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I was cleaning my aquafuge and when I put the chaeto back in the fuge there was a little serpent star in the bottom of the bucket. He's dark colored with darker bands and about the size of a quarter. I read green serpent stars can be predatory so is this guy reef safe or not? For now I tossed him back in the fuge and he's hanging out on the chaeto again. He'll get too big to live in my little 3g aquafuge won't he? Would it be better to stick him in the main tank or leave him to grow in the fuge for at least awhile?
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If it's a brown star with dark brown bands on each arm, it should be fine. I have one in my reef and have never had any problems with it. I also have a green seperent star with no problems.



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They do enjoy robbing LPS/anemones and such of their food though. That's the only reason I wouldn't intentionally get one.



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He dissapeared into that mess which makes up my aquafuge. There's 3" of sand, 8lbs of rubble, and 2 piles of chaeto so unless I take it apart again I'm not going to find him until he grows a bit. If he does make it and I eventually run into him again I'll try moving him to the main tank.
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