The Biscuit Starfish - 1 year an counting!

[DarthChaos]

"Tosia queenslandensis" - officially past the 1 year mark (well, 1 year was a few mths back - but I got busy).

Went away for vacation last week and ran into some temp issues. First thing I checked for, not fish - not corals, was my Biscuit!

Still alive and thriving, by far my most active and special invert.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Congrats! The longest I've heard of these guys doing well for was about 5 years.

Slight correction though: this star is actually Goniaster tesselatus, not Anchitosia queenslandensis - they look very similar, but the differences I could see for ID purposes are explained in my quote below.

Looking at photos of both Goniaster tesselatus and Anchitosia queenslandensis, I can see how the mistake was made - they look very similar, with the only easily noticeable differences being that A. queenslandensis is smooth on top and typically showing slightly lighter coloration at the tips of the legs, while G. tesselatus has spikes on top and lacks the lighter colored tips.

 

[Saltyreef]

"Tosia queenslandensis" - officially past the 1 year mark (well, 1 year was a few mths back - but I got busy).

Went away for vacation last week and ran into some temp issues. First thing I checked for, not fish - not corals, was my Biscuit!

Still alive and thriving, by far my most active and special invert.

This will be making its way into my future aquarium lol.

Stunning.......

 

[ReeferHD]

where did you get yours from?

 

[SauceyReef]

Update?

 

[ReeferHD]

@DarthChaos how's he doing now? and does he bother corals or clams?