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01-19-2004, 04:22 AM
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Reef safe starfish
Does anyone know of a starfish that can be kept in a reef tank"Reef safe" I was told there is only one type a tiny red/orange one. Any comments or info.
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72g Bowfront Drilled,Lighting,2x250 10,000k MH,2 actinic T5,2/6" fans,2MJ with 1600gph convertions kits,Bullet 2 style skimmer with Mak 4,29g sump/Refugium,96W power compacts in sump, Velocity T4 Titanium "return",Life Guard 300 Fluidize bed filter,1"sand bed, 29g auto top off, 140lb LR,SPS,LPS,Softies,Zoos,2Percula Clowns, 2yellow tail Damsels,1yellow tang,2cleaner shrimp, 1six line Wrass,2 Bengaii Cardinal,1lawnmower Blenny,1sand sifting star,1TigerTailCucumber, snails,hermit crabs,Macros. 
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01-19-2004, 05:26 AM
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I believe your refering to a red fromia starfish, blue linkias do good for me, purple linkias are good but almost impossible to get, orange linkias, red and orange tile stars have been reef safe, I have never had a problem with sand sifting stars and keep them in all my reefs, but they are predators and technicaly could eat something, I have also never had problems keeping any kind of brittle star in a reef, I have kept feather stars only with live rock so I dont know if they are reef safe....hope that helps
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01-19-2004, 11:28 PM
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Starfish
Thanks guys for the info
Cheers 
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72g Bowfront Drilled,Lighting,2x250 10,000k MH,2 actinic T5,2/6" fans,2MJ with 1600gph convertions kits,Bullet 2 style skimmer with Mak 4,29g sump/Refugium,96W power compacts in sump, Velocity T4 Titanium "return",Life Guard 300 Fluidize bed filter,1"sand bed, 29g auto top off, 140lb LR,SPS,LPS,Softies,Zoos,2Percula Clowns, 2yellow tail Damsels,1yellow tang,2cleaner shrimp, 1six line Wrass,2 Bengaii Cardinal,1lawnmower Blenny,1sand sifting star,1TigerTailCucumber, snails,hermit crabs,Macros.
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02-27-2004, 09:57 PM
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I have a very large Brittle and a Sand Sifter in my 90 and they are great. No probs with any of the corals and the sifter keeps the sand... well....sifted.
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02-28-2004, 12:51 AM
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Just don't get a green brittle star. They are predators and will even eat a fish if they can catch it. On the other hand, if something dies in your tank anf you can't see it a GBS will happily clean it up.
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02-28-2004, 12:56 AM
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There is a lot of anecdotal evidence on RC, RDO, etc. indicating that all the brittlestars are opportunistic hunters. I wouldn't trust them in a tank with any small or bottom-dwelling fish.
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#10
02-28-2004, 02:15 AM
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Well I went by Fin-omenal today, and picked up a Blue Seastar (same thing as a linkia?) today. The color as absolutely amazing! Totally stands out!
Fast bugger too, I put him on some rock, and starting moving around. Its awesome how they just "float" across the rock. Now I just gotta get me hands on a digital camera...
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