mr_X
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You could try linckia stars.
mr_X said:I know. The fromia stars are the sharpest looking IMO.
Years ago, I tried a few of them-
They didn't last very long.
carey said:Starfish don't do terribly well in aquariums as a whole really. The serpent stars are very hardy and I have one as well, very easy to keep and pretty cool when he comes out. They do come in other colors too, like red or green.
I've been waiting a year to get a starfish and I finally added a red knobby to my 90g FOWLR, but they are NOT reef safe so you cant have one of them.
:-(
carey said:You might want to get bigger shrimp than the sexy shrimp and bumblebees. BUT the coral banded can go after other shrimp. :-(
I would look at the fire shrimp, cleaners and peppermints.
The fish stock seems ok. You might be getting to your limit soon though. A couple of anthias in my opinion will put you at stocked.
TeamTrash said:The peppermint shrimp are smaller, more translucent, light pink, and cheaper. The fire shrimp has bright white legs as antennas. It's body is a deep solid red. I had one, but rarely saw it. I'd suggest some peppermint shrimp and some cleaner shrimp. They seen to be out more, and they'll eat out your hand
mr_X said:I would skip the peppermints entirely. They are unattractive.
redsea said:Yep, coral bandeds can attack other shrimp.
Actually, the Fire and Peppermint Shrimps are different.
Saltwater Aquarium Shrimp for Marine Reef Aquariums: Blood Red Fire Shrimp
Saltwater Aquarium Invertebrates for Marine Reef Aquariums: Peppermint Shrimp (Build Your Own)
With Coral Bandeds, you can only keep one, unless you get a mated pair. Otherwiase they will fight (I think).
I hope that this was helpful!
caitlynnanne9189 said:I didn't really like them either they are just boring lol. I like the banded but I don't want aggression
mr_X said:Bumblebee snails are carnivores. I would skip them too. Just get a trio of skunk cleaner shrimp. If you intend to keep snails like astrea or similar, i would skip the hermits also. The snails will end up getting assassinated.