Starfish for 12 gallon

[sigmachris]

Are there any starfish that would do well in a stock 14g BioCube that are also reef safe?

 

[bruder]

Might be able to get a serpent/brittle star in there. I think it would be extremely difficult to get any other type of star in a nano due to its ability to have quick fluctuations. Not sure though.

 

[cjason3041]

I would say no to the brittle...i have one in a 55 and he is 18 inches from tip to tip...to big for 14g

 

[ninjamini]

Tank is too small for anything but a brittle.

 

[demartini]

I have a medium size brittle that came inside my live rock. He always has his arms sticking out, but has only come out about 4 times.

 

[innerdragon103]

uh arent brittle starfish BAD NEWS, as in they eat almost everything including fish!?

 

[sigmachris]

Originally Posted by InnerDragon103
uh arent brittle starfish BAD NEWS, as in they eat almost everything including fish!?

SWF lists them as reef safe and "great scavengers", but I believe most anything I read on their site.

 

[ninjamini]

Originally Posted by InnerDragon103
uh arent brittle starfish BAD NEWS, as in they eat almost everything including fish!?

Not brittle stars they are scavengers. Serpent stars are the ones that catch and eat anything.

 

[cjason3041]

brittles can be aggressive.. in fact i lost a goby i have never been able to account for... but i can't blame my brittle...but they do get BIG