starfish advice

I am having trouble keeping up with all the fish waste that my Coral Beauty likes to produce....I am debating getting a starfish as part of my cleanup crew but so many forums have different opinions on which starfish do best at whatever thing. I wanted to be able to describe my aquarium and get...

This little guy randomly showed up in my tank? I am having trouble finding what I should do about him? Are they good are bad? I do have a duncan coral and a torch hammer coral in my tank. Where do they come from? And should I keep it or get rid of it? TIA

I’ve always wanted a starfish but i don’t want to get one and it dies. Anyone have any advice on how to care for one for years? Any recommendations for a reef safe one to.

Hey guys! Happy Thursday! I recently added a brand new coral to my tank and it looks incredible, but it came with a little friend (pick attached). Curious if I should put it in the tank or say goodbye to it? Looks little one of those mini sand shifting starfish. Appreciate the help and advice!

Hi Everyone! I’m new to this forum. I have a saltwater tank and we recently got a small red starfish. He has been curled up in the corner for two days and the hermits and shrimp are all over him. Is he dead? is there a way to find out?

So my uncle passed away back August and left behind several of his tanks, only one saltwater tank with life in it. It’s a biocube, but he was pretty weak towards the end and admittedly it got a little out of hand. I somehow managed to drive the tank and fish from Colorado to Washington and keep...

Wondering if anyone can help id if this is asterina starfish or something else, and whether it’s reef safe. It’s pretty small and looks like asterina but I’ve never seen asterina starfish with orange on the shell.

Hi guys Couple days ago I bought this starfish, and then I added this zoas, science then the starfish is always on top of them, they look god, I am just a bit concerned about it eating them.

My brother bought 2 red knobby sea stars a few weeks ago, and he’s convinced that one is dying. I know nothing about red knobbies, but I’m sure they aren’t supposed to grow orange spots on the underside of them?? We’ve tested the water, everything seems fine except the “hardness”. We’re going...

I came home from work today and I found a gash on my starfish. Is he gonna be okay??? What should I do??

Hello, I've had a fromia starfish for a few days now. Today I noticed some tissue coming out of one of the legs. The first couple days it was moving around and up on the glass, but this afternoon it was down kind of slumped down on the sand and glass. I drip acclimated it on Saturday (so 6...

I've heard that pincushion and tuxedo urchins will starfish. Has anyone experienced that, or is it safe to keep both in the tank at the same time?

Hi is there any benefit to have either brittle or serpent stars in a reef tank or is it something you’ll regret putting in? Cheers