asterias rubens - Aquarium Advice

land locked · 08-12-2008, 10:04 AM

Has anyone ever kept a common (sugar) starfish in their aquarium? My daughter went on vacation to Oregon, and picked what she thought was a dead starfish off the beach. She put it in a ziplock bag with no water. When she unloaded her suitcase to give it to me, we were surprised to see it was alive and suctioned to the bag. I quickly set up my hospital tank and it is alive and well. I researched all that I could and I see they eat crabs and mussles. I recently started a FOWLR tank with an adopted lunar wrasse. I was thinking about putting it in that tank. What do you all think?

ccCapt · 08-12-2008, 01:49 PM

That is a cool water species. It should be in water no warmer than 72. It won't live in the temp we keep our tanks.

**melosu58** · 08-12-2008, 01:56 PM

I`ve heard the same thing Larry just posted. Cool water.

Kurt_Nelson · 08-12-2008, 04:24 PM

Oregon? Yeah... water temp is in the 50s (at best) so it won't last long even in a room temperature tank with no heater. Sorry.

land locked · 08-14-2008, 10:35 AM

Thanks for the info. I had not put a heater in the hospital tank because I knew it was a cold water starfish, but it did not make it anyway. I was still sad and my daughter was upset that she killed it, since she already though it was dead when she picked it up. Thanks.

08-12-2008, 10:04 AM	#1
land locked Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 195	asterias rubens Has anyone ever kept a common (sugar) starfish in their aquarium? My daughter went on vacation to Oregon, and picked what she thought was a dead starfish off the beach. She put it in a ziplock bag with no water. When she unloaded her suitcase to give it to me, we were surprised to see it was alive and suctioned to the bag. I quickly set up my hospital tank and it is alive and well. I researched all that I could and I see they eat crabs and mussles. I recently started a FOWLR tank with an adopted lunar wrasse. I was thinking about putting it in that tank. What do you all think? __________________ 72 gallon bow front, koralia 1 powerhead, approx 30 gallon sump and separate 20 gallon display refugium, Aqua C protein skimmer, Live rubble filteration, 80 # of LR, and a 4 inch sand bed.

08-12-2008, 01:49 PM	#2
ccCapt SW 10 & Over Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 1,877 Images: 3	That is a cool water species. It should be in water no warmer than 72. It won't live in the temp we keep our tanks. __________________ 125g reef See My Tank Info Check out The build project /Larry

08-14-2008, 10:35 AM	#5
land locked Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 195	Thanks for the info. I had not put a heater in the hospital tank because I knew it was a cold water starfish, but it did not make it anyway. I was still sad and my daughter was upset that she killed it, since she already though it was dead when she picked it up. Thanks. __________________ 72 gallon bow front, koralia 1 powerhead, approx 30 gallon sump and separate 20 gallon display refugium, Aqua C protein skimmer, Live rubble filteration, 80 # of LR, and a 4 inch sand bed.

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