What are reef safe star fish

[Yalitza96]

I want to get my husband a starfish as a gift. Which one would you recommend? I have a sand swift starfish but he wants one that sticks on the glass.

Any Suggestion?

 

[austinsdad]

Maybe one of the linkias. I'm in the market for a small orange one.

 

[lando]

If you have a reef tank, you may want to consider getting another bottom dwelling star. Climbers can damgae/eat corals and knock your rock work over.

 

[quarryshark]

Won't go on glass, but serpents and brittles are nice and clean up your tank well too.
I have a small orange (not a linkia), which spends some time on the glass. See my gallery for a pic.
I believe http://www.liveaquaria.com sells them from time to time.

 

[malkore]

sand sifting stars aren't that pretty, but are reef safe and serve a vital function in stiring up the sand and cleaning detris.

course if he already has some, there's probably no need for another.

 

[afilter]

I currently have an orange linkia which constatnly sticks to the glass. I have had a red thory as well which did the same. I believe both are reef safe.

 

[Corty]

Won't go on glass, but serpents and brittles are nice and clean up your tank well too.
I have a small orange (not a linkia), which spends some time on the glass. See my gallery for a pic.
I believe http://www.liveaquaria.com sells them from time to time.

Mine climbs on the glass all the time. Falls every now and then though.

I'm not sure if this means I need to clean the glass or not clean the glass.

He seems fine, but it makes me a nervous wreck.

 

[beefcake]

I have a brittle star in mine, love it. Unfortunately they are nocturnal so you don't see much of them

 

[seaham358]

How old is the tank? A linkia needs a mature tank, I would say 1+ years old would be a good home for a linkia. My blue is all over the LR and on the glass every once in a while.