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09-02-2006, 09:55 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 49
Posts: 497
|  I Hate my Starfish
Long story, short: My Chocolate Chip Seastar tried to eat my anemone. :mad:
This evening I found the Seastar engulfing my anemone, which had been doing great for the 3 weeks since I got her. I pulled Chippy off, gave him a piece of shrimp in a different corner of the tank. Anemone is shrunken, looks stricken, but no obvious damage. 
What should I do about the anemone? What about the Seastar?
BTW, I didn't have any problems with an earlier, smaller Choc Chip. I had a large, beautiful H. Malu in the same tank with it until the anemone was accidently injured. If my current anemone dies, it would be the third anemone that I've lost in the past 6 months. 
Thoughts? _________ -- SAW39 45 gal modified hex. Started and cycled August 2005.
2 Serpent Stars, Ocelaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Green Chromis damsel, Condalactis & Macrodactyla dorensis anemones, 1 big bristleworm, 1 small Banded Coral shrimp.
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09-02-2006, 10:16 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 49
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Here's a picture from a few hours after the attack.  | |
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09-03-2006, 12:12 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
Ya CC Star fish are not reef safe and should not be kept with things like anemones. It's really important to research what you put in your tank. As thinks like this will happen. Odds are the Anemone is dieing
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09-03-2006, 01:36 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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Wow SAW, I'm kinda surprised you didn't know those CC stars are voracious carnivores and will devour anything meaty. I think it could eat fish if it could catch them. The red general stars are also a no no.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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09-03-2006, 04:35 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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When I first started I had a green sea star and ate all of my polyps. You live and learn, and now I research everything, even if I know about it, I double check.
I hope your anemone recovers.
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55 gallon. PC lights 12K/Actinic/Moon, Chiller, Powerhead, Prizm Skimmer, Fluval, Eheim Pro2 | |
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09-03-2006, 09:17 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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And I was just admiring the picture you posted the other day of your clown and anemone. 
Hopefully the anemone will recover, I guess only time will tell.
Make sure it doesn't nuke your tank. I know you knew the cc star was not reef safe. But, probably like me you didn't think it would try and eat a stinging anemone.. That sucks. Karma to ya.
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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09-03-2006, 09:22 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 49
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Well, the anemone has died. I'll be talking to my LFS, to see if I can get store credit in exchange for my Chocolate Chip Seastar.
Jason, Rickzter: Yes, I should have known better. I was keeping this Star primarily based on my good experience with a smaller, less aggressive Chocolate Chip. Like Reef lover said, "Live and learn" or as my Dad once told me, "The hard lessons are the best lessons."
Thanks to all for your responses. | |
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09-03-2006, 09:32 AM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada
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Sorry about the anemone SAW39 and karma to you.
I know you're kind of p*ssed-off but don't blame the starfish, it just did what came naturally, no? | |
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09-03-2006, 09:57 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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The only reason I put c.c. stars in my tank is to feed my harlequin shrimp. Even then, I watch it very carefully and make sure that it doesn't wander much before the shrimp finds it. | |
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09-03-2006, 10:53 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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The only reason I put c.c. stars in my tank is to feed my harlequin shrimp. Even then, I watch it very carefully and make sure that it doesn't wander much before the shrimp finds it.
| How many day does it take your shrimp to eat your C.C., and does anyone join in once its dead? | |
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