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I have Sand sifting Sea Star about 4 inches in my 15 gal, for one month with 2 peppermint shrimp and 20 assorted snails and LR. The only reason he is there because I wanted to figure out how hard they are to keep and get use to him before I put him in my 120 gal. It would be a pain to try to feed him in the 120 gal, if he went behind all the live rocks and didn't come out for days or at the bottom of the sand bed and try to feed some shrimp to him, ( up to your armpits in saltwater! ). So I find it easier to figure out his diet and their needs first, get a little better understanding of a star and the 15 gal is only 12 inches high, alot easier to get at the Star fish. I find the Star only eats a piece of shrimp once a week only. I have tried twice a week and it refuses and swims away from the food. I would hate to put it in the 120 gal and it disappear and die in the tank! I feed the tank Flakes,cyclopeeze, brine shrimp and krill but can't tell if the star actually eats any. I usaully lift the Star a bit and put some store bought shrimp under him and he won't move for a couple hours and I know he is eating, when he moves away there are no shrimp left.
I read that all stars are hard to keep in one way or another, so didn't want to buy one and have it die on me. I know they don't go after food so I hand feed or turkey base food particles at him. I will wait for 2 more months and when I am sure he is healthly and eating good, I will put him in the 120 gal.