Hi-
We have a basket star... got ours as a VERY lucky accident... bought a gorgonian and had no idea what that spot of seaweed twisted and snaggled around it in one small spot was. We've had it well over a year, maybe a year and a half, and it's doing great, but I understand that this is such an exception to the rule as to be astonishing, because most tragically do not accept prepared foods and slowly starve to death.

We target feed ours religiously and offer a variety of foods. It opens and unfurls its arms each night when we feed and stays open all night to catch any stray food in the current. The fact that we often feed a few minutes before lights out may actually help the basket star (did not start out as an intentional strategy, we're just busy and rush to get the tank fed before the lights go out).

The star is really beautiful when it's all open. I have a few pictures of it and wanted to submit for POTM this month (starfish) but the photos are on a card at home and the camera and laptop and cords to download images are all here with me in England til mid-February. Will try to remember to update this thread with a photo later if you are interested.

This would be a good time to go read the "forbidden fish" thread, as this is another species that should probably never be taken off the reef.