What kind of Starfish?

[schnebbles]

I'd like one but which is best? I like the brittle. I have a 40, will that be ok?

Thanks!

 

[mcgyvr]

brittle stars are fine.. avoid green as they can get aggressive/mean..
Blacks are neat.. be aware they can get pretty darn big fairly quickly..
I started with a small ~2" across one and it was 24" across in under 2 years..

They really only come out at night though and will usually just stay hidden under rocks,etc..
Oh and they WILL dig out sand so ensure your rocks are stable/sitting on glass or whatever..

 

[reef thief]

FU Mac. Get a LINKIA.

 

[mcgyvr]

FU Mac. Get a LINKIA.

If you want to join the millions of Linkia killers around the world..

 

[schnebbles]

I don't want to kill it. Seems like I was just reading about those somewhere on this site.

 

[Fiver]

Brittle star and serpent stars are easy to keep. The "starfish," nah.
Too hard.

 

[ktownhero]

Brittle stars are fun to watch and do a hell of a job keeping the tank clean, especially if something dies that you don't know about. Touch a piece of frozen shrimp to the water surface and watch it climb up the glass and grab it from you

More standard looking sea stars might be pretty but they are boring as hell and provide little to no actual value to the tank. Plus they are either hard to keep alive or are not Reef safe.

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[nereefpat]

Reef or no?

 

[yraveh]

I thought only the Blue is reef and clam safe

 

[schnebbles]

Yes reef. I think I'll get a brittle star. Just one?


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[mcgyvr]

Just one?

Like I said.. They can get pretty darn big pretty fast.. I wouldn't put more than 1