Starfish ID

[FINSandGILLS]

Any idea what type of starfish this is? Came with my liverock purchase and I thought I was supposed to get one serpent and one brittle and this doesn't look brittle to me.. Thanks!

 

[FINSandGILLS]

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Starfish ID

 

[rssjsb]

Not a brittle by any stretch. Echinaster sentus maybe?

 

[FINSandGILLS]

Thank you rssjsb. He does look like that. Is he reef safe? I've read mixed reviews....

 

[Big Dave PDX]

"Usually" a good rule of thumb is - if the star has bumps, beware!

 

[rssjsb]

I've never kept one. There are a couple of people here who have reported keeping them in reefs with no issue, but you will need to watch it to see if yours is ok with the kinds of other critters you want to keep.

 

[FINSandGILLS]

Thanks everyone!