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Astropecten polyacanthus
$19.99
Burrows through the sand bed eating detritus. Best in larger, established tanks.
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From our species guide
In plain words: The sand sifting starfish is a flat sea star with five pointy arms and a row of sharp spines along the edges, like the teeth of a comb. It lives on sandy and muddy sea floors in the warm Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Sand sifting stars keep a deep sand bed turned over. They need a large, mature sand bed to find enough food, so we recommend them for tanks of 75 gallons or more.
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