The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread

shilala · 11-10-2011, 12:56 PM

I've been busting my ass to try to curb the astrea starfish issue with little to no results. It's like if I cut one head off, two appear. They are EVERYWHERE.
While they don't seem to cause any damage to the coarls, they'll crawl all through them and irritate them into staying closed.
I'm planning on getting one or two harlequin shrimp. All they eat are starfish. I figure there's more than enough reproduction here to feed two forever and they may hold the population in check, yet leave enough to feed them. I have tons of rock so there's a never-ending supply of stars on the undersides that will crawl out and present themselves for dinner.
I have two other shrimps in there nopw, I can't think of the names of either. I think one is red and gold strped down it's sides, the other is a goirgeous blood red with white spots.
I am worried they'll fight, but not enough that I'm not willing to give it a shot.

OLS · 11-11-2011, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

I've been busting my ass to try to curb the astrea starfish issue with little to no results.

Hahahaha, I told you beyotch, lol....day 1. My deal now is aiptasia. I have pulled out several formerly nice
zoanthid rocks because they get down in the cracks and there is just nothing you can do. I took the rocks out
and let em dry for a day, then scrubbed em with a soft toohbrush and rinsed them in salt water. The Zoos close
up once they realize they are going to dry out, but the aiptasia are not hardy enough on the exterior to just go dry,
and you can get em like that, but they just keep coming back after a few weeks. And their tentacles keep the zo's
closed up, so their life enjoyment is over. So I just tossed the rocks out finally. I am winding this down, it is in a room
I don't frequent and I am a terrible husband to the critters. It sucks power and I am no good at it anymore. When I BUY
my own house, I will crank it back up, til then Time to give up.

11-10-2011, 12:56 PM	#1
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread I've been busting my ass to try to curb the astrea starfish issue with little to no results. It's like if I cut one head off, two appear. They are EVERYWHERE. While they don't seem to cause any damage to the coarls, they'll crawl all through them and irritate them into staying closed. I'm planning on getting one or two harlequin shrimp. All they eat are starfish. I figure there's more than enough reproduction here to feed two forever and they may hold the population in check, yet leave enough to feed them. I have tons of rock so there's a never-ending supply of stars on the undersides that will crawl out and present themselves for dinner. I have two other shrimps in there nopw, I can't think of the names of either. I think one is red and gold strped down it's sides, the other is a goirgeous blood red with white spots. I am worried they'll fight, but not enough that I'm not willing to give it a shot. __________________