starfish id and admirers

[woodguy]

my wife talked me into a new starfish for the fish only tank, added to our chocolate chip and red general star, i have never seen a star like this, and looking for a place for good info, thanks alot for any help

 

[Sashaka]

Can you post a picture? If you can't post your own picture, perhaps you can do a google search of starfish and find a picture that looks like yours and then post the link to that picture. That will help anyone here with experience with starfish offer help with id.

 

[woodguy]

 

[woodguy]

sorry for the multiples, hes a different body shape, not alot different than a pillow star

 

[deedubz]

No clue what it is...but it's pretty.

 

[woodguy]

my other stars

 

[deedubz]

Those are pretty dude. I don't know a whole lot about the various stars. I had a pinkish colored serpent and a reddish brittle. I ended up giving them to my niece and her fiance and they're doing quite well

 

[woodguy]

my wife picked out the chip 3 years ago, weve kind of gotten hooked on stars since

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Did you get this starfish from petco? I know the starfish comes from the Philippines and is from the same island ( Panglao ) you find regular chocolate chip star.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Found a scientific name for it. Its in the family Oreasteridae. Species Pentaster obtusatus.

 

[woodguy]

we picked it up from a local reef shop in michigan, thank you so much, weve been searching for hours with no luck, love the great people on this site

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

we picked it up from a local reef shop in michigan, thank you so much, weve been searching for hours with no luck, love the great people on this site

You're welcome. I asked about petco because I worked there years ago and that was the only other time I seen one of those starfish. It came in with the chocolate chip stars. They are beautiful

 

[woodguy]

the store i got it at had it listed as a bali star assorted

 

[Mike Reef Addict]

we picked it up from a local reef shop in michigan, thank you so much, weve been searching for hours with no luck, love the great people on this site

Where are you in Michigan? Ann Arbor for me but a Detroit boy at heart.

 

[woodguy]

Where are you in Michigan? Ann Arbor for me but a Detroit boy at heart.

im in howell, michigan born and raised

 

[Mike Reef Addict]

Word my Mom lives on Stowe rd! My brother lives there too he went to Webberville high.

 

[Mike Reef Addict]

im in howell, michigan born and raised

Idk if you know or not but there is a Michigan spot on here

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?forums/Michigan.541/

 

[samnaz]

Where are you in Michigan? Ann Arbor for me but a Detroit boy at heart.

another from ann arbor

 

[Mike Reef Addict]

another from ann arbor

Right on I've been using Fish Doctors 20 years lol I can see the west park band shell in my backyard!

 

[woodguy]

picked up this starfish at pruess great stuff, just expensive. thanks for the michigan forum, never knew of it