Chocolate Chip Starfish...compatibility issues...

chum · 11-05-2007, 10:20 AM

I have two inverts, a pencil urchin and a choc. chip star in a FOWLR 55 gal. tank. What other inverts -urchins- starfish etc. would be compatible? The choc. chip is the most aggressive in the tank.

'lil story: It He crawled over a red Atlantic starfish half his size, and dissolved the whole thing.
He also pounced on a large Haitian Atlantic anemone. I kinda thot THAT would happen, It only cost $3:50, and was killing small fish in the reef. (THAT satisfied him for a week)
But I didn't like when it hovered over a newly bought sea egg urchin, despite all the sharp spines and sucked the insides out in less than 24 hours after purchase.

(it happened overnite). I've read choc. chip don't live long, and die of starvation, but this guy has lived over 3 years and is a voracious eater.
picture of the choc. chip on the glass:

Does anyone else have choc. chip starfish in their fish only tanks and what other inverts do you have in their tank? I know they are NOT REEF SAFE. I wonder if he would eat the pencil urchin, if the pencil wasn't hiding in between the rock all the time. Thanks for your input...

Witfull · 11-05-2007, 10:22 AM

they are not reef safe and any non-mobile or slow mobile invert is fair game to them.

framerguy · 11-05-2007, 11:00 AM

IME they live a long time, I had one well over 5 years before I switched to a reef tank and got rid of him. You could try a Protoreaster linki. Choc chip is P. nodusa. You could have a battle of the stars and see who comes out on top.

Witfull · 11-05-2007, 11:06 AM

CC's eat other starfish.

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chum Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 52 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Chocolate Chip Starfish...compatibility issues... I have two inverts, a pencil urchin and a choc. chip star in a FOWLR 55 gal. tank. What other inverts -urchins- starfish etc. would be compatible? The choc. chip is the most aggressive in the tank. 'lil story: It He crawled over a red Atlantic starfish half his size, and dissolved the whole thing. He also pounced on a large Haitian Atlantic anemone. I kinda thot THAT would happen, It only cost $3:50, and was killing small fish in the reef. (THAT satisfied him for a week) But I didn't like when it hovered over a newly bought sea egg urchin, despite all the sharp spines and sucked the insides out in less than 24 hours after purchase. (it happened overnite). I've read choc. chip don't live long, and die of starvation, but this guy has lived over 3 years and is a voracious eater. picture of the choc. chip on the glass: Does anyone else have choc. chip starfish in their fish only tanks and what other inverts do you have in their tank? I know they are NOT REEF SAFE. I wonder if he would eat the pencil urchin, if the pencil wasn't hiding in between the rock all the time. Thanks for your input... __________________ Set up: 65 gal mixed-100 lb.tonga & figi.Fluval canister filter 304, 2X65 watt PC by sunpaq, 420&460NM Dual actinic, 6,700&10,000K Dual daylight, 3 power heads, 3" sand bed, prizm skimmer hang-on. Fish: Scopis tang 5", 3 pajama cardinals, 2 clarki anemone, manderin, flame dart, green chromis, Inverts: 1 cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, 4 feather dusters, 2 serpent stars. Corals: pulsating xenia, 3 leather mushrooms, chili cactus, colt, kenya tree, finger, coralmorphins, yellow buttons polyp zooanthids, Christmas tree coral, yellow & red gorgonians, tongue plate, orange cup Second tank: 55 gal FOWLR: for agressive fish: 8" speckled fin grouper, 6" dwarf fuzzy lionfish, choc. chip starfish, hermits, pencil urchin. _____________________________________________ The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace. (Num. 6:24-26)

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