View Full Version : star fish and clams?
onegreenray
11/19/2003, 11:39 PM
are there any types of star fish i should be careful with putting in my tank with clams? how are bristtle stars etc?
don't want to go check the tank one day to find my star fish having a snack.
thx,
ray
AttackDonut
11/20/2003, 10:18 AM
IN my opinion, none are safe. Consider the cost of a clam, vs. the cost of a starfish or brittle star...is it really worth the gamble?
onegreenray
11/20/2003, 08:49 PM
very true. there benefits don't compare to the lose of a clam.
Mad Scientist
11/21/2003, 08:35 PM
:(
onegreenray
11/22/2003, 06:11 AM
what kind of star is that?
Mad Scientist
11/22/2003, 12:17 PM
It'a a bahama star. That was HUGE (10"plus) WC squamosa that was DOA - so I cut out the organs (leaving the "meat") and threw it in my FOLR for the starfish to eat (along with my big ol' Tuskfish).
downset
11/22/2003, 01:01 PM
i think smller tile stars are ok i've never had a problem
wtrhed
11/22/2003, 01:22 PM
I currently house 10 clams. 5 maximas,3 sqauamosa, and 2 croceas. I also keep 2 lrge blue linkas, 1 small mottled blue linka, 1 smll red linka, 2 sandsifting stars,1 smll purple linka, and at least 5 brittle stars. this system w/ livestock has been running over a year. I have had zero problems w/ the stars. Most anyting reefsafe can be kept w/ clams. Some people think stars eat clams, but this is rarely the case. Mostly what happens is a clam dies and the stars being expert scavs. are the first there to eat,leading people to think that the star did it.
Julio
11/22/2003, 10:42 PM
I keep 2 linkias in my tank and i have 6 clams and the star walk all around and over the clams without harming them at all, they even stay open as the stars go over them.
onegreenray
11/23/2003, 12:40 AM
cool. thanks for all the replys guys.
ray
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