My Red Feather's Branches Are All Being Snapped Up

[grapefruit]

Hi experts.. i bought a Red Feather as attached days ago. But after one day, the branches are all being snapped up... like gana cut by something..?

I am so surprized as i didn't see any fishes disturbing it. It cost $8 but survive less than 2 days.. so heart-broken. Is it the little crabs in the tank? Coz i will see little crabs in and out of the live rocks..... Pls help..

[Dazza]

Cud be crabs. But for red feather stars, if the water parameters is not good, it will start to disintegrate as well. Perhaps yr pH is too low or the water is too caustic (new)

[NormanH]

Very poor survival rate, don't waste your money on this one. Read more before u decide to buy.

[Dispar_Anthias]

hey pls read up more on feather star, they are very de;cate inverts to keep

[grapefruit]

Oh, din know that... I guess i am being cheated by the shop owner, he said that it's hardy.. tested my water perimeters, normal range... i think we all learn from lessons lor...

[FuEl]

It died of starvation. It is rather impossible to keep..unless you have a continuous source of live zooplankton. Only certain zooplankton will be eaten.

[reeff]

Do tell us where u bought it from... so that newbies will know who are the people that they should trust and those who they should not...

[grapefruit]

Do tell us where u bought it from... so that newbies will know who are the people that they should trust and those who they should not...

i bought from clementi 328.. but it is the new assistant there that told me that.

[Achilles Tang]

Ah... featherstars! Beautiful crinoids! But impossible to keep alive long term in aquariums.

Even advanced reefers will not try as they require very frequent feedings of live plytoplankton and they are very sensitive to poor water parameters and poor water quality.

They are best left in the ocean. Please don't buy them in future.

AT

[FuEl]

Ah... featherstars! Beautiful crinoids! But impossible to keep alive long term in aquariums.

Even advanced reefers will not try as they require very frequent feedings of live plytoplankton and they are very sensitive to poor water parameters and poor water quality.

They are best left in the ocean. Please don't buy them in future.

AT

You left out live zooplankton. Live phytoplankton is not enough to discourage people.

[Achilles Tang]

Yeah... good man!