believe anything I'm told at this place) it would work great in a reef aquarium with a CC substrate.

Is this true? Are they reef safe? Are they CC safe?

He also told me they'll live in the substrate and feed themselves, so they're low maintenance (which is what I'm really after here).

Is that true?

Anyway, if they're a descent thing to have, I'll probably get one at some point. From LFS, not PetCo.

Thanks

 

their not reef safe at all.they will eat anything they feel like,fish ,coral,live rock.i'm not a fan of crushed coral but they will live anywhere there is food

 

Yeah they lied. It amazes me. I just read a couple of pages and everyone said they aren't reef safe. I didn't read anything about the living in the substrate thing but here's one site I was looking at.
FreshMarine.com - Chocolate Chip Sea Star - Protoreastor nodosus - Buy Cheap Chocolate Chip Sea Star at Wholesale

 

hehe. I felt like I was being lied to. Good to know my instinct was right - the whole time he was talking I was thinking "yeah, we'll see when I ask my 3reef buddies".

Are there any reef safe/CC safe sea stars that I can use to clean through the substrate? It's a young tank too - so nothing that needs mature tanks. Or any other CC substrate cleaner.

I've got some planaxis working it now, but they're awfully small. I don't want any cucumbers keeping me nervous.

I guess, while I'm asking - any reef safe sea stars that would be easy to keep in general that don't need a mature tank? That I can see on my glass, etc.?

 

nassarius snails are pretty cool, pretty cheap to.

 

Yes they are! I've got two. Will probably add a couple more.

All the sea stars I read about, it seems like they'll eat my snails. (It's not like I haven't been trying to research this!).

 

are you trying to clean up your sand or just mix it up? im still a bit confused, or do you just want a starfish for looks?

 

To me, it's an either/or question. Both, I guess.

 

I have a multicolored Linkia starfish ( MOstly red in color) but you can get them in blue, geen and purple, moves all over the tank and has never hurt anything.

I aslo have a nice big banded sea star that I picked up from another reefer rather cheap was really neat to eatch for the first five minutes and now hides in the back of the tank and the ONLY time I ever see him is when I'm cleaning or rearranging.

I like the linkia much better he's almost always visable......

TJ