Wade Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I added a couple of small starfish (brittle and serpant) to my DT about a week ago. They quickly scurried under the rock work and I haven't seen them since. I've checked at night whne the lights go down to moonlight ans still nothing. Are they self-sufficient or should I be feeding them at night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshel1217 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I feed my brittle when I feed my fish. If he's hungry he will come out and start searching for food. I don't him every time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 both stars stay fairly hidden and out of sight. Ours stays under the rock till he senses food hitting the substrate... As they get older they're a little more keen to staying out in the 'openish' areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 They're supposed to be a clean up crew, I wouldn't feed them directly as they're good scavengers. That said, I also love to give mine a piece of silverside when I feed my nems. Seeing them deform their central disk to ingest it cracks me up every time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Don't worry about feeding them unless they get really large, body diameter 1 1/2 to 2+ inches. I move a tank once that had a black spiny species with legs well over a foot long the owners had never seen (whoever set up the tank used 2-3 lbs live rock per gallon). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Mine breed like crazy and you see little legs everywhere; in the powerheads, hanging out of crevices of rocks; when we redid our rock we took 5 or 6 to the LFS. the two bigs ones that are still in there are easy 10-12 inches across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 Okie dokie. I'll just assume they're fine and hope to see them eventually when they grow too big to hide:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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