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[Dinosaur]

Hello,

went down to Hong Leong today and got these reef friendly invertebrates

[Dinosaur]

one more ........ ready to climb

[Dinosaur]

one more ............. striking red

[Dinosaur]

the sea cucumber ......

[TanGo]

Hehe.. Rumor, looks like the one we saw..

My Harlequins would love to know them personnally..

Hehehe

[sduu]

Hi dino, how much is marine life selling for the cucumber?

[Achilles Tang]

Actually, there are about only two species of starfishes which are truly reefsafe... linkias and fromias. These eat only detritus, microalgae and bacteria clumps from the sandbed.

Your third pix is that of a fromia.

The first two I am not certain.... watch them carefully, if you see them wrapping themselves around your clams... take them out immediately. Some are known to attack sleeping fishes and some eat coral polyps.

Anyway, FYI, my recommendation is to keep only 1 starfish per 4-5 ft tank. There isn't enough food in a captive reef environment for them to survive long term.

[TanGo]

First one looks like a Nardoa, also know as Galathea Sea Star..

Ornamental. Reef safe. May be harmful to some inverts, such as clams or small anemones..

But they are very hardy..

Second one looks like another Fromia, or Elegant Sea Star..

Ornamental, Reef safe. Keep with LR, graze algae and microorganisms..

[KingFish]

Hehe.. Rumor, looks like the one we saw..

My Harlequins would love to know them personnally..

Hehehe

Yeah Baby...Yeah... ...

Looking good in the tank, not moving much though.

Tango, your 'harle's happy I guess. But I gotta admit, running around looking for starfish is kinda fun ...

[Dinosaur]

Hehe.. Rumor, looks like the one we saw..

My Harlequins would love to know them personnally..

Hehehe

sorry not meant as food

[Dinosaur]

Hi dino, how much is marine life selling for the cucumber?

$10/-

[Dinosaur]

Actually, there are about only two species of starfishes which are truly reefsafe... linkias and fromias. These eat only detritus, microalgae and bacteria clumps from the sandbed.

Your third pix is that of a fromia.

The first two I am not certain.... watch them carefully, if you see them wrapping themselves around your clams... take them out immediately. Some are known to attack sleeping fishes and some eat coral polyps.

Anyway, FYI, my recommendation is to keep only 1 starfish per 4-5 ft tank. There isn't enough food in a captive reef environment for them to survive long term.

will monitor them closely.

Thanks

[[d]3v|L]

u must becareful.. my bloody chocolate chip sucked the top of my blue sponge until it became white!! lucky i took it out on time.. will the sponge regrow??

[Dinosaur]

3v|L,Mar 4 2003, 03:45 PM] u must becareful.. my bloody chocolate chip sucked the top of my blue sponge until it became white!! lucky i took it out on time.. will the sponge regrow??

it is different species. These are reefs friendly

[[d]3v|L]

ic.. beautiful anyway. u got pm

[Anthony]

rumor u bought ur sea cucumber @$10?

i tot $10 is those black cucumber?