Brittle Sea Star?

jrvelie · 08/13/2016, 07:29 PM

I got some new corals today and I would this guy in the bottom of the bag. I think it is a Brittle Sea Star but not 100% sure. If it is should I add it to the tank? It is about the size of a fifty cent piece. Thanks for amy help.

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Nina51 · 08/13/2016, 07:32 PM

lucky you! great part of your clean up crew. as long as it isn't a green one, you're good to go. the green ones are known to take fish.

jrvelie · 08/13/2016, 07:33 PM

Sorry should have said " I found"

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jrvelie · 08/13/2016, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nina51

lucky you! great part of your clean up crew. as long as it isn't a green one, you're good to go. the green ones are known to take fish.

Thanks. This one looks to be a reddish brown.

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Gone Tidepoolin · 08/13/2016, 10:20 PM

I have 2 of theses, never lost any fish or shrimp. Great at cleaning up extra food.

reeffan07 · 08/13/2016, 10:24 PM

Got lots in my tank,there arms swinging in the current to grab a bit of passing food that may float by...very cool to see and a great CUC member!! RF07

johnike · 08/14/2016, 06:20 AM

Great addition!
Every once in a while, mine spawn and there's literally hundreds of them crawling out of the rock.

chefbill · 08/16/2016, 07:28 AM

Lol lucky you. I literally paid $1.15 each for a pile of those last night. 26 for $30. My wrasses seem to have eaten all they could find of the original CUC ones.

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tzylak · 08/16/2016, 08:31 AM

Good for you!!
I caught several of these in the ocean and brought them in. I placed some in the DT, some in the sump. None lasted long (2-4 weeks), though I doubt that any were eaten while still alive.

08/13/2016, 07:29 PM	#1
jrvelie Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 54	Brittle Sea Star? I got some new corals today and I would this guy in the bottom of the bag. I think it is a Brittle Sea Star but not 100% sure. If it is should I add it to the tank? It is about the size of a fifty cent piece. Thanks for amy help. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

08/13/2016, 07:32 PM	#2
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	lucky you! great part of your clean up crew. as long as it isn't a green one, you're good to go. the green ones are known to take fish. __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!

08/13/2016, 10:24 PM	#6
reeffan07 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 94	Got lots in my tank,there arms swinging in the current to grab a bit of passing food that may float by...very cool to see and a great CUC member!! RF07 __________________ you can tune a guitar, you can tune a panio, but you cant tun-a-fish!!! Current Tank Info: 65g SW,cpr bakpak 2/refuge,A360we's

08/13/2016, 07:33 PM	#3
jrvelie Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 54	Sorry should have said " I found" Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

08/13/2016, 10:20 PM	#5
Gone Tidepoolin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Sutter Creek, Ca Posts: 118	I have 2 of theses, never lost any fish or shrimp. Great at cleaning up extra food.

08/14/2016, 06:20 AM	#7
johnike Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bureau County Illinois Posts: 5,406	Great addition! Every once in a while, mine spawn and there's literally hundreds of them crawling out of the rock.

08/16/2016, 07:28 AM	#8
chefbill Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 530	Lol lucky you. I literally paid $1.15 each for a pile of those last night. 26 for $30. My wrasses seem to have eaten all they could find of the original CUC ones. Sent from my LGL52VL using Tapatalk

08/16/2016, 08:31 AM	#9
tzylak Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 457	Good for you!! I caught several of these in the ocean and brought them in. I placed some in the DT, some in the sump. None lasted long (2-4 weeks), though I doubt that any were eaten while still alive.