Mandarin with green brittle star?

[Fphipps]

do you think my green brittle star would eat a mandarin dragonette? i feel like the madarin would be able to get away, but if the brittle catches him while hes asleep it may be a problem.

 

[Dakota Reef]

do you think my green brittle star would eat a mandarin dragonette? i feel like the madarin would be able to get away, but if the brittle catches him while hes asleep it may be a problem.

If the brittle star catches him it WILL be a problem.

I had a green brittle star (Ophiarachna incrassata) that was an effective small fish hunter. I literally rescued a rainford goby that didn't realize it was about to be trapped and eaten. The goby wasn't sleeping it was the middle of the day with the lights on.

Its hard enough to keep mandarins long term, I'd never put one in a tank with an aggressive brittle star.