Sand sifting star appetitie? Eating everything

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So added 2 sand sifting stars a few months back. Seems lately he has developed the taste for my hermit crabs, snails and recently seen eating my brittle star. Only 1 of the 2 do this, tank is relatively dirty and plenty for him to feed off. Has he gone rogue? Any advice?

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hi, try to positive Id, does not appear to be common Astropecten polycanthus ??
 

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?? quick google search should help you Id, Astropecten polycanthus are not going to eat brittle star...
 
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Well as you can see from picture this one does. Just recently started with him devouring hermits, snails and now brittle
 

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