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Old 12/17/2007, 10:32 PM
84chris 84chris is offline
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choclolate chip starfish questions?

I bought one and he is now in my 29 gallon fowlr. I do have a blood shrimp and a cleaner shrimp. From what i have researched and looked at the star wouldnt be able to catch either. Am i mistaken, or should i be worried about them. If they are in danger i can move them to my reef. Thanks for the help!
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Old 12/17/2007, 10:57 PM
Absint Reefer Absint Reefer is offline
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I think the shrimp are safe from the starfish
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Old 12/18/2007, 01:01 AM
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Old 12/18/2007, 01:10 AM
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but know that they eat corals...
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Old 12/18/2007, 02:44 AM
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I had one for a while but he devoured a bunch of my zoos so I took him back to the lfs (I know, research, but it was a gift so I gave it a chance). In a fowlr he should be ok. The shrimp will keep out of his way. I fed mine freeze-dried krill and he seemed like it. Not sure that that's their natural diet, or even if anyone knows
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Old 12/18/2007, 07:46 AM
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I have one in my FOWLR tank for 18 months now. He don't bother anyone. I also have had a pink tip anemone and coral banded shrimp for 18 months, and it has never touched them. But I do here they will eat corals.
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Old 12/18/2007, 10:53 AM
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I had one in my tank for about a year, it ate some gsp and 2 or 3 mushrooms. It never bothered my cleaner shrimp. I hear the chocolates will eat anything they can catch no matter it is. I got rid of it though so I could keep more corals.
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Old 12/18/2007, 12:00 PM
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Shrimps faster than starfish, but my starfish is crazy-fast haha
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Old 12/18/2007, 12:23 PM
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My harlequin shrimp would like him for a tank mate j/k... On this site "if it can catch it it will eat it"

http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/produ...id=1275&cid=85
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Old 12/18/2007, 01:07 PM
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I had a serpant star eat a blood shrimp. Not sure about choc. chip.
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Old 12/18/2007, 02:23 PM
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I know that i cant put in my reef, i was just hoping he wouldnt be able to catch my shrimp. I figured that the shrimp would be too fast though. Thanks.
 


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