Age requirement on R2R?

[Reef Devils]

I can take stuff off mine. It's grip is not very strong.

Do you have the red or blue?

 

[randomfishdude]

Do you have the red or blue?

He is a little blue one.

 

[Reef Devils]

He is a little blue one.

That starfish is cool

 

[vetteguy53081]

Why are they considered expert? I have one.

They require ideal water conditions and many who have one in time lose them. They require attention to water quality, diet, and habitat and when those are not met, they quickly go downhill. We are talking a well established tank with ideal water conditions.
Manly, they are sensitive to change especially with salinity, temp and Ph. They are also very susceptible to bacterial infection which in turn cause their legs to decompose and fall off and rarely if ever grow back. Ive seen over a few decades, these stars perish with owners than live long term.

 

[randomfishdude]

They require ideal water conditions and many who have one in time lose them. They require attention to water quality, diet, and habitat and when those are not met, they quickly go downhill. We are talking a well established tank with ideal water conditions.
Manly, they are sensitive to change especially with salinity, temp and Ph. They are also very susceptible to bacterial infection which in turn cause their legs to decompose and fall off and rarely if ever grow back. Ive seen over a few decades, these stars perish with owners than live long term.

Ah. Mine has been doing well but it hasn't been long. One of theese days I'll try to spot feed it.

I've heard the blue ones are less hardy than the ornage ones?

 

[Manpeckz]

Tuxedo Urchins have worked wonders for me. Underrated and more mobile than one might think!

 

[randomfishdude]

There should be a kids only thread on r2r lol.

 

[cdemoss01]

There should be a kids only thread on r2r lol.

Lol

 

[randomfishdude]

I wasn't completely joking...

 

[Max Rackstraw]

Lol true true. Some kids like to spam/ be annoying so all out of curiosity.

Have you seen the amount of grown men and women that do this?

 

[Reef Devils]

There should be a kids only thread on r2r lol.

Yes haha

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

Can you take them off?

It’s pretty easy, just have to do it slowly.

 

[Reef Devils]

@vetteguy53081

Is this a good list of invertebrates to order?
I want to get a starfish. What do you recommend?

4 turbo snails
3 Florida cerith
1 tuxedo urchin RED
5 blue leg hermit crabs

Thanks

 

[randomfishdude]

@vetteguy53081

Is this a good list of invertebrates to order?
I want to get a starfish. What do you recommend?

4 turbo snails
3 Florida cerith
1 tuxedo urchin RED
5 blue leg hermit crabs

Thanks

That's kinda good.
Depend on ur alge I would get more turbos.
I have 25 in my 90 gal.

I belive blue legs are super aggressive? I have several but I've heard some pepole say they are I have 2 giant ones kn my 90 and a bunch in my 75.



Starfish depends on what you want out of it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

@vetteguy53081

Is this a good list of invertebrates to order?
I want to get a starfish. What do you recommend?

4 turbo snails
3 Florida cerith
1 tuxedo urchin RED
5 blue leg hermit crabs

Thanks

Get one turbo and replace with three astreas (more forgiving and harder working)
Also get 3 nassarius which work in/on the sand bed. Assure the crabs are Carribean blue legs

 

[randomfishdude]

Get one turbo and replace with three astreas (more forgiving and harder working)
Also get 3 nassarius which work in/on the sand bed

Wouldn't you want more than 3?
I've got almost 40.
And my sandbed is barely clean.

 

[vetteguy53081]

That's kinda good.
Depend on ur alge I would get more turbos.
I have 25 in my 90 gal.

I belive blue legs are super aggressive? I have several but I've heard some pepole say they are I have 2 giant ones kn my 90 and a bunch in my 75.



Starfish depends on what you want out of it.

Carribean Blue legs are super peaceful and stay tiny

 

[randomfishdude]

Carribean Blue legs are super peaceful and stay tiny

Oh.
I've got some simalar but one is about 1.5 inches.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Wouldn't you want more than 3?
I've got almost 40.
And my sandbed is barely clean.

No - this is to start with and assurance that they wont die. Easier to add than to remove dead ones

 

[vetteguy53081]

Oh.
I've got some simalar but one is about 1.5 inches.

They dont get an inch and a half- Maybe 3/4"
You have blue leg from fiji or pacific and carribean would be Clibanarius tricolor