mrpontiac80
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So I got this starfish today from an lfs and they called it a red spike starfish. It was in the coral tank, so I assumed it was coral safe. Now I’m not so sure just trying to find more info.
Can anyone ID this starfish?
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Red Thorny Sea Star
The Red Thorny Sea Star has a thick, gray body with multiple bright red tubercles extending upward along each of its five arms. Red stripes connect these protrusions, giving its back the appearance of wires interconnecting in a grid-like fashion. It is found in shallow tidal pools and up to 100'...
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red thorny starfish reef safe?
The guy at the store told me there reef safe and now I’m hearing there not is that true?
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mrpontiac80
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Well crud…. Thank you. I tried to find the exact star to do a quick research before I purchased but couldn’t find it. There seem to be many variations of names in this hobby for sure.Red Thorny Sea Star
The Red Thorny Sea Star has a thick, gray body with multiple bright red tubercles extending upward along each of its five arms. Red stripes connect these protrusions, giving its back the appearance of wires interconnecting in a grid-like fashion. It is found in shallow tidal pools and up to 100'...
red thorny starfish reef safe?
The guy at the store told me there reef safe and now I’m hearing there not is that true?
MaxTremors
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Not reef safe, but will likely die of starvation regardless. Starfish in general just don’t do well in aquariums (some brittle and serpent stars do well though, so if you really want a starfish….just stay away from the large green brittle stars, they are fish killers).
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mrpontiac80
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Well it’s definitely my bad, as I just assumed they were safe cause it was kept in a croral display tank…. I’ll likely call and see if the store will trade him for coral or something.
