ID Please black/white striped tenticles.

Titans · 09/03/2007, 08:43 PM

I noticed something with black and white tenticles poking out of a tiny hole. The tenticles (if thats what they are maybe worms?) were a little thicker than strands of hair. Please take a look and maybe someone can ID it:

gsellers1245 · 09/03/2007, 08:44 PM

brittle star or something similar, its a starfish fo sho

Titans · 09/03/2007, 09:01 PM

Thanks!!! That leads to another question of course...If it has to scavenge shouldn't it be leaving that hole rather than hiding there all day? Maybe it's stuck in that small hole and can't get out? Shall I free it? Or can it manage on its own? Possibly having some kind of food source in its home since I believe its a dead piece of coral.

mille239 · 09/04/2007, 06:48 AM

No worries, it's not stuck. These types of stars feed in the exact way you are observing, by extending their arms out of the crevice to catch suspended particles in the water column. at one stage of my reef I had litterally hundreds, but I only see a few now, their population vary over time.

joeychitwood · 09/04/2007, 07:17 AM

Check your tank at night. My guess is that if you see one starfish in the day, you'll see many more at night.

Chef Reef · 09/04/2007, 07:34 AM

brittle star.

Travis L. Stevens · 09/04/2007, 08:26 AM

They are commonly called "Mini Brittle Stars", and are from the order Ophiurida

Oh, and Joey.... BACK TO THE LOUNGE WITH YOU!

joeychitwood · 09/04/2007, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Travis L. Stevens
Oh, and Joey.... BACK TO THE LOUNGE WITH YOU!

I'm "Team RC" now, and I'm out on patrol. So let's move on, nothing to see here.....

Travis L. Stevens · 09/04/2007, 09:19 AM

Ah, I see how it is. I'm stuck meandering the void while you get to live it up with BrianD in Hawaii

wheresalbany · 09/04/2007, 10:29 AM

Ive got the same one's on my rock. Cool little guys.

09/03/2007, 08:43 PM	#1
Titans Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 356	ID Please black/white striped tenticles. I noticed something with black and white tenticles poking out of a tiny hole. The tenticles (if thats what they are maybe worms?) were a little thicker than strands of hair. Please take a look and maybe someone can ID it:

09/03/2007, 09:01 PM	#3
Titans Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 356	Thanks!!! That leads to another question of course...If it has to scavenge shouldn't it be leaving that hole rather than hiding there all day? Maybe it's stuck in that small hole and can't get out? Shall I free it? Or can it manage on its own? Possibly having some kind of food source in its home since I believe its a dead piece of coral. Last edited by Titans; 09/03/2007 at 09:18 PM.

09/04/2007, 06:48 AM	#4
mille239 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrison Twp., MI Posts: 1,644	No worries, it's not stuck. These types of stars feed in the exact way you are observing, by extending their arms out of the crevice to catch suspended particles in the water column. at one stage of my reef I had litterally hundreds, but I only see a few now, their population vary over time. __________________ -Blair Disclaimer: No trees were harmed in the creation of this post, though a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced. Current Tank Info: 120 SPS reef in progress, 120 mixed reef, currently being completely rebuilt)

09/04/2007, 08:26 AM	#7
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	They are commonly called "Mini Brittle Stars", and are from the order Ophiurida Oh, and Joey.... BACK TO THE LOUNGE WITH YOU! __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

09/04/2007, 09:19 AM	#9
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	Ah, I see how it is. I'm stuck meandering the void while you get to live it up with BrianD in Hawaii __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

09/03/2007, 08:44 PM	#2
gsellers1245 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: BRANDON FLORIDA Posts: 1,551	brittle star or something similar, its a starfish fo sho

09/04/2007, 07:17 AM	#5
joeychitwood Schrödinger's Mod Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 3,488	Check your tank at night. My guess is that if you see one starfish in the day, you'll see many more at night.

09/04/2007, 07:34 AM	#6
Chef Reef Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hallandale, FL Posts: 2,189	brittle star.

09/04/2007, 10:29 AM	#10
wheresalbany Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 17	Ive got the same one's on my rock. Cool little guys. __________________ way too many fish Current Tank Info: 125 nightmare reef