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05-15-2007, 12:43 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winsted, CT Age: 36
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 |  Zoa vs Chocolate Chip
Up until recently, my chocolate chip star has been leaving the zoa alone. But that was back when I was still overfeeding...  Last week, he went and ate half of it and I was hoping that would be all. But last night, he finished it off. Besides getting rid of Chip, is there anything else I can do? I really like zoas! Would feeding Chip directly rather than letting him forage so much help?
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55 gal, Coralife lunar aqualights, Lifegard filter system, SeaClone 100 protein skimmer, 250W Visi-therm stealth heater. | 
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05-15-2007, 01:07 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Nope, you can't change the nature of the beast. You can either keep it or the zoas but you can't keep both  | |
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05-16-2007, 02:40 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
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Originally Posted by amcarrig  Nope, you can't change the nature of the beast. You can either keep it or the zoas but you can't keep both | 2nd that
chocolate chip stars are not reef safe. | |
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05-16-2007, 03:39 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winsted, CT Age: 36
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Well that's a drag. I like my starfish but I won't be tooo disappointed when he's gone... | |
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05-16-2007, 03:55 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2007
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yeah, i would prefer the zoas over chip as well... to me, starfish (or seastars, since some people get offended by calling them starfish) are just too.... plain.. they look nice, but it just seems like if you've seen one, you've seen them all... | |
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05-16-2007, 05:52 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Zoos' all the way! Chocolate chip Stars are omnivores, and will consume anything they can catch! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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05-16-2007, 06:10 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Thats too bad. I love sea stars / starfish...hah too. But the problem is, the ones that are hardy and tend to live...usually are not the most reef friendly. _________ Tank Specs:
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48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
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1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
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05-17-2007, 03:32 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winsted, CT Age: 36
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Yeah, I've learned a lot from my star. All the knowledge I had prior were of ones found dead on the shore. I had no idea how flexible they are or that they wrapped their stomach around their food, or even what they ate. My kids have learned quite a bit, too. It's especially neat to watch them right themselves when they are upside down. Like I said, it's a cool animal. It's just disappointing that it limits what else can go in the tank.
Hmm. My wife likes seahorses, maybe a small second tank?  | |
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05-18-2007, 08:42 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va Beach, Va
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| Hi,
HI,
Add a sump and put the star in it, you also could have a second fish only tank. Can't have to many.
Doug
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4 PEPERMINT,1 ANAEMONE, SEVERAL SOFT CORALS, 2 ADULT W/C SEA HORSES,8 CHROMIS.
1 B 1 LM BLEEMY,1 WATCHMAN,1 TRUE PERCULA, 2 TANGs, 1 gold angel 1 ROYAL BEAUTY. 1 20 GAL SUMP WITH 1skimmer, 1 fluidized sand filter,
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