Star Fish Vs Trigers Question

[125intx]

Hey All,
I have a few predetor fish in my "reef" tank. Two trigers and an eal. Will either of theese fish bother a starfish? My girl freind wants a starfish. My trigers do not bother any of my corrals. Will they eat a star fish?
Thanks
Chris

 

[harrysreef]

What type of star, I've seen them pick on brittles

 

[lovethesea]

no Chocolate Chip's, they will eat your reef for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

 

[125intx]

Not sure on what kind of starfish, any sugestions?

 

[ophiura]

Triggerfish are a primary predator of seastars and I would not generally recommend it. If you do, definitely don't try a chocolate chip, red african, general or Bahama, none of which are reef safe. But unless you have a full on reef tank that is very mature (at least 6 months) with at least 100 pounds of LR, then I wouldn't try a reef safe seastar either (they can not be spot fed and rely on healthy LR and lots of it). Brittlestars are an option, but I think they are at great risk, IMO. Personally, I would not have the triggers in there....triggers tend not to eat corals, but prefer seastars, worms, crustaceans, etc.