Description
Tiger Serpent Starfish (Ophiolepis superba / Tiger Serpent Star)
The Tiger Serpent Starfish is a striking and highly beneficial marine scavenger, recognised for its boldly patterned central disc and long, banded arms. Nocturnal by nature, it spends the day hidden amongst the rockwork before emerging at night to search for detritus and leftover food, making it an excellent addition to a reef aquarium clean-up crew.
Compatibility:
Peaceful. Compatible with most reef fish, corals, shrimp, snails, and other ornamental invertebrates. Best housed with peaceful tankmates that will not harass or prey upon starfish.
Reef Compatibility:
Reef-safe. Completely safe with corals and reef invertebrates. An excellent scavenger that helps consume uneaten food and organic waste without damaging the aquarium ecosystem.
Diet:
Omnivore/Scavenger – feeds on detritus, uneaten food, and decaying organic matter. Supplement with small pieces of mysis shrimp, krill, chopped mussel, or other meaty marine foods 1–2 times per week if natural food is limited.
Water Parameters:
- Temperature: 24–27°C
- Salinity: 1.023–1.026 SG
- pH: 8.1–8.4
- Minimum Tank Size: 100L
Care Level:
Easy – hardy once acclimated, but requires stable salinity and excellent water quality. Like all echinoderms, it is sensitive to sudden changes in water chemistry and should always be drip acclimated.
Top Tip:
Acclimate slowly using a drip method to avoid osmotic shock. Provide plenty of rockwork with caves and crevices where the starfish can shelter during the day before emerging at night to forage naturally.
Click & Collect
Livestock will only be bagged once you arrive, or if you contact us in advance to request it ready beforehand.
Local Delivery
Order anything from our in-store range and have it delivered right to you.
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Minimum spend: £50
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Delivery from £15 - £30
- Range 0-25 miles from store
Distances are measured “as the crow flies”, not by road.
Once your order is placed, we’ll be in touch to arrange a suitable delivery date and time.
Please note, delivery may take a little longer as we often group orders together to build an efficient delivery run.
Important: If you’re ordering a large aquarium, please ensure someone is available to help unload the van on arrival.
Dry Goods Delivery
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DX Express: 1 working day, same-day dispatch before noon 0-75kg
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Express Pallet: 1–3 working days 75-500kg
If you'd like to add more items to an existing order that hasn't yet been dispatched, please place a Click & Collect order and leave a note asking us to combine the orders.
Please note: We currently only dispatch parcels Wednesday to Friday.
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Livestock Delivery
Thursday Delivery – £24
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Dispatched Wednesday afternoon
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Delivered Thursday before 1pm
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Order by Wednesday 12 noon
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Minimum spend: £50
Friday Delivery – £24
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Dispatched Thursday afternoon
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Delivered Friday before 1pm
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Order by Thursday 12 noon
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Minimum spend: £50
Saturday Delivery – £29
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Dispatched Friday afternoon
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Delivered Saturday before 1pm
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Order by Friday 12 noon
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Minimum spend: £50
📦 Want to Add to an Existing Order?
No problem! Just place a Click & Collect order and leave a note asking us to link it with your original one (as long as it hasn’t been dispatched yet).
🛒 Dry Goods Now Included!
You can now include dry goods in your livestock delivery – perfect for topping up supplies in one go.
❄️ Please note: We can’t send frozen food with livestock – please order frozen items separately.
⚠️ Delivery Exclusions
Unfortunately, we’re unable to deliver livestock to the following postcodes:
Scotland & Isles:
AB30–AB56, DD8–DD10, DG3–DG9, DG12–DG14, FK17–FK21, KA18–KA19, KA26–KA30, PA20–PA38, PA80, PH3–PH40
Cornwall Isles: TR21–TR25
All of the following postcodes are excluded:
BT, HS, IM, IV, JE, KW
Plus Channel Islands and Shetland Islands
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