Red Starfish

[Sker]

Does anybody know where I can pick up a red starfish
(Fromia Elegans). Most of my usual online choices do not carry this starfish. I have tried Pet Warehouse, Jeff's Exotic Fish, FF Express, and Inland Aquatics. Please help me out!

Sker

[Ninong]

Sker ~

Have you tried this place: http://216.185.137.245/starfish/starfish_red_flat.htm

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[Ltspd]

Are these reef safe?

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Paul C
"The only source of knowledge is experience"
Einstein

[Ninong]

Speaking of Fromia elegans, Susan just posted a pic of her 20-gal tank with two very nice specimens -- http://www.reefland.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/009119.html

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[Ltspd]

Thanks guys, I like the looks of this starfish over a serpant star (red)

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Paul C
"The only source of knowledge is experience"
Einstein

[Sker]

LTSPD, yes they are from what I have read on reefland.

Sker

[Sker]

Oh Yeah, thanks for the post Ninong, I have never heard of that company before it looks like they have some great live stock I will have to try them out!

Sker

[Ninong]

Ltspd ~

Yes, they are reef-safe. Fromia indica is another species of red starfish. As a general rule, all of the Fromia spp. and the Linckia spp. are reef-safe, feeding on detritus, surface microbes, and surface algal films. One of the nice things about Fromia elegans is that it doesn't get much larger than 3"... also, it is more likely to be seen in the daytime in your tank than Linckia laevigata, which is naturally nocturnal.

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