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About Mini Brittle Starfish
Tiny brittle starfish with a central disc typically 0.5 inches diameter and slender, flexible arms. Coloration varies from tan, brown, red, or mottled patterns; distinguishing features include the relatively short arms compared to larger brittle stars and a fragile, delicate appearance.
Key facts
- Category
- Detritivore
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Appearance Description
- Tiny brittle starfish with a central disc typically 0.5 inches diameter and slender, flexible arms. Coloration varies from tan, brown, red, or mottled patterns; distinguishing features include the relatively short arms compared to larger brittle stars and a fragile, delicate appearance.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea through Southeast Asia to Hawaii and the central Pacific.
- Type
- Starfish
- Diet Details
- Scavenges detritus, uneaten food, and organic matter. Benefits from occasional feeds of frozen mysis or spirulina. Does not require active feeding in established tanks with adequate bioload.
- Care Level
- Easy
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Compatibility
- Compatible with most reef invertebrates and peaceful fish. Best kept singly or in small groups. Nocturnal foragers that rarely interact with tankmates.
- Notes
- • Minimum 20 gallon tank • Temperature range 72–78°F; maintain stable parameters • Nocturnal scavenger; provide plenty of hiding spots and loose rubble • Feeds on detritus, uneaten food, and decaying organic matter; no special feeding required in established tanks • Hardy and reef-safe; may be preyed upon by large fish or aggressive inverts
- Family
- Ophiactididae
- Max Size
- 1.5
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