Emerald Crab and Star Fish

[hmcklveen]

My friends tank was crashing so i took her sandsifting starfish because that was all that was alive. I did think that was wierd because they don't do well with change. He went through my QT and he is doing good. I gave him supplemental food of different kind since i don't have sand in my tank. Now my question is I'm thinking about getting emerald crabs and someone told me that they will eat/pick at the starfish. Does anyone have any previous expierence with keeping the two together? Thanks!

 

[meowzer]

My emerald crab stayed in the rocks mostly while the star stayed in the sand...never saw them bother with each other....

 

[shaunalynna]

My LFS keeps there hermits, crabs and stars all together in big tanks. Anything of that nature in inverts they keep together. So I am saying my emeralds were together with stars when I bought them. I bought two and a serpent star the same day. My star was eaten though by someone in my tank later down the road and all I could think was it was my crabs. I guess I would say just keep an eye on them together to be safe!

 

[hmcklveen]

Alright thanks guys!

 

[ophiura]

what are you spot feeding this star, and are you sure it is eating it? The standard sand sifter star does not generally take to spot feeding.