Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Blue Starfish
Linckia laevigata
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Ophidiasteridae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 20 – 30 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.024 – 1.026
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- detritivore (rock biofilm)
- Reproduction
- releases gametes; can regenerate arms
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Deep blue and very striking, but delicate: it requires very slow acclimation using the drip method and a large, established aquarium with plenty of rock.
