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| Okay, i have this wierd fascination with echinoderms, and i love to watch their feet move rhythmically on the walls of aquariums. Now i want one, but i don't know which kinds of urchins, sea stars, or cucumbers i want for my 30 gallon tank. the tank consists of a coral beauty, lubbocks fairy wrasse, and clarks anemonefish. There are some zoas and i will be putting in some xenias mushrooms and starburst polyps later. Im looking for suggestions, but they have to fit the following requirements: Brittle or serpent stars (i know they dont crawl on the aquarium walls, but i like them anyway) must have an armspan of under 1'. urchins must not eat coralline algae or corals of any kind. They also have to have a diameter of under 5" including spines so they dont take up the whole tank. Regular stars must have a total armspan of under 6" and must be reef safe as well. I was considering a pillow starfish but wanted to check first. as for cucumbers, they have to be under 6" and relatively non toxic.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38 gallon freshwater: 1 turquoise/green severum (spike), 4 red& blue columbian tetras, 2 gold gouramis (shimmer & glimmer), 3 otocinclus, 1 clown loach (tigger) 30 gallon saltwater: 1 coral beauty angel (vertigo), 1 clarkii clown (crusty - his old anemone was named sideshow bob), 1 banded coral shrimp, 1 serpent star, lots of macroalgae
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| I personally like the Blue Linkia star fish. Fairly hardy and will play a roll in your janitorial crew. I have one with 6 legs that I really enjoy. The green serpent is cool too but has a reputation of catching and eating small fishes. I've kept these before and never had that problem. The last one I had would climb the rock structure, wrap around my hand and take food directly (sea puppy)!! Very cool. :) Stay away from Sea apples. Sea apple = beautiful time bomb!!! I can't really recomend sea cucumbers. I've used them before as sand stirrers/detrivors but they are potentially hazardous. They feed by ingesting and cleaning substrate and require a large amount to tend. I wouldn't think that your 30g would have enough to support one.
So many species, so little money!
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cool thanks i just went out and got a grey serpent star. I think as for stars ill go with an orange linkia instead of a blue one because blue ones get 12" wide and orange ones get 3 wide
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------38 gallon freshwater: 1 turquoise/green severum (spike), 4 red& blue columbian tetras, 2 gold gouramis (shimmer & glimmer), 3 otocinclus, 1 clown loach (tigger) 30 gallon saltwater: 1 coral beauty angel (vertigo), 1 clarkii clown (crusty - his old anemone was named sideshow bob), 1 banded coral shrimp, 1 serpent star, lots of macroalgae
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