Chocolate Chip Starfish
Add a fascinating and unique marine invertebrate to your saltwater aquarium with our beautiful Chocolate Chip Starfish!
Known for its distinctive cream-to-tan body covered in dark brown, chocolate chip-like bumps, this eye-catching sea star brings incredible texture and natural beauty to marine aquariums.
Native to the Indo-Pacific, the Chocolate Chip Starfish is an active scavenger and opportunistic feeder that slowly explores sandy substrates and rockwork in search of food.
This species is best suited for established fish-only or fish-only-with-live-rock (FOWLR) aquariums.
Care Information
Scientific Name: Protoreaster nodosus
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful toward fish, predatory toward some invertebrates
Reef Safe: No
Recommended Tank Size: 75+ gallons for long-term care
Temperature: 74–80°F
Specific Gravity: 1.023–1.026
pH: 8.1–8.4
Diet: Omnivore / Carnivore
Feeding: Offer chopped shrimp, clam, mussel, and other marine-based meaty foods several times per week.
Maximum Size: Approximately 10–12 inches across
Important Care Note:
Chocolate Chip Starfish are NOT reef safe. They may consume corals, anemones, clams, sponges, feather dusters, and other slow-moving or sessile invertebrates.
This species requires stable water parameters, gradual acclimation, and regular supplemental feeding. Avoid sudden changes in salinity and temperature.
Copper-based medications are toxic to marine invertebrates.
Specimen Information
You will receive one Chocolate Chip Starfish.
Product images are for reference. Actual size, coloration, and markings may vary depending on the individual specimen.
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