I would love a series on Pests and ways to deal with them. As a new reefer, I get very panicked when things show up in my tank that I did not put there. When I had a hair algae problem...the internet was of no help. There were too many opinions, and honestly, I did more damage than good trying to solve the problem...and wasted a lot of money. Pests are going to happen. Helping reefers understand that and preparing them with different control methods reduces anxiety and is good for the hobby. People won't quit reefing because they think they are not good at it.
4:15 My car haha. Was great seeing you that day. Still doing the Pico development (light, pump and heating). Now a 1.7L jar. Way to go with the criticism you had. I love this video!
Currently in a tank at home I am having a problem with asterina starfish eating my zoanthids. About once a day I go and pluck every single one I see out of the tank.
I think they are just opportunistic as well which can be said about many species we keep. The other night I could see my emerald crab munching on the peeling skin (off the skeleton) of a duncan coral which seems to have a brown jelly disease. Not many people would
i have small dark grey ones and they sit on zoas but seem to only feed on the waxy coating or whatever else is growing on that coating. zoas look fine after the starfish left
Love you videos march dont change a thing. In my experience ive never had a problem and only ever had them bother an already dying coral. I honestly believe they're opportunistic, and we as hobbiests dont like to admit we've killed something, so see the stars cleaning up and blame them. Ive lost a lot more to hermit crabs than anything else, yet we all consider them reef safe.
with the unknown of all species in any ecosystem I feel you can't always 100% say one way or the other but you always do your due diligence on things before you speak. If you dont' piss someone off your not doing your job I feel once you get a certain level people just hate success or seeing someone in the spot light :)
I have a small invert tank that only has waving hands Anthelia and couple hermits. In there I have a couple blue asterna starfish. I’ve only seen 2 of them over months on my rocks. Never anywhere else. I’ve looked and looked and still just the 2 only. For now I leave them as they keep the rocks clean and are interesting. I have NO asterinas in my big display tank (so far)
Good morning. I love your RU-vid. I'm learning so much ❤ But I have a question about leather corals. Can they touch each other? I have to leather corals, and I got them from a friend. I have no idea what their name is, but they look a lot the same. I can't find any info. But I thought it was the same family so they can stand together. Anyway, thanks for your RU-vid videos. They are so helpful. I'm living in a country that's so difficult with saltwater and aquarium stuff. I need to drive 3 hours to go to a small shop. Anyway, the hobby is very difficult here. Thanks
No Debate😜because the blue Asterinas eat Zoas,the White one Not so often.The White loves a little bit more clavularia tricolor.But fact IS If you do Not want Miss your high end stratosphere zoa Put the Asterinas in a fish Tank.
I definitely have couple hundreds in my reef never seen them eating any healthy corals. Definitely any dead flesh but from my experience never had any problems with them !!
Can you do a video about torch corals and how the entire industry doses cipro when they get them etc. without Cipro the torchs felsh band is doomed - which average hobbyists are not aware of
i personally just let them be,but if too many on glass i start manually removing them, heres one that someone told me , feed them to your duncans. they actually take them in there mouth and close up , i cant remember who told me . your vids are fine ...
Whether or not they eat coral isn’t the point. There are things that eat corals and acans. You never said they were immune to predation. Put an acan in a tank with an angel fish or butterfly fish and see what happens 😂. Your point was there isn’t anything you’ve ever seen species specific predators which from everything I’ve ever heard is true. The guy was just butt hurt and wanted to be rude for attention. Don’t need his views anyways. Keep your personality it’s what makes you entertaining.
Lots of myths and wifes tales in this hobby, you tank behind you is proof they are harmless, that many in such a confined space you would have a coral massacre on your hands...
