Who Eats Brittle Star?

They have many predators, so brittle stars usually only come out at night. Creatures that snack on brittle stars include fish, crabs, hermit crabs, mantis shrimp and even sea stars and other brittle stars. This brittle star lives only in feather stars! may live on a variety of other animals.

Are brittle stars edible?

Brittle stars are not used as food, though they are not toxic, because of their strong skeleton.

What do black brittle stars eat?

Feed the Brittle Starfish meaty foods including mussel, clam, raw table shrimp, and silversides. Brittle Stars will eat anything that the other aquarium inhabitants consume. Best to feed at least once a day, every other day at the least.