Starfish Identification - Aquarium Advice

robertfah · 01-31-2006, 11:10 AM

Can anyone identify the starfish in this picture? My wife bought it about a month ago and she can't remember what the person at the [acronym:9ad6eb4d59="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:9ad6eb4d59] said it was.

[acronym:9ad6eb4d59="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:9ad6eb4d59],

Bob

P.S. I posted this in the General Discussion area, but no one knew what it was.

TCTFish · 02-02-2006, 07:48 AM

Looks like a type of Bali Star. Not considered reef safe.

i have crabs · 02-08-2006, 10:34 PM

i have a large one that looks simular its a general star but i cant remember the sientific name but definatly not reef safe feed it a piece of shrimp or something meaty once in a while.

oyf709 · 02-11-2006, 02:39 AM

it seems to me one of the Protoreastor which prey on invertabrates, remove it fast unless u don't really mind adding hermit or snail every few weeks =) but they do looks kewl tho. here is ur refrence link,
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/seastars2.htm
scroll down and u should find it there, different color (might caused by ur light) but i am sure they are they same family.

02-02-2006, 07:48 AM	#2
TCTFish Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 1,470 Images: 20	Looks like a type of Bali Star. Not considered reef safe. __________________ http://www.tricitytropicals.com ------------------------------------ We, as a people, know so much more about outer space than we do about our own oceans. This lack of knowledge can very well spell the dangers that lay in wait for us. The oceans surely would swallow us before a rock comes down to smite the planet of it's life. Nov/2004

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02-08-2006, 10:34 PM	#3
i have crabs Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: chestermere canada eh Posts: 429 Images: 11	i have a large one that looks simular its a general star but i cant remember the sientific name but definatly not reef safe feed it a piece of shrimp or something meaty once in a while.

02-11-2006, 02:39 AM	#4
oyf709 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 224	it seems to me one of the Protoreastor which prey on invertabrates, remove it fast unless u don't really mind adding hermit or snail every few weeks =) but they do looks kewl tho. here is ur refrence link, http://www.wetwebmedia.com/seastars2.htm scroll down and u should find it there, different color (might caused by ur light) but i am sure they are they same family.