Octopus? - Page 2

ANNIESREEF · 06/02/2006, 01:51 PM

The legs look like my serpent star. Infact, a regular serpent looks alot like an octo. Hopefully, it is a star. Octo's don't live much over a year if that long....

stupac21 · 06/02/2006, 01:57 PM

Looks like a brittle star to me, I have many of them

hornybear · 06/02/2006, 05:42 PM

look like a star fish

Sarah D. · 06/05/2006, 10:16 PM

Definitely serpent stars, as I have now seen one fully out of its hole. I have at least six of them on one 2lb piece of LR. They are funny creatures.

I have been target feeding them, to make sure they are fed up for the move I have to make soon. They now know that when the pump turns off, it's feeding time and tentacles come out from all over that rock!

Unfortunately, when I purchased the rock I didn't expect it to have these or the anemones that it has on it. Actually, I think the person at the store brought me the wrong piece, as the one I had picked out was very clean of vegetation and had no growths at all. Now I'm worried about everything making the trip okay.

Joulko · 06/06/2006, 12:16 AM

Looks like the serpent stars I have in my tank.
They rarely come completely out of the rock and they dont ink like the octopus, they rejct some kind of pale brown detritus every hour or so whereas octopus ink is very dark and has a more liquid aspect that mixes easily with the water.
I wonder if they have an important role in a tank, they reject quite a lot of detritus though.

06/02/2006, 01:51 PM	#26
ANNIESREEF Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 578	The legs look like my serpent star. Infact, a regular serpent looks alot like an octo. Hopefully, it is a star. Octo's don't live much over a year if that long.... __________________ "I don't need a remote control, I rather watch my tank!" Current Tank Info: using Remora Pro HO skimmer ,maxi-jet 900 powerhead & 2-400 powerhead, 45 lbs tonga live rock and 40 lbs live sand

06/02/2006, 01:57 PM	#27
stupac21 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Veteran, NY Posts: 292	Looks like a brittle star to me, I have many of them

06/02/2006, 05:42 PM	#28
hornybear Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 45	look like a star fish

06/05/2006, 10:16 PM	#29
Sarah D. Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 47	Definitely serpent stars, as I have now seen one fully out of its hole. I have at least six of them on one 2lb piece of LR. They are funny creatures. I have been target feeding them, to make sure they are fed up for the move I have to make soon. They now know that when the pump turns off, it's feeding time and tentacles come out from all over that rock! Unfortunately, when I purchased the rock I didn't expect it to have these or the anemones that it has on it. Actually, I think the person at the store brought me the wrong piece, as the one I had picked out was very clean of vegetation and had no growths at all. Now I'm worried about everything making the trip okay.

06/06/2006, 12:16 AM	#30
Joulko Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mauritius Posts: 40	Looks like the serpent stars I have in my tank. They rarely come completely out of the rock and they dont ink like the octopus, they rejct some kind of pale brown detritus every hour or so whereas octopus ink is very dark and has a more liquid aspect that mixes easily with the water. I wonder if they have an important role in a tank, they reject quite a lot of detritus though.