Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / March 2004

   Generally they are reef safe. If you are worried that it will eat other
things in your tank you need to target feed it just so you know that it
won't get the urge.
   But as always yours might have a different idea.
           Steve

In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs, the word of the Lord came to
text-mode and verily he spoke saying:

My maroon serpent star, which I was told was more docile than a brittle
star, killed and ate my blue mandrin goby : (
After that I target fed him chunks of smelt twice a week and he was a
good boy. He would always steal the food right out of the mouth of my
anemone however so I had to contain him during feeding. I wouldn't get
one again. To much hassle.

I guess I've been lucky so far, I have a nice green serpent star that is
about 6" from one arm tip to the other, and so far he's only gone after the
mysis shrimp that eventually gets to the bottom.  He hasn't gone after any
of my snails or peppermint shrimp (yet).  I was informed last night that he
is a predator and if there is not enough food for him, then he may go after
a fish, shrimp or even a snail.  (I could do to loose a couple snails right
now, so hopefully that will be what he goes after first if he gets an
appetite for live food.)