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Red Fromia Starfish

Species photo: Donald Hampton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Invertebrates · Starfish

Red Fromia Starfish

Fromia milleporella

$39.99

A small, bright red reef-safe starfish for mature tanks.

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From our species guide

Care at a glance

  • Care levelModerate
  • Reef safeYes
  • TemperamentPeacefulPeaceful; ignores corals and fish
  • Temperature72–78 °F
  • Salinity1.024–1.026 SG
  • pH8.1–8.4
  • Min tank55 gallons
  • Favorite foods
    1. Film algae and biofilm
    2. Detritus / microorganisms
    3. Mussel, fish or shrimp pellets
  • Max size5.5 in (14 cm)

In plain words: The red Fromia starfish is a small, bright red sea star with five arms. Its back is covered in tiny bumps. It also has lots of little dark dots. These are holes where soft bits of skin poke out to help it breathe.

Full species guide → See its family tree

About the Red Fromia Starfish

Fromia stars are compact, colorful and reef safe. They graze biofilm on rock, so they do best in established tanks with plenty of live rock. Acclimate very slowly.