starfish question

[mandown123]

I really want a starfish in my system for various cleaning and aesthetic purposes. Will a serpent star be reef safe? I have a yellow wrasse that sleeps in the sand, will the star hurt him?

What other stars are reef safe, nice to look at, and do a good job cleaning? i have seen the linkia and the serpent brittle ones mostly.

 

[marki24]

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/photography/34102-star-fish-parade.html

hope this helps.

 

[mandown123]

lol yeah that does a little, thanks.

does anyone have any opinions on wether a brittlestar will eat my yellow wrasse in his sleep that poor little yellow dude?

 

[marki24]

I doubt it. Unless he is half dead that is when it might try to eat some but any small sudden movement to a healthy fish then the fish is gone from the predator and plus the starfish will never catch ya fish.

 

[h20 freak]

My star didnt bother my yellow coris when I had him(before he jumped:bangheadAlthough it didn't really do much at all or ever does, he just kinda hides behind a rock and comes out when I feed, THATS when he shows some life...and my sand is covered in cyano:irked:

 

[mandown123]

thanks mark, your probably right.

h20 freak: what kind of star do you have? also what kind of wrasse is that? its amazing

 

[h20 freak]

Green brittle star(in my sig).And that is a Red coris (Coris gaimard), unfortunately, they aren't great additions to a reef and need a large-ish tank.