Saturday, January 05, 2008

starfish attack

Someone attacked and ate my nice red starfish! I suspect it may have been the rusty angel, who is looking very plump. The red legs are scattered and a couple are gone. I suppose it may have died before being dismembered. Hard to know. I thought starfish were usually the predator, not the meal. But I suppose that's the way it goes in an ecosystem - even though its a small one.

2 Comments:

At 11:11 AM, Blogger Jeffry R. Johnston said...

R.I.P. Red Starfish. You will be missed!

 
At 2:48 PM, Blogger kathy said...

At my local fish store (Tropic Isle), they said these red starfish don;t last too long in an aquarium. Predators in the sand, especially hermit crabs get them. I saw a nice one in the store today, but I guess its not for my tank.

 

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