Star Fish and Feather Duster Worms

[reach_michael]

I have a marine aquarium with a star fish and a feather duster worm for six months now along with a clown fish and anemone.

They have lived together for all this while

Someone tells me today that you cant keep a starfish and a feather duster worm together as the star fish will eat the feather duster worm.

Is this true?

I dont think it is true but I want your view.

 

[austinsdad]

Welcome to AA. What sized tank ya got? That'll make the dif on whether a starfish will work. I've always had starfish and dusters with no problem.

 

[reach_michael]

Thanks Austinsdad for your quick reply. Capacity is around 20-25 lts. Its a boyu ready with marine filter tank and I never had problems with the starfish and feather duster the past six months. And I have not seen anyone else claiming that starfish harm feather dusters. And the fact that you also have had them together proves to me that they can live together.

 

[austinsdad]

Just stay away from the green brittle star - not just for your worm either. They get big and very bad.

 

[mfdrookie516]

Capacity is around 20-25 lts.

is this litres? as in 6.5 gallons?

 

[melosu58]

I`ve always had both with no problems but in SW there are no certains. I`ve seen it all.

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

is this litres? as in 6.5 gallons?

I think so. I'm surprised the starfish has made it for 6 months in that size tank. If we're talking any of the sand-sifting stars, those normally die in anything less than a 55 gallon because they eat everything quicker than it can reproduce. I'm guessing that the starfish will eventually go after the duster when it gets hungry enough.

 

[reach_michael]

well the starfish is Red-knobbed Starfish. They all live in harmony as far as I have seen ... I feed it chopped shrimp once a week and it never goes near the feather duster...

 

[austinsdad]

So. This tank is 6.5 gallons?? Wow! Kinda makes me wonder if there may be problems brewing afterall. I've had 2 starfish and 3-4 dusters in a tank, but that was 155g. 6.5?

Still, unless the star has long and nimble tentacles like the brittles or serpent stars, I can't see it getting to the worm inside that tube. Maybe not even then. Or does another type of star just choke it to death? Dunno.