Sand Sifting Starfish - Archaster typicus Venomous

Sand Sifting Starfish - Archaster typicus VenomousSand Sifting Starfish (Archaster typicus) The Sand Sifting Starfish, Archaster typicus, is a peaceful marine sea star valued for its natural burrowing and substrate turning behaviour. Also known as the Sand Sifting Sea Star, Sand Star or Common Sea Star, this Indo Pacific echinoderm spends much of its time moving through soft sand in search of detritus, decaying organic matter and tiny invertebrates. It is reef safe and useful in mature aquariums with

as puffers may inflate when stressed and can trap air if lifted out of water

zoanthids and clams

• No additional carbon dosing required

and 475 litres or more is a sensible practical starting point

A practical minimum of around 150–200 litres is recommended for a single specimen

• Variable speed control with up to 10 different speed settings

reef slopes

making it more suited to aquarists with a well-established marine aquarium

Avoid bare-bottom systems unless a suitable sand tray or sand area is provided

Longnose Butterflyfish may be kept in some reef aquariums

in general

Fairly common in the Similan Islands where adults occur in pairs on coral reefs