Star fish

I recently purchased 2 star fish to help clean my sand and one little guy likes to climb up my glass. I have an open top tank, should I be worried about him climbing up and out of the tank?

 

i doubt that they would try and escape! we will wait and see other people's responses though...

 

The Star Fish will not climb out of the tank.

Star Fish are inherently difficult to keep in newer tanks.

What types of Star Fish are they?

 

They are just sand sifting star fish.

 

what size tank do you have? 3 sand sifting stars are WAYYY too much unless the tank is 250g plus.

 

I have a 60 gal with 3-4 inches of sand and 2 star fish.

 

i used to have a chocolate chip star that would always go to the top of the tank when i fed my fish to catch the flakes that floated by him. he never climed out though.

 

If a Sand sifter climbs the glass it is usually a sign that it is starving and looking for food.IMO they do not fair very well long term in the aquarium.I would try to return them as they make a mess of the tank when they die and this usually occurs under the sand where you can't see them.Nassarius snails or fighting conch are much better choices IMO.