Thoughts on Micro Brittle Stars

[ScottyD36]

I have a 6 month old 13.5 gallon nano tank. My daughter and son love my tank and they keep asking me if I could ever get a starfish. I just always tell them no. But I was doing research and saw micro brittle starfish and I wanted to see people experience with them. If they are hardy for small system and easy to keep?

 

[dvgyfresh]

I have micro brittle star fish all over my tank from hitch hiking, you basically never see them lol only at night once lights are out . But I think you could get a normal brittle starfish, I have a red one and it is very pretty still hides but not as much

 

[SaltISlife]

I probly have thousands in my 135 gallon tank. I see thrm only at night and only their tentacles come out of the rocks to catch food. You best bet to see a atar fish woyld be to get a sandsifting starfish.. but in a small tank like that it might die from lack of food.

I have a normal star fish actually a nardoa species rarely seen in aquariums, hes in my 135g i see him out all the time. Hes been alive for nearly 2 years. I dont feed him anything he just eats whatever he eats in my tank. But i bet hed starve in a smaller tank.

 

[LegendaryCG]

I got some and you’d be hard pressed to see them.. they are very tiny.

 

[dvgyfresh]

They eat left over food so pretty hardy and will multiply , I would recommend IPSF if you want to buy some

 

[Bribo12]

Normal serpent or brittle stars do great In tanks and are really cool scavengers. It’s pretty cool when you do see their long arms sticking out of the rocks!