Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Feather Worm
Sabellastarte spectabilis
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Sabellidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 10–15 cm (8 cm crown)
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Diet
- filter feeder (phytoplankton, powdered food)
- Reproduction
- releases gametes; regenerates its lost crown
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: It lives in a tube and unfurls a crown of feathery tentacles, which it retracts instantly if anything approaches. Some angelfish and butterflyfish eat them.
