Starfish Crabs

[jef4y]

I know that Harlequin shrimp will eat stars, but what about crabs? Are starfish generally safe around hermits & emeralds?

 

[carpenter981]

my chocolate chip starfish hasnt bothered any of my hermits or peppermint shrimp...

Edit: EDIT: Just re-read what u posted...neither have bothered each other

 

[jef4y]

Cool! Thanks.

 

[gnashty]

Ive heard of stars eating coral

 

[ripped tide]

There are certain stars, like choco chips, that will eat your coral. Some people say that green brittles will tear a reef apart. I've known some people that had green brittles eat everything in a tank. Fish, coral, shrimp, and crabs all started vanishing overnight until there was only one thing left.... A HUGE green brittle.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Mass Kreation;617240 wrote: There are certain stars, like choco chips, that will eat your coral. Some people say that green brittles will tear a reef apart. I've known some people that had green brittles eat everything in a tank. Fish, coral, shrimp, and crabs all started vanishing overnight until there was only one thing left.... A HUGE green brittle.

While large brittles may be predatory, I have a hard time believing that it ate corals.

 

[ralph atl]

there are "reef safe" brittles & stars, and "non-reef safe" brittles & stars.

 

[bruce 1]

I have 7 starfish, with around 100 crabs and they all are fine.

 

[jef4y]

Yep, I know there are non-reef-safe stars. I'm looking at a reef safe 'marble' star.

 

[crewdawg1981]

JeF4y;617461 wrote: Yep, I know there are non-reef-safe stars. I'm looking at a reef safe 'marble' star.

You'll be fine. I've kept the two (stars and crabs) together several times... The stars havent made it more than 6 months until my miraculous sump surviving red linkia... but still.