Does a 'reef safe' star exist?

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  1. generic_411

    generic_411 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    So I have been planning out the future additions (distant future) that I would like to add to my fairly new 29 gallon tank. I had written off the hope of adding a star due to the fact that I have heard of no real options out there for a reef safe star.
    I have recently ran across a few article describing a few stars as reef safe. The ones most commonly mentioned are linkias.Is this correct? Are there reef safe options?
     
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  2. PorkyBubs

    PorkyBubs Spaghetti Worm

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    Yes there are a few of them but i dont know their names off hand.
     
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  3. 10acrewoods

    10acrewoods Fire Goby

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    I just got a blue linckia. they are known to be reef safe but also very fragile. get them small and make sure you have a mature tank.( a few years old) linckias need large tank also. 100+ gal. your tank may be too small for a reef safe star. The only other ones I know of are brittle but they like to eat grogans. I guess it would really depend on what you are planing to house with it. stony corals are probably going to get gobbled up while soft have a better chance of making it.
     
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  4. Brandon1023

    Brandon1023 Fire Goby

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    Brittle Stars, Linkia, Sand Sifting....
     
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  5. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Sand shifters are also "reef safe". I have one and all he does is walks over the sand and up/down the glass. Never seen him on the corals or LR. Luna
     
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  6. sterling

    sterling Peppermint Shrimp

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    I believe that the orange fromia stars are reef safe as well.
     
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  7. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    29 is just too small for any star IMHO
     
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  8. generic_411

    generic_411 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Thanks for the info everyone. I guess I'll just stay away from stars due to my tank size. *sigh* alas.
     
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  9. Brandon1023

    Brandon1023 Fire Goby

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    I dunno, I had a sand sifter in my 29 for a long time. *Shrug*
     
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  10. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    dwarf brittles ;D::)
     
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