Id these please

[kenchen77]

Hi! Guys,

Can somebody help id the starfish and the crab in the pics below please. I think the red starfish is a red knobbed african star fish. Also can somebody tell me if these are reef safe stars and what strain of crab it is.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/565/215992starfish.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/215992starfish2.jpg

Thanks in advance

 

[romsoccer12]

not reef safe

 

[Elysia]

FYI, I saw two different stars when I looked at your images -- no crabs.

 

[kenchen77]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15420601#post15420601 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Elysia
FYI, I saw two different stars when I looked at your images -- no crabs.

if u look closely there is a hermit crab in a shell next to the star fish

 

[BlueTangarang]

The green and black one appears to be a Pentaceraster mammilatus (green horned star) and the other red one looks like a Protoreaster linckii (red-knobbed star). Both are no good to a reef tank. Fish only and they do quite well.