Life Expectancy of a Green Brittle Star

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danno.thomas

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I have a green brittle star that I've had for going on 7 years now, I got it when I first set up a tank and of course before any research was done. Now, it has grown significantly 18" wide and no matter how much I keep it fed it seems to kill fish opportunistically. I've come to terms with this and tried to stock with fish that I would think could outrun/outfight it. What is an expected life span on this guy? I've only found bits a pieces about them and only one source said a life expectancy and that was 5 years. I'm just curious about when I can start to stock my tank again.
Thanks
 
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