Marble Starfish, Elegant Starfish

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Marble Starfish

Scientific Name

Fromia elegans

Reef Compatible

Yes

Care Level

Intermediate

Disposition

Peaceful

Minimum Tank Size

30 gallons

Mature Size

5 inches

Placement in tank

Any

Diet

Omnivore

Range

Indo-Pacific

Size Class

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Curator's Note

This animal requires a long, slow drip acclimation period of no less than 2-1/2 hours in order to properly adjust to the parameters in your new aquarium. It requires the aquarium to maintain a salinity of 1.025 ppm. Lower salinities will shorten the life of this animal and incorrect acclimation procedures will void the livestock guarantee.

Other Common Names

Elegant Starfish, Marble Sea Star, Marble Tile Star

Description

The Marble Starfish is one of the hardiest of the Starfish family. They are still quite sensitive to changes in pH, temperature, and salinity changes. Fromia require a very long and slow acclimation period prior to introduction into the display aquarium.

Fromia sea stars consume microorganisms and an almost invisible film alga. Because of this, they should be introduced into well established aquaria that has been running no less than 1 year . Fromia starsfish stay relatively small and are better suited for smaller aquariums.

Diet

If introduced to a large well established aquarium, very little can be done to supplement the Fromia diet as its main sustenance consists of microorganisms and film algae that is invisible to the naked eye. Fromia Starfish are not considered to be good candidates for algae control problems and will likely perish in an aquarium with excessive algae problems. The algae they consume usually grows in only established and seasoned aquariums.