joNes beach

[inkblue]

...went to JOnes Beach and saw tons of starfishes washed up on the sHore... free stones and sheLLs for frags :smokin:

 

[romain]

Did you bring back some starfish?

 

[inkblue]

yuP...2 of theM

 

[pmui]

what do they look like?

 

[romain]

yuP...2 of theM

Happen to take some pics?

 

[inkblue]

They look normal... not too colorful, I haveNt even put them in any tanks coz am afraid they might diE... they are still in a bucket :eek1: just been adding some water from one of my taNks to acclimate them. they are tan-reddish with bumpS on 'em... there were just all over the beach. some got stuck in pockets of tidepools(?) theN there was this gigantic piece of driftwood i wanted to hack up, but theN i would looK reaLLy stupid doing that just so I could save money it was bad enuF i was waLking around with a bucket :arg:

 

[fas917]

Do they look like this??

 

[inkblue]

Yeah, kinda :smokin: but a bit bigger... do they need a tank with sand?

 

[fas917]

This is chocolate ship start. They are notorious for eating corals and invertebrate, but very very hardy.

 

[pmui]

are choc. star in the northeast?

i was thinking they look like this one:
http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_1...ategory=4&category_search=63&root_parent_id=4

 

[inkblue]

looks more like that but the 'star-shape' was more deFined :smokin: i mean, it was more star shaped :arg:

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

I was told they are also great fish hunters I am told. Is it true they prey on sleeping fish?