REEF SAFE????

[dnorton1978]

Is this starfish reef safe?

 

[WRASSER]

If I am not mistaken the speices is not reef safe, I think they are carnivores, too. And will eat each other. But I could be Wrong :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

I think you'll be hard pressed to find any sea stars of the Asteroid family (basically thick bodied, symmetrical webbed look.. ie that "traditional" looking starfish) that are reef safe. Most of them out there are predators and will eat quite a bit.

If you must stick a starfish in your tank with those of the Linckia genus or a variety of serpent or brittle star (stay away from the green ones!)

 

[Anonymous]

Oreaster spp are not reef safe. They feed not only on detritus, algae and dead organisms but also clams, urchins, and porifera.

 

[dnorton1978]

I have a galaxia, plate coral, xenia, and green star polyp.. will my starfish like those or are they safe?

 

[Unarce]

A good rule of thumb is that the knobby stars aren't reef safe

 

[Anonymous]

Linkia - Fromia = reef safe but not easy for beginners to keep long term.

The best ones are the little guys that come on your live rock and multipy like crazy. 8) Even noobs like my cousin who can't be bothered to do a water change can't kill them. I'm drawing a blank on the genus right now...Asternid or something like that.

 

[Anonymous]

^^^^^
Asterina sp.

They're in the same genus (obviously) as the bright orange bat star Asterina miniata that's found in the Puget Sound. 8)

 

[Anonymous]

I knew you'd clarify this Matt.