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RE: Feeding herbavores

Delvor — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:28:41 GMT

Ok, cool. Thanks for all your help!

RE: Feeding herbavores

plecodiscus — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:23:05 GMT

I just drop it in there when i feed my tank. Then again i have a serpent star not a true sea star and they behave differently. the serpent star just wraps his arms around whatever comes near him and true stars usually just eat what they walk over. I suppose you could do it either way with true stars. serpent stars are usually tucked away so you cant hand feed them.

RE: Feeding herbavores

Delvor — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:56:22 GMT

I dont have any live corals or rocks in there so it should be ok, are you feeding the krill to them by just placing it next to them or just drop it in and let them find it, just seems strange feeding a starfish with they way they move.

RE: Feeding herbavores

plecodiscus — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:58:06 GMT

Okay, first, if you have any type of coral in that tank that you plan on keeping, get rid of the starfish. Chocolate chip stars are absolutely not reef safe and will happily munch on any type coral they walk over. If there is no coral, then its okay to have the star. if its over like 3 inches wide, i would feed it freeze dried jumbo krill. If its under 3 inches wide i'd feed it freeze dried mini krill. The shrimp will basically just eat little pieces if the freeze dried krill. As long as the pieces are between a centimeter and an inch long, the shrimp should eat them.

Feeding herbavores

Delvor — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:46:42 GMT

Hey all,
Recently i picked up a chocolate chip starfish, a scooter blenny, and a shrimp of which i cant remember the name. I was wondering what to feed them and how to go about feeding them, the blenny im sure you can just give some sort of plant food that sinks, but the starfish and shrimp im not so sure about, any tips and advice would be great! Thanks!