regaltang
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have a 50g fish only with live rock. Any suggestions on a starfish, or is the tank not appropriate for a starfish. :?
my tank has been set up for a month. PH is 8.2; N02 0; N03 10; 3/4 is 0. I currently have one small yellow tang and two small clownfish, 2 turbo snails and 5 small hermit crabs. Plan on adding over the next 6 months or so one regal tang, a diamond goby, dwarf angel of some sort and a threadfin butterfly.jamal-188 said:Welcome to AA. It all depends what you plan on doing with your tank as some starfish such as chocholate chip can be predators eating whatever they come across. How long has your tank been setup and what are you water paraments? Starfish are very very sensitive to changes in water conditions especillay during acclimation so be sure no water what you get that you use a drip line to acclimate and most take several hours to introduce them as slow as possible.
I"m not sure what to recommend for now but, if you're tank hasn't been setup for very long I'd stay awary from some harder to keep species such as the blue linkia for now.
While you may be able to successfully adapt this type of star to a new tank, I would still disagree on getting that species in this early stages of a tanks developement. It's not just a matter of will the starfish acclimate and adapt but also having a tank that is mature enough and has ample natural food sources to feed it.justin_tyme said:I have successfully added two fromia (milleporella) starfish in a tank your size and less than two months old.
Just make sure you use drip acclimation over 4 hours or longer.
Sorry, I'm not clear on this. Are you suggesting the fish list above is acceptable or advising to just add the angel and goby only?And as many others will tell you, I think you have room enough for just one more fish, hardly two; maybe the goby and the dwarf angel will fit but another tang, I would avoid it.
Are you suggesting the fish list above is acceptable or advising to just add the angel and goby only?
I would still disagree on getting that species in this early stages of a tanks developement. It's not just a matter of will the starfish acclimate and adapt but also having a tank that is mature enough and has ample natural food sources to feed it.