itt: I just got a starfish

[RabidClock]

how much did your tank cost you?

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Shit, thats a hard question, the tank was $300, that included the sump and powerhead. I put about $500 of live rock, $100 for the protein skimmer, $50 for a heater, it costs $1/gal for saltwater so to fill it is about $100 for the tank and sump. About $320 for the lighting (I have two metal halide ballasts I haven't hooked back up since rebuilding the stand, the bulbs are $60 a pop). The lionfish was $40, rock anemone was $20, clown fish $20 each (2), mandarin dragonet was $20, bulb anemone was $40, file fish was $10 because I got him teeny tiny, coral banded shrimp was $20, dartfish another $20, chromis was $5, pajama cardinal was like $20, basket star $15. I use to have a lot more expensive fish in there, until I realized until you tank is over a year old, you might as well flush you money down the toilet because they all die. All in all it's a really fun hobby, just really expensive to set up and make mistakes.

Damn, I wish the wild starfish around here looked that cool.

We just have boring star shaped fuckers who get into our crab pots and eat our bait.

Funny enough, the basket star came out of the caribbean sea, the guy at the shop said he's never seen an orange one, most are normally brown.

[peyoteclock]

im more impressed by the anemone