Chocolate chip star fish in reef?

[AK47]

I picked up 2 CC starfish, but then read they may attack zoes, and other soft corals, has anyone kept these in reef tank? I have a 40 breeder.

 

[cameronh]

Usually not recommended. My buddy had one and had to remove it. But maybe if you can get them eating something different it might help.

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Sure they are reef safe long as your reef has harlequin shrimp

 

[TheWhiteFord]

Lol

 

[Triggreef]

They eat meat including coral. Good for sump though.

They actually eat asterina stars too. Use to control them in my sump with one.

 

[AK47]

Sure they are reef safe long as your reef has harlequin shrimp

so will a harlequin shrimp keep him off the coral?

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Most definitely lol

 

[AK47]

They eat meat including coral. Good for sump though.

They actually eat asterina stars too. Use to control them in my sump with one.

I think I'll drop them in the sump then.

Most definitely lol

I would get harlequin shrimp just cause the look so cool, but I their feeding would be to much work after he caught up to the starfish :mad:

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Mine eats a medium c.c. star in a few weeks but yes they do nothing but eat

 

[AK47]

Mine eats a medium c.c. star in a few weeks but yes they do nothing but eat

Nice!
How do you maintain removal of star fish, I read they can stash them sometimes and eat off them for a few weeks? Do you always feed whole? How often?

 

[Psiber_Syn]

I started cutting legs off then I got lazy and now just drop the whole thing in I had a couple die that I was cutting but he keeps them alive better than I did so I just drop it in when he is out roaming the tank I know he needs another one

He grabs it flips it over paralyzes it and drags it to his cave I have seen it come back to life when the Harley molts but it never makes it far and he eats the whole thing nothing left of it