Asterinas all bad?

[Tonycass12]

Those shrimp must have a crazy appetite! If I can keep enough Asterinas in my other tank maybe I can have a stable enough food source to get harlequin.

I've got them in my 120 gallon sps dominant system it's also hooked up to a 100gallon grow out tub and I rarely ever see them show up in that one. When they do appear they go to the main display and if the shrimp don't have a meal in progress I've watched them run down the side of the tank after the ones I've dropped in. It's funny to watch especially with the bigger starfish, they will start jumping off the glass while I'm temp acclimating the bag that the starfish is in.

 

[taricha]

@taricha rock is from KP Aquatics, so Florida Keys I believe.

interestingly, a quick and not careful look, I don't see aquilonastra native to the caribbean or gulf of mexico @ISpeakForTheSeas might find better sources than me.
Suggests those are probably in KP aquatics system, rather than in the collection site.

I culture them in my sump for my blue linckia stars

wait, blue linkias can be raised on tiny aquilonastra? never heard that. awesome.

 

[toi_ss]

interestingly, a quick and not careful look, I don't see aquilonastra native to the caribbean or gulf of mexico @ISpeakForTheSeas might find better sources than me.
Suggests those are probably in KP aquatics system, rather than in the collection site.

wait, blue linkias can be raised on tiny aquilonastra? never heard that. awesome.

I read it somewhere online in a few places and my blue linkias are doing great, also there is nothing else in the tank that I think would eat the aquilonastra/asterina stars and I do have to add more every couple weeks.