What do I do with a coral terrorist…

littlefoxx · Aug 15, 2023

So I got a chocolate chip sea star (I think) by accident when ordering a serpent a while back, a few days before the tank crash. He was the lone survivor aside from my crabs; and didnt have time to deal with the order being messed up. Little coral muncher is going after corals. He ate my blasto yesterday and attempted to eat my chalice corals just now! I like sea stars and he is super cool but boy is he ticking me off. Can I put him in my nano with rock flowers? All LFS pretty much told me that they wont take him and suggested to find someone with a hungry harlequin and give it to them. Problem is I dont know anyone and I actually like him (when he isnt eating one if my corals).

Anemone_Fanatic · Aug 15, 2023

Not a reef safe species. My suggestion is to sump it. You'll still be able to keep it, but it won't be harming your corals.

littlefoxx · Aug 15, 2023

Anemone_Fanatic said:
Not a reef safe species. My suggestion is to sump it. You'll still be able to keep it, but it won't be harming your corals.

Ah wow thats actually a good idea. Never considered sumping him

vetteguy53081 · Aug 15, 2023

littlefoxx said:
So I got a chocolate chip sea star (I think) by accident when ordering a serpent a while back, a few days before the tank crash. He was the lone survivor aside from my crabs; and didnt have time to deal with the order being messed up. Little coral muncher is going after corals. He ate my blasto yesterday and attempted to eat my chalice corals just now! I like sea stars and he is super cool but boy is he ticking me off. Can I put him in my nano with rock flowers? All LFS pretty much told me that they wont take him and suggested to find someone with a hungry harlequin and give it to them. Problem is I dont know anyone and I actually like him (when he isnt eating one if my corals).

No rock flowers. Sump or else a dedicated tank for it.

littlefoxx · Aug 15, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
No rock flowers. Sump or else a dedicated tank for it.

I figured as much but worth an ask! And I did put him in the sump. I always forget you can put animals like him in the sump

Daniel@R2R · Aug 15, 2023

Yep. Not much you can do other than put him somewhere without access to corals. Maybe time to set up a 2nd tank as a FOWLR.

littlefoxx · Aug 15, 2023

Ive got 3 tanks already… my BF would probably freak if I got another

Daniel@R2R said:
Yep. Not much you can do other than put him somewhere without access to corals. Maybe time to set up a 2nd tank as a FOWLR.

Daniel@R2R · Aug 15, 2023

littlefoxx said:
Ive got 3 tanks already… my BF would probably freak if I got another

Time to upgrade the BF? JK JK

blaxsun · Aug 15, 2023

Get some harlequin shrimp and they'll be ec-static!

littlefoxx · Aug 15, 2023

Lol

Daniel@R2R said:
Time to upgrade the BF? JK JK

He already puts up with a 70 gallon and a six foot 125 so I say he is a pretty good BF

littlefoxx · Aug 15, 2023

blaxsun said:
Get some harlequin shrimp and they'll be ec-static!

Got triggers coming… they would be some expensive trigger food!!!

Daniel@R2R · Aug 15, 2023

littlefoxx said:
He already puts up with a 70 gallon and a six foot 125 so I say he is a pretty good BF

Sounds like a good guy.

steveschuerger · Aug 15, 2023

littlefoxx said:
Ive got 3 tanks already… my BF would probably freak if I got another

My wife said she’d tolerate 2 tanks…2 tanks ago.

littlefoxx · Aug 15, 2023

steveschuerger said:
My wife said she’d tolerate 2 tanks…2 tanks ago.

Right? He is upset cause he picked 3 clowns total for the nano and all died. The were just so thin at the LFS and I tried to save them but nope.. my two LFS had some really badly starved baby clown shipments

steveschuerger · Aug 15, 2023

I think Choco Chip stars are neat as well. If not fowler, why not make a smaller 20-30 gallon invert tank?

littlefoxx · Aug 15, 2023

steveschuerger said:
I think Choco Chip stars are neat as well. If not fowler, why not make a smaller 20-30 gallon invert tank?

Cause Nanos tick me off lol Im already angry with the one I have!!!

steveschuerger · Aug 15, 2023

littlefoxx said:
Right? He is upset cause he picked 3 clowns total for the nano and all died. The were just so thin at the LFS and I tried to save them but nope.. my two LFS had some really badly starved baby clown shipments

Yeah, there’s been a couple times I saw a fish I really wanted, but looked like it was gonna die before getting home even, and left it there. Sad as it is you gotta avoid livestock like that.