Scoly Eating Starfish??!!!!?

[richserpe]

Hello all

Last night I saw my African Red Biscuit Starfish perched on top of one of my button Scolys. I thought he was just trying to climb over but he was in the same position in the morning. I knocked him off and discovered the Scoly he was perched on was gone. Has anyone else seen this behavior from a starfish? Do I need to worry about my other Scolys in case he’s developed a taste for them? Any help would be appreciated. I attached a photo of the remains of the Scoly and a photo of the suspect.

 

[Fish Fan]

I've never tried to keep a star like that, but from a quick search it looks like they definitely have a potential to be not safe for your scolys, some other corals and inverts. Here's some posts that may help:

Biscuit Starfish

Does anyone on here own a biscuit starfish or has ever owned one? What is your experience with them? I want to get a small one but I’m not finding a lot of information about keeping them online!

www.reef2reef.com

Red buscuit starfish - reef safe?

I just got 5 red bisuit stars that were described as from Africa. Tosia Queenslandensis. They are very pretty, and the vendor told me that they'd eat vermetids, which is why I got them. But now I'm wondering if they're really reef safe. Are they? I have an established 240 gallon mixed reef...

www.reef2reef.com

Good luck!

 

[richserpe]

Thanks for the links. Good info on there. The star has been in the tank for about a year and has always been a good citizen. I'm hoping it's a one off but I'm going to be keeping an eye on him going forward. Thanks again.