{"id":2861,"date":"2026-02-16T23:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/product\/brittle-pink-starfish-ophiocoma-nereidina\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T23:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:21:17","slug":"brittle-pink-starfish-ophiocoma-nereidina","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/?product=brittle-pink-starfish-ophiocoma-nereidina","title":{"rendered":"Brittle Pink Starfish Ophiocoma Nereidina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Brittle Pink Starfish Ophiocoma Nereidina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">The Brittle Pink Starfish, Ophiocoma nereidina, is a fairly common starfish found throughout the Caribbean and South Florida. Like other brittle stars, it is a nocturnal scavenger that spends most of the day hidden under rocks but ventures out at night to feed.<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0The starfish has a small disc, typically around 0.5 inches in diameter, with long, slender arms that can reach up to 6 inches in length.<\/span><span class=\"\"> Its coloration is a deep red or burgundy.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">The Brittle Pink Starfish is reef safe and will eat whatever detritus and small organisms fall to the bottom of the tank.<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0It is generally peaceful and can be kept with other Caribbean starfish and brittle stars.<\/span><span class=\"\"> However, it may prey on small, sick, or dying fish if underfed.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">This starfish is considered relatively easy to moderate in difficulty to care for.<\/span><span class=\"\"> It requires a minimum tank size of 30 gallons and water parameters of a specific gravity between 1.022-1.026, pH of 8.0-8.4, and temperature of 75-82\u00b0F.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">Careful acclimation is important, as starfish are sensitive to rapid changes in water conditions. <\/span><span class=\"\">With proper care, the Brittle Pink Starfish can make an interesting and active addition to a reef aquarium.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brittle Pink Starfish Ophiocoma Nereidina The Brittle Pink Starfish, Ophiocoma nereidina, is a fairly common starfish found throughout the Caribbean and South Florida. Like other brittle stars, it is a nocturnal scavenger that spends most of the day hidden under rocks but ventures out at night to feed.\u00a0The starfish has a small disc, typically around [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2860,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[131],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2861","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-star-fish","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"group_of_quantity":0,"min_quantity":0,"max_quantity":"","exclude_order_quantity_value_rules":"no","exclude_category_quantity_rules":"no","combine_variations":"no","exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/2861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=2861"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=2861"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=2861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}