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Posted: August 06 2009 at 2:39pm |
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Has anyone ever heard of a sand sifting star standing up on all it's legs as tall as it can...while not leaning against anything? ...very strange behavior...
What is he doing?
Edited by Manofcichlids - August 07 2009 at 10:29am
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Fish keeping is healthy until the fish start talking back
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Posted: August 06 2009 at 4:00pm |
I would love to see a photo of it
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Posted: August 06 2009 at 4:28pm |
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I did take a photo...but it's at home on that computer. Imagine him standing on his tip toes with his body up in the air...very strange.
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Posted: August 06 2009 at 5:55pm |
Pretty strange behavior.
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Posted: August 07 2009 at 9:41am |
Proof I am not crazy: 
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Posted: August 07 2009 at 10:52am |
Proof I am not crazy:
I wouldn't go that far but, atleast its proof of the starfish's behavior!  |
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Posted: August 07 2009 at 11:25am |
 Manofcichlids wrote:
I did take a photo...but it's at home on that computer. Imagine him standing on his tip toes with his body up in the air...very strange. |
Wouldn't he be "standing on his tip toes with is body up in the..." WATER? If he is in a tank without water and truly standing in air it might explain some pretty weird behaviors.  Haven't seen that one before. Crazy, and cool. Hopefully it isn't from stress of some sort.
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Posted: August 07 2009 at 1:06pm |
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Calisthenics?
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Posted: August 07 2009 at 4:11pm |
I was thinking yoga. . . 
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Posted: August 07 2009 at 4:23pm |
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Maybe waiting for prey to swim under?
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Posted: August 07 2009 at 4:50pm |
I'm going with yoga...he's getting in touch with his inner chi...
As far as waiting for prey...I would generally agree...however he moves slower than a snail so I'm not sure he'd be able to catch anything.
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Posted: August 07 2009 at 4:57pm |
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I saw a starfish at MSM that had a 2" fish pressed under it against the glass. The fish managed to slip free after about 3 minutes after I saw it. I did not see the starfish make the "catch", but it was one of the strangest things I have seen. The poor fish was looking at me like "Do something already!"
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Posted: August 07 2009 at 10:02pm |
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That would have been awsome to see!
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Posted: August 07 2009 at 10:25pm |
Here is a photo I snapped just as it was escaping. It looks like it might be some sort of hawkfish.
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Posted: August 08 2009 at 2:26pm |
thefu wrote:
Maybe waiting for prey to swim under? |
I'll go with that.
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Posted: August 16 2009 at 9:34pm |
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back bends for gymnastics maybe??
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Posted: August 28 2009 at 4:47pm |
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Saw a picture of a starfish SPAWNING, as it was all arched like yours. Any record of a sand sifting starfish trying to reproduce in captivity? Could be it.....
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Posted: August 28 2009 at 6:15pm |
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Jamison had a green serpent star that would do the very same thing, and I always though that it was waiting for prey to be under it.
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