brittlestarzilla!!!

biggest one iv found in my tank thus far...

 

for the record, for those who don't know. this is the star fish who's "arms" you see sticking out of rock and coral crevices

 

They have always been my favorite part of my clean up crew!

 

They are pretty neat

 

I had one of these in my old tank. I thought he was really cool until he performed genocide in my tank. Don't let him get too big. Just my 2 cents

 

How big do they get? I have several of them

 

The disc on mine was between a nickel and a quarter when he ate my yellow tang which was 2 1/2 inches.

 

Ate a 2 1/2in yellow tang!?!?

wow.

Are there any stars that will not disturb my sand bed, and DO NOT eat fish that would be a good addition to a CUC?

 

I've had mine for 3 years now. I feed him once a week and never had an issue.

 

Im not sure mine is the same species. As mentioned this is the biggest iv seen (while moving plugs around).

Could it be that the star was just doing its job and cleaning up and already weakened or dyeing fish?