Starfish&Crabs only in display

[enkin]

Has this been done successfully?
Looking at brittles serpent and chocolate chip type stars and crabs are yet to be determined.
I am considering urchins also.
I have a 120 oceanic w75 gal sump
or a drilled 55 perfecto to use.
Looking for success or horror stories and links/info on compatibility and care and keeping of course.
Thanks

 

[Chad Vossen]

i have a 10 gal tank which i keep 3 small chocolate chip starfish in, 1 brittle star, many mini brittle stars, hermit crabs, emerald crabs, limpets, and three peppermint shrimp.

sounds like a lot, but at a glance, the tank looks empty... at best, you can usually see 2 or 3 chocolate chip starfish...

i leave the lights off at all times unless im viewing the animals, and feed every day. i usually need to spot feed the chocolate chip starfish. i do 5 gal water change weekly useing waste water from the reef tank.

the tank has been going strong for 6 months now. hermit crabs reproduce all the time as well as the shrimp. every few months i harvest a few dozen big micro brittle starfish to sell at club meetings for 1$ each.