Black Brittle Star for 55g?

[Everyones Hero]

I have a 55g reef tank. I was cleaning the tanks at work & came across a black brittle star. I thought he was pretty cool looking & was wondering if it would be good for cleaning my sand bed.

The tank is a little over a year old & there's a lot of crap on the sand. I've read that they're scavengers & if the sand bed gets too clean their diet can be supplemented with freeze dried shrimp, clam, oyster, ect.

Would it be alright in my 55g & would I have to cover my tank/childproof my powerheads/overflow? Anything I might be overlooking?

Thanks for any info or input.

edit: It's black & has a hexagonal body. Here's a link to a very similar pic for reference. http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=2&pid=1268&cid=85

 

[RedRider001]

should be fine in there yeah they just clean sandbeds i dont think u will need to childproof anything

 

[E.intheC]

black brittles are awesome. I had a huge one in my old 55 gallon. they clean the sand bed, and move around a lot at night. only problem is that they don't come out during the day too much.

 

[EllieSuz]

Mine pretty much stays hidden in the rocks until dinner time. Then he comes out and begs. I've never seen him on the sand and I often watch the tank after lights out with a red lens flashlight.

 

[Everyones Hero]

Thanks for the replies. I picked him up the other night & let him acclimate in a bucket for 3 hours (was watching a movie w/ the g/f so I was preoccupied.)

Added him to the tank & he went right under a rock. Haven't seen him since but I'll start looking for him as soon as I can find some of that red saran-wrap stuff.