starfish eating my hammer????

[wil_lee76]

Do these really occurs?? Just fed it with a died fish few days back.... is these very common???

[chrislwp]

What kind of starfish is that? Some type like marble isn't reef safe.

[williammuk]

I think the so-called Chocolate Chip and most knobbed-type seastars are not reef safe.

Can you post a pix of yours?

[shoelevy]

yeah

some starfishes not reef safe

u can post pic

[Ekia]

What kind of starfish is that? Some type like marble isn't reef safe.

Marble starfish isnt safe?!?! Don't scare me please.... I just got one recently and both henry and liveaquaria says its reef safe.... hmmmmz...

[chrislwp]

Can someone confirm whether marble starfish is reef safe?

I did remember Henry remind me that it's not reef safe, otherwise i bought it long ago already.

[diabolus]

i think the reef safe starfish are the linckia and the serpent/brittle star.

[wil_lee76]

these is the one im talking about...very commonly found....

[terryansimon]

if I'm not wrong, reef safe star fishes mean they do not climb all over corals only.

if I'm not wrong lah.

[Ekia]

Can someone confirm whether marble starfish is reef safe?

I did remember Henry remind me that it's not reef safe, otherwise i bought it long ago already.

henry told me its reef safe...

Even liveaquaria says its reef safe....

[ervine]

i have a red/orange linka... doesn't seem to bother anything else in tank... i wonder if it even eats anything, it just climbs all over the tank...

[williammuk]

these is the one im talking about...very commonly found....

I pretty sure your picture shows a variety of the knobbed-type seastars that are not reef-safe. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks.

[shoelevy]

william...u're rite..the one he has is not reef safe

[wil_lee76]

so guys, to confirm these...mine is not reef safe? Kinda of funny for these invert..to climb all over my corals......

[FuEl]

Only 2 types of seastars are reef safe if I did'nt remember wrongly. Only those from the genus linckia and fromia. Might have others...but seastars from these 2 genus are the more commonly available ones.

[wil_lee76]

Only 2 types of seastars are reef safe if I did'nt remember wrongly. Only those from the genus linckia and fromia. Might have others...but seastars from these 2 genus are the more commonly available ones.

so based on the pciture given..is it reef safe?

[FuEl]

so based on the pciture given..is it reef safe?

No. In general any seastar with short & fat arms are not reef-safe

[kokhui]

I have seen that from AM before. I had asked the guy there and he advise me not to buy it if I have corals in the tank. Reason being it will climb all over the plcae, especially at night! IMO, if it has been giving you problems by climbing over your beloved corals and thus affecting them, it is your choice if you still want to keep them together. For me, I will remove it.

[wil_lee76]

alright, thanks bro! will remove that ! So if i would like to get another starfish, which one should i get. can support with some pics for my reference! Once again thanks!

[kokhui]

I have 3 starfishes in my tank now. One very big blue linckia but harmless and 2 small orange ones I think you call them orange sea star . Looks like

Sea Star & Blue linkia

Personally I prefer the orange sea star, cuter . (My ladies love them too. I think there is just something about star fish that attracts the women!)

I got them from Iwarna (S$8 each)