Which Starfish?

[dacia]

I'm planning to add a starfish to one of my tanks very soon, but I am not sure what kind to add. I this tank I have hermits, snails, 1 very large conch (that thing grows FAST), a CBS, 1 swallowtail angel and 2 blue tangs. There's lots of LR and a 5" DSB. It is a FOWLR, not a reef tank.
What kind of starfish would be best for this setup? I have a small CC starfish in my 20 gallon nano FOWLR, and I want something different for this much larger tank.

 

[reef fool]

I would suggest maybe a brittle star or a serpent star. You can at least feed these types during regular fish feedings. Stay away from linkia types, they will only starve.

 

[ophiura]

I agree....the best bets are species that will take spot feeding, including brittlestars, serpentstars or other non reef safe sea stars like generals, red africans or cc stars. If you keep your eyes open, you can often find some striking looking generals or african stars.
The reef safe species will not likely do well in your tanks. Also keep in mind that water quality should be excellent, and the tanks should be mature (at least 6 months old). Do a long acclimation. But please avoid Linckia sp stars and Fromia sp stars. they are often small and colorful, but they are extremely delicate and can not be spot fed, meaning, unless they are in a very large tank with at least 100+ pounds of LR, the changes of survival are slim.