Range: Central Pacific Ocean

Natural Environment: Coral reef environments

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 75 to 85°F (24 - 29°C). Very interesting and beautiful, and grows to about 2 inches (5 cm). They feed only on live starfish. I say, "only on live starfish," as they will not take dead or frozen ones. You'll need a fresh live starfish, preferably the genus Linckia (Blue Stars), and they tend to consume one every four to six weeks. Seeing a starfish torn apart and almost completely eaten may not be the thing you want to witness in your home aquarium! Besides being carnivorous, they are very territorial. Therefore only one or a mated pair can be kept in the same aquarium. This species is said to be more reddish than H. elegans.