Starfish Stomach eats cleaner crab - Aquarium Advice

redchick2 · 07-22-2008, 05:59 PM

Hi,

Just wanted to share this pic. It seems chocolate chip starfish really enjoy peppermint shrimp for a snack. Their preference seems to be the one just bought 1 hr prior that think starfish will be a nice, safe place to hide. <groan> This picture captures the starfishes ejected stomach as it devours the shrimp.

thanks,
Renea

new2betas · 07-22-2008, 06:02 PM

Hey...cool pictures....sorry about your shrimp loss though.

redchick2 · 07-22-2008, 06:24 PM

Since this is my practice tank, I didn't lose much money. It really was interesting to watch though....

**melosu58** · 07-22-2008, 07:19 PM

It`s really hard to believe a starfish caught a shrimp. Was the shrimp already dead?

redchick2 · 07-23-2008, 02:00 AM

It wasn't quite dead, but even though I tried to acclimate it for about an hour, it was really shocky when I put it in and tried to hide under the starfish..

SpeedEuphoria · 07-23-2008, 02:26 AM

Well sorry for the loss, but great pics!

**roka64** · 07-23-2008, 09:54 AM

Inverts should be acclimated longer, since they are less tolerant to parameter swings.
Did you use the drip method?
Nice shots, by the way.

redchick2 · 07-23-2008, 12:42 PM

<blush> the drip method was my intention... this aquarium is teaching me new things allready, like patience (which I lack) will be very necessary if I want to progress to a larger, more complex tank. The shrimp is a lesson learned the hard way....

cmor1701d · 07-23-2008, 02:27 PM

It's easier to learn in a larger tank.

Patroklos · 07-23-2008, 02:50 PM

But less expensive to learn

07-22-2008, 06:02 PM	#2
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07-22-2008, 06:24 PM	#3
redchick2 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 163 Images: 12	Since this is my practice tank, I didn't lose much money. It really was interesting to watch though....

07-23-2008, 02:00 AM	#5
redchick2 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 163 Images: 12	It wasn't quite dead, but even though I tried to acclimate it for about an hour, it was really shocky when I put it in and tried to hide under the starfish..

07-23-2008, 12:42 PM	#8
redchick2 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 163 Images: 12	<blush> the drip method was my intention... this aquarium is teaching me new things allready, like patience (which I lack) will be very necessary if I want to progress to a larger, more complex tank. The shrimp is a lesson learned the hard way....

07-23-2008, 02:50 PM	#10
Patroklos Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 187	But less expensive to learn