acclimating star, anenome

[MT79]

doe's anyone have any advice on acclimating a choc. chip star, and, or a bubble tip anenome?
thanks for any insights

 

[ReefRaff]

choc. chip stars are hunters and eat fish. pretty sure.

 

[ReefRaff]

hope the tanks more than a year ols prior to adding the anemon

 

[MT79]

Relax , I have a "blue thumb". ols?

 

[reefrunner69]

I've never seen a choclate chip star catch a live fish, I have, however, seen one crawl over to an anemone, turn the anemone upside down and start eating it. Choclate chip stars are not reef safe.

 

[MT79]

how would a star catch a fish!!! just curious

 

[MT79]

so is the bubble tip safe?

 

[reefrunner69]

As for aqcclimation...a drip acclimation of 4-6 hours is recommended for the star and I would do a 1-2 hour drip acclimation on the anemone.

 

[MT79]

reefrunner your word is gospel

 

[MT79]

Thanks to all, I appreciate all your insights concerning my question.

 

[reefrunner69]

so is the bubble tip safe?

Not from the starfish if they are in the same tank.

how would a star catch a fish!!! just curious

The emerald green serpent star will prop itself up on it's legs (sometimes a couple on the edge of a rock or the glass) with it's body elevated, kind of forming a cage, then when a fish swims through/under the body of the star....the starfish collapses on the fish and begins to chow down.

 

[ReefRaff]

how would a star catch a fish!!! just curious

Not sure. I seen a post somewhere, where the author claims his CC star was eating his fish.

ols=old

Runner is a pretty smart cookie.