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Posted: August 29 2013 at 12:56pm |
Hello, I am obsessed with Orange... Thus bought this guy recently because it was the most amazing starfish i have seen! Does anyone know what it actually is? Please let me know i've been trying to find it on the net without luck!
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 1:23pm |
I have the same one.
I was told that it is called a "Florida Common Starfish"; but when I googled it, none of the photos look exactly like what I have.
My wife called it a "Halloween starfish", which I thought fit the black body / bright orange bumps & feet look better...
One good thing is, I picked this up from Live Rock N Reef back in January - and it is still doing great!
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 1:25pm |
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Awesome I got mine at LRR as well about 2 weeks ago, Named it Houdini as he disappears a lot lol. Any tips on keeping it happy?
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 1:27pm |
I really have not had to do anything special for it.
I feed my tank well, but I don't feed the starfish directly.
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 1:28pm |
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Thanks for the info!
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 7:06pm |
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how big is that guy?
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40 gal w/ 20 sump
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 8:27pm |
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They are about 3 - 4 inches from tip of one arm to the other
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 11:34pm |
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I've have talk to them a lot about that starfish and they say that there is no special need for them, that they will just eat the ditrious on the sand and rocks as well algea on the glass. They called it Florida common star
Also I've wanted to know for how long did you guys acclimated it for?
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Posted: August 30 2013 at 9:06am |
I acclimated it for at least an hour, with 1/3 cup water adding every 5 minutes, It is about 4 inchs from tip to tip!
Love this guy absolute favorite in the Tank!
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Posted: August 30 2013 at 9:21am |
I picked mine up about 1 in the afternoon, and didn't get it home until about 7 at night.
I floated it 15 minutes, opened the bag, added 1 cup of tank water, waited 10 more minutes.
In my tank, my starfish's body is close to jet black; and it really sets off the orange bumps on the skin (hence the 'halloween' nickname)
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Posted: August 30 2013 at 2:29pm |
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Bob, No pics no proof! lol
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Posted: August 30 2013 at 2:59pm |
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haha pics or it didnt happen bob! :D
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Posted: August 31 2013 at 10:36pm |
Fair enough! Here's a pic:  You can see the body is a darker black than the black overflow To see the rest of the tank, go here: utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65888&title=the-new-90
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Posted: September 01 2013 at 7:05am |
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That guy is cool!
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Posted: September 06 2013 at 12:49am |
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They are Asterias forbesi starfish and not commonly considered to be reef safe but are beautiful starfish and in my opinion worth the risk as they are only considered not reef safe because they will sometimes eat inverts and clams.
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Posted: September 09 2013 at 10:26am |
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in researching the - asterias forbes - i have not found any that are Black with Orange spots.... Thus making me thing its a different type. Has anyone found a direct location of a picture with description? If this guy is not reef safe he will be moving into my 36g Bow thats F/O....
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Posted: September 09 2013 at 10:40am |
IMO they are prefectly 'reef safe'...
I have had mine in for 9 months with over 75 different corals, a large clam, 2 flame scallops, dozens of smaller snails and hermits, 2 tiger conches, over 20 fish - and it has not bothered a single thing.
I would not worry at all.
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Posted: September 09 2013 at 10:58am |
 Thanks for the info Bob. Bout to upgrade tanks from 55g to the 90g we have... just planning on who will stay where!
thanks for the info!
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Posted: September 09 2013 at 12:06pm |
 justchillinuno wrote:
in researching the - asterias forbesi - i have not found any that are Black with Orange spots.... Thus making me thing its a different type. Has anyone found a direct location of a picture with description? If this guy is not reef safe he will be moving into my 36g Bow thats F/O.... |
I buy these through my wholesale supplier all the time and they are "asterias forbesi" and are not considered reef safe only because they have a tendency to eat inverts and small clams but with that said I still keep them in my reef as have the customers I sold them too. Honestly if they are eating the snails who is going to notice unless you catch them in the act as snails disappear on a normal bases anyways.
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Posted: September 09 2013 at 12:28pm |
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Thanks for the info!
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