CoralCrazy Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 He's not completely happy right now but had to show it off. Couldn't help but to grab this feather starfish today. [ATTACH=CONFIG]12598[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 WOW!! That thing is a beauty!! Great snag today Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Very beautiful. I hope you have success with it. They are almost impossible to keep in the home aquarium. (fingers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoralCrazy Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 going to do my best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kknight Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Wow ...........thats beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Where did you pick him up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckie Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Very pretty, I've never seen one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Wow that is a stunning star! I have never heard of a feather star before. Nice score (highfive) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tif Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 A nice specimen. They're next to impossible to keep well in aquariums. There are so many species with so many different feeding niches that these nearly always starve and waste away. Buying animals like this only promotes stores to purchase more. Good luck with yours, I hope you figure out what it eats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoralCrazy Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 I've done alot of research on it. They have a varied diet and I have no problem spending the money to make sure it gets it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Awesome sea star, glad to hear you have done some home work on this and I hope that it is a rewarding as well as challenging new addition to your system. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoralCrazy Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 At the time of me deciding someone else was looking at it and didnt even know what it was but wanted it because of how pretty it was. Plus their tank was still very new so I decided it would have a better chance in a tank that had been running for years compared to a couple months. There is alot of things in the hobby that should be left in the wild. So after doing alot of reading I figured it's already here and I'm willing to do what I can to keep it healthy. It is in a tank with no predators that will pick at it and a pair of shrimp. And shrimp eggs and babies is one of their foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tif Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Good luck! I understand the scenario you were faced with. While their diet is "varied," they are extremely selective. I'd sure like to know what store was selling these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoralCrazy Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Well I did a feeding tonight and did a mix of 6 different things. It actually propped itself up and started grabbing food out of the water column and opened up completely. It was a amazing site to see. Just a little hard because they are night feeders so a light pointed away from the tank and my nose touching glass to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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