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Most are ravenous omnivores that will consume anything they can catch

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No, starfish are not omnivores. They are primarily carnivores, feeding on small organisms like bivalves, barnacles, and snails. They use their tube feet to pry open the shells of their prey and then push their stomachs outside their bodies to digest their food.

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depends on which type of starfish you have some eat algae and meaty foods

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