Is there a safe starfish?

[pjtech]

My girlfriend wants a "Patrick", LOL, from Sponge Bob whatever...... Is there a safe starfish for a 7 gallon

with fish and corals?

 

Thanks

Patjs

[Nano_Nate]

Two good starfish for a 7 gallon would be a Chocalate Chip starfish and/or a Brittle Star.

 

Chocalate Chip being the hariest but Brittle being the most interesting.

[seabass]

Personally, I wouldn’t put a Chocolate Chip in with corals; however, they should be fine for a FOWLR tank.

[fishbabies]

red sea stars....no feeding required...small and bright neon red

 

[seabass]

Not bad, I can see it now...

[DeskJockey]

I think fishbabies is talking about a fromia starfish. Although not all fromias are solid red. Some have really nice mosaic patterns. They also dont get very big. The biggest Ive ever seen was 4" across.

 

Yeah a chocolate Chip starfish may not be the best idea if you plan to have corals.

 

I must say I dont feel a fromia will do very good in a nano. The general consensus is that they feed on algae film. Which means you need a good amount of LR to sustain its food supply. Once it eats everything it will waste away. I have one in a 55g and its done great for 6 months now however I have over a hundred lbs of LR in there.

[pjtech]

Funny seabass !!!

Girlfriend loved it.

 

Thanks for the info

Patjs

[Integracer]

I have had a Brittle star since the begining. It is really fun to watch, always in a different spot. It hasn't knocked anything over, but is getting quite big. One great thing about the brittle star is that if a fish dies somewhere deep in a crevice in your live rock, he will eat it for you.