Sand sifting star?

[Kapachuka3]

I have a pretty gnarly looking sand bed and I feed pretty heavy on pellets for my pajama cardinals and 1 clownfish if I would get a sand star would that eventually end up starving? I have a fighting conch and 2 other nassarius snails.

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

Two questions before you add the star: How large of a tank? How old is the tank?

But yes, it will starve but above questions can likely extend or shorten the time frame.

 

[X-37B]

I would not put a starfish in your tank unless the tank has been up and running a minimum of 1-2 years. Two years would be better.
They will starve in newer tanks.
Take a look at a diamond sand sifting goby.
I have one in my frag tank and have not had to touch the sand in a year.
I also have 10 nassuris snails that move the sand around in my 45 frag system.
When I feed pellets to the peppermint shrimp the snails charge out of the sand looking for them.
Its pretty funny, lol.
You can see the diamomd goby in the right corner.

 

[Kapachuka3]

Two questions before you add the star: How large of a tank? How old is the tank?

But yes, it will starve but above questions can likely extend or shorten the time frame.

32.5 and about 6 months I think

 

[Kapachuka3]

I would not put a starfish in your tank unless the tank has been up and running a minimum of 1-2 years. Two years would be better.
They will starve in newer tanks.
Take a look at a diamond sand sifting goby.
I have one in my frag tank and have not had to touch the sand in a year.
I also have 10 nassuris snails that move the sand around in my 45 frag system.
When I feed pellets to the peppermint shrimp the snails charge out of the sand looking for them.
Its pretty funny, lol.
You can see the diamomd goby in the right corner.

Ok and dang that’s a big goby