Starfish??

I have a couple of serpent stars, and they've been a fine addition for the past 9 months. They're pretty boring, though, unless you drop a tiny bit of silverside near one. I used to have chocolate chippies, but they'll go for your softies.

 

My chocalate chip is in my reef tank and hasn't touched a thing.. lucky me I guess He is one of the first additions to my tank well over a year ago.

 

sand sifter great job on sand been a year since i got him doing great

 

For a 90g, I would get a small brittle star or maybe a sandstar. I would only get one or the other, because survivability depends on how clean you keep your tank, how much surface area you have dedicated to sand.....the cleaner the tank the less likely the starfish will survive. The sandstar is one per tank period. They get pretty large. The brittle star is insteresting to watch, and depending on the specimen you aquire, will vary in activity level.

People say that brittle stars will attack livestock. I have heard stories and talked personally to one dude who had a problem with that. But they have to get pretty big to take out a fishy.

Edit: Forgot something.....the sandstar is probably the most useful overall, however, you will hardly ever see it if it is well fed.

 

i would go with a brittle be thats me. today i petco they had a blue linckia that was 12'' or more across from leg to leg and was only 12 dollars it was huge

 

They shouldn't take something that big out of the Ocean. Linkias are tough and I wouldn't recommend one. I have a sandsifting star and two brittles that are doing well in my 90. What about a Fromia? I've heard that they're the hardiest of the stars that aren't brittles. My current stars are pretty drab though, not very colorful and hardly ever see 'em. I was thinking about doing a Marble Sea Star myself. Good luck.

 

you should have seen the anemone they had last week i forget what kind it was but it had to be about 14/15'' across it was sold in 2 days it was $49.99

 

my brittle does great in my reef its a great scavanger also. i hade to remove my choclate chip

 

My corkscrew anemone is about 15 inches wide it houses or at least use to house 2 Maroon clown the female is 7.5 inches and the male was around 4 inches beautiful cnidarin

 

I bought a sandshifting star about 1/2 as big as your palm..Nice Looking..
Put him in my tank about 2 months ago.. And have NEVER seen him again.. !!
He went under the sand, and that was it..
I guess he's OK, my water never showed any bad signs.. So if it's for your little girl to watch/enjoy..
JMO But I would say no to a sandshifting star..

Good Luck, Larry