What do sand sifting starfish eat?

[X-37B]

I have 2 quarter size brittle stars that came in on the live rock. They have been in the tank 10 of the 11 months its been running.
I feed them shrimp when I remember.

 

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I have 2 quarter size brittle stars that came in on the live rock. They have been in the tank 10 of the 11 months its been running.
I feed them shrimp when I remember.

Lucky

 

[Anihiel1]

While not sand-sifting (at least mine doesn't) if you are just looking for a starfish, a Common Starfish might be a good choice. Mine roams around the tank but will come to the top front when he's hungry, and arch out his middle. I gently place pieces of meat under him and it's very cool to watch him extrude his stomach on the glass to eat. I also have a large brittle- don't worry that you can't buy one, you'd only ever see legs sticking out of the rocks anyway LOL. Both are probably 5 inches? A few white mini brittle also, SOMEwhere.
Common Starfish

Brittle Starfish:

 

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While not sand-sifting (at least mine doesn't) if you are just looking for a starfish, a Common Starfish might be a good choice. Mine roams around the tank but will come to the top front when he's hungry, and arch out his middle. I gently place pieces of meat under him and it's very cool to watch him extrude his stomach on the glass to eat. I also have a large brittle- don't worry that you can't buy one, you'd only ever see legs sticking out of the rocks anyway LOL
Common Starfish

Brittle Starfish:

LOL Nice starfish btw

 

[X-37B]

While not sand-sifting (at least mine doesn't) if you are just looking for a starfish, a Common Starfish might be a good choice. Mine roams around the tank but will come to the top front when he's hungry, and arch out his middle. I gently place pieces of meat under him and it's very cool to watch him extrude his stomach on the glass to eat. I also have a large brittle- don't worry that you can't buy one, you'd only ever see legs sticking out of the rocks anyway LOL
Common Starfish

Brittle Starfish:

Thats about all I ever see of mine too lol.

 

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While not sand-sifting (at least mine doesn't) if you are just looking for a starfish, a Common Starfish might be a good choice. Mine roams around the tank but will come to the top front when he's hungry, and arch out his middle. I gently place pieces of meat under him and it's very cool to watch him extrude his stomach on the glass to eat. I also have a large brittle- don't worry that you can't buy one, you'd only ever see legs sticking out of the rocks anyway LOL. Both are probably 5 inches? A few white mini brittle also, SOMEwhere.
Common Starfish

Brittle Starfish:

Believe it or not I cannot even find a COMMON Starfish like, COMMON but I this store does have a lot of starfish if you wanna know what they are.

 

[Anihiel1]

LOL Nice starfish btw

Thank you! He's so chubby when he is bending, it's adorable. LOL

 

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Thats about all I ever see of mine too lol.

Rocks suddenly have arms...

 

[X-37B]

I have a sand sifter in my frag tank as it has sand but my 120 is BB.
I hardley ever see it as its buried most of the time.

 

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Thank you! He's so chubby when he is bending, it's adorable. LOL

I love starfish and urchins, wish we had a common starfish.

 

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I have a sand sifter in my frag tank as it has sand but my 120 is BB.
I hardley ever see it as its buried most of the time.

At least he is happy eating poop and sifting sand.

 

[Anihiel1]

Thats about all I ever see of mine too lol.

Right? And sometimes not even that. You'll think they're dead somewhere and then a leg pops up. Like, where WERE you????

 

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I have a sand sifter in my frag tank as it has sand but my 120 is BB.
I hardley ever see it as its buried most of the time.

What would happen if you put a sand sifting star in a bare bottom?

 

[Anihiel1]

I love starfish and urchins, wish we had a common starfish.

I got him from KP Aquatics, and actually the brittle was hiding in some live rock I bought from them also. I have a tuxedo urchin, 3 Pencil urchins, and a baby black spiny. I only BOUGHT the tuxedo hahaha

 

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I got him from KP Aquatics, and actually the brittle was hiding in some live rock I bought from them also. I have a tuxedo urchin, 3 Pencil urchins, and a baby black spiny. I only BOUGHT the tuxedo hahaha

Ha, I love tuxedos but I got a pincushion instead as it does the same thing just different appearance and my LFS was sold out

 

[X-37B]

I love starfish and urchins, wish we had a common starfish.

I have 2 urchins in my 120.
A black tuxedo and a halloween.
You need lots of coralline for them.
Here is the back glass they

have been trimming.
Just took these.

 

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I have 2 urchins in my 120.
A black tuxedo and a halloween.
You need lots of coralline for them.
Here is the back glass they

have been trimming.
Just took these.

Awesome :)

 

[Anihiel1]

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What would happen if you put a sand sifting star in a bare bottom?

I think the problem with that would be that sand harbors an immense population of copepods and other reef bugs. Turn off your lights and flow, and look with a flashlight at the sand, you should tons of tiny bugs eating detritus and hopping about. Without the sand and it's tiny inhabitants, the star might starve.

 

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Awesome :)

It's anyone know anything about Mosaic,Rusty or Orange Fromias? I found them online and they look nice (I am still getting a sand sifter star)

 

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It's anyone know anything about Mosaic,Rusty or Orange Fromias? I found them online and they look nice (I am still getting a sand sifter star)

I confused myself not all are fromias - Mosaic Starfish - Rust Sea Star and Orange Fromia