My Star Ate My Anemone!!

[revhtree]

I thought you might all find this interesting. I HAD a little condy anemone that was very small, and it had shrank up inside itself, like anemones do, in the corner. Next thing I know is the Chocalte chip star is on top of it and had it 1/2 eaten. It was too late to stop it. It took the star about 2 days to fully eat it. Hes about done now. Oh well. Anybody ever hear of this happening?

 

[divemasterjim]

Im wondering why my choclate chip wont eat my aiptasia anemone, and im worried about what he will eat . his days are numbered think im gonna give him to the lfs

 

[cj10488]

CC Stars eat just about anything they can park on.. They are more of a pest to the tank than anything.. I had one that i got when my tank was just started and I gave it away the same day.. I wouldnt trust the thing for the life of me..

James

 

[revhtree]

I did not know that. Is this the general consensus about the CC star?

 

[Guest]

My moms 26 gal has 2 CC. One never grew and ones HUGE. Ate all her aiptasia, and one of her gold banded shrimps.

 

[revhtree]

I just read up on the CC star. BYE BYE STAR! I love my coral to much.

 

[divemasterjim]

Geez how did it catch the shrimp I have watched mine move, they are so slow

 

[Guest]

No idea, he was up against the glass and you could see the shrimp being eaten. It was a pair, and I took the remaining shrimp and put him in my 125.

 

[divemasterjim]

Its name is Protoreaster Nodosus or choclate chip star fish its in the Oreasteridae family

 

[divemasterjim]

I plan to get rid of mine soon anyone want him

 

[revhtree]

Is that an aptasia next to the star???

 

[divemasterjim]

LOL yes it is, when I first got the live rock I was like O wow look at that, wish I would have known then what a pain in the a$$ it was!! now I have a million of them all over

 

[revhtree]

Joes Juice IT!!!

 

[kidkameleon3]

doies anyone want the coral eating star? lol, best bet is the lfs sorry to hear of your loss also

 

[divemasterjim]

When I got my star it was a fish only tank now I cant bring my self to get ride of him

 

[divemasterjim]

getting rid of my dead peppermint shrimp

 

[Hara]

They are nice to have in eel tanks....do a good job with clean up. I have one in with mine, along with a thorny star and a long spined urchin. They do have a place in some set ups.

 

[MYTY1705]

Would one do ok in a tank with a niger trigger, porcupine puffer, and a b/w heni??
I need some thing to help clean the tank up