Just bought a Red Bali Starfish

thaitopher · 06/19/2017, 12:50 PM

Yesterday, I bought my first starfish. I only acclimated him for an hour and a half. Turns out I probably should have done it for three hours but so far he is moving around the tank and seems happy. Any advice on best practices for anyone that has one of these? Thanks.

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mcgyvr · 06/20/2017, 08:29 AM

Good luck..
Most don't seem to have good luck with many starfish in captivity..

Hopefully your tank offers sufficient food/algae sources..

thaitopher · 06/20/2017, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

Good luck..
Most don't seem to have good luck with many starfish in captivity..

Hopefully your tank offers sufficient food/algae sources..

Thanks. Gonna attempt to direct feed twice a week to supplement its algae diet given that I only have a 20 gallon.

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Randy27 · 07/03/2017, 04:00 AM

I tried two at one point.. They both disintegrated within 2 weeks. Haven't tried em since :/ Good luck!

06/19/2017, 12:50 PM	#1
thaitopher Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 130	Just bought a Red Bali Starfish Yesterday, I bought my first starfish. I only acclimated him for an hour and a half. Turns out I probably should have done it for three hours but so far he is moving around the tank and seems happy. Any advice on best practices for anyone that has one of these? Thanks. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337Z using Tapatalk

06/20/2017, 08:29 AM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Good luck.. Most don't seem to have good luck with many starfish in captivity.. Hopefully your tank offers sufficient food/algae sources.. __________________ Who me?

07/03/2017, 04:00 AM	#4
Randy27 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 54	I tried two at one point.. They both disintegrated within 2 weeks. Haven't tried em since :/ Good luck!