I purchased a piece of live rock covered in coralline algae to kickstart my cycle and when I came home after careful inspection I found at leat 4 -5 tiny sea stars in all the nooks and crannies. They look like brittle stars but I'm not sure. What should I do? Are the harmful for my new tank? Is...

I have a 26 gallon bowfront aquarium. I currently have no cuc! I used to have a peppermint shrimp and a few hermit crabs but these have slowly died. I want to get a fresh start at my cuc. So, what should I have? Could I do a serpent or brittle star? Thanks

Quick question is it ok to have a serpent sea star and a brittle sea star in the same tank? I have a 75 gallon tank. I also have a short spine urchin in there. Everyone going to play nice?

This evening, after the lights went out, I found over a dozen tiny sea stars in my 20 gallon reef tank. The were 1/4-1/2" in diameter. There have not been any sea stars in that tank for well over 6 months and then only a single one. To make this tank I broke down a larger tank into 2 smaller...

Went home for lunch and saw a tiny sea star up at the water line. At first, I was excited that there was an inhabitant I hadn't added or seen before...but after looking around I see that it is probably an Asterina! I had to come back to work and didn't remove it. I've been reading that some can...

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How do you keep the sand bed nice and clean and white?

we have some really great fish and corals in right now. I'd say the highlights are an aussie harlequin tusk, fisher's angel, gold saddle rabbitfish, a majestic angel, a trio of pygmy angels that play nice together, and an rbta with a pair of ora host percs. also got in a "shipment" of LE sps...

Ok last night all 3 of my brittle stars were just fine and ate small peice of shrimp. I did notice that one of the stars had lost part of it's leg. Today when I came home I found the same one with no legs and just his body with a couple of stubs. I thought he was dead, so when I tried to get him...

I bought a pink sea urchin yesterday ( actualy I bought it thursday and waited till tank perimeters were just right), I aclimated him and 2 fish. All night he moved around the tank cleaning and then this morning he stopped and started losing his spines. They are just falling off/ Any idea...

Just picked up a few things and look what came with it. It is about 2 inches in diameter. Is it good or bad. Reef safe? I have a large brittle star. Will they fight.

Hi Guys and Gurls, I am in dire need of a replacement 3200 GPH Dolphin (Ampmaster) marine pump if anyone has one or knows of one locally (upstate SC) that I can buy (even retail at this point, $$$, the days will make a difference). If I cannot find one by Saturday evening, I guess I will order...

I've had a blue linkia star for over a year in my tank. He's always done real well since I figured out to really maintain the salinity closely. That was the #1 issue. All of his little white spots went away and he was real healthy. He's always been shy and stayed in the rocks when the lights...

Hey all!:wavey: I'm just curious about sea cucumbers. I'm thinking about getting a couple to clean up detritus and fish waste. What do you all think about them?:icon10-3:

Ok, this is weird, but one of my red stars is inside my flame scallop. His legs are sticking out. Do you think he just went in there on his own, and he will come out, or would a flame scallop eat a star? The star is still alive as the leg sticking out is moving, but I am afraid if I touch the...

How hard are sea stars to take care of? What's an 'easy' one to have? the Local LFS has a chocolate chip(I think that's right) one, if i'm not mistaken, they've had this little guy for a few weeks, so he's definitely hardy. . .do they need anything special? Still trying to find the right...

about a month or two ago, i picked up a burgundy sea star, http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=566 about 2 weeks ago, i noticed one of its legs were missing, the leg was attached to a piece of rock, still clinging for all its worth. i didnt think much of it, ive...

Liveaquaria (Dr Foster Smith) has a good deal on LR now. $99 for 45lbs. This seems like a good deal. Has anyone ordered LR from them? They state that they inspect the rock. I want to make sure I get good LR for my rebuild. I don't wanted infested/loaded rock. Is there a better place to...

I have this system for a little over a year but now must sell as I have purchased a new house and looks like it will not fit. I would prefer to sell everything at once. Please make a reasonable offer. Looking for $1,700+ If you are intrested please email me at...

My 5.5 gallon Nano is full of flatworms :( now for the questions Are they a harmful pest or just ugly? Are they harming my corals? Where do they come from and what are they eating?