Freaky Wierd- Brittle star ATTACK! - Page 2

donald altman · 10/24/2006, 07:06 PM

I have had one that learned to go to the rooftop of a cave wait for a sleepy fish to settle in the cave drop down over it and eat the fish.

Green brittle stars are the devil

TrojanScott · 10/24/2006, 08:09 PM

I've been told that they won't eat fish unless they are sick. (the fish that is.) I say it's BS. I personally saw my brittle star eating my mandarin goby. (after I'd already lost one quickly.) He was the culprit, no doubt. Just put food in, watch how they come after it! They are VORACIOUS eaters. Once I donated him back to the LFS, I kept my next mandarin for 3 years. Coincidence?

Nabber86 · 10/24/2006, 08:23 PM

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Originally posted by dvmsn
Why risk a brittle star when there are lots of completely benign scavengers available?

That's easy, my wife bought it. Along with the linkia, large feather dusters, and the gorgonian that she bought and subsequently died.

I am not saying that it is the right thing to have a green brittle star, but we have one and are stuck with it. So far so good.

Mr31415 · 10/25/2006, 12:30 AM

Use a small piece of rope and tie one leg down to a piece of LR far from your fish. Much like a dog on a leash

rockindacheeks · 10/25/2006, 12:39 AM

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Originally posted by snslarison
I saw a brittle star eating snails in a friends tank. Their pretty brutal once they get a taste for them.

ya that was my tank and that star got the boot mid snack. I have one in my other tank and so far (knock on wood) hes been a model citizen

hahnmeister · 10/25/2006, 01:33 AM

I had a green brittle once. It ate my crabs, ate a 6-line wrasse, and a tang on me.

newb · 10/25/2006, 02:24 PM

yep it ate well in my tank till i could catch him with a pice of shrimp from the store on a stick. put him in my qt tank fed him the next day a large freeze dried krill. have u ever put a pen in your mouth sideways? looked like that. cool process to watch. yeah he got donated to the lfs that next weekend.

10/24/2006, 07:06 PM	#26
donald altman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florida/Georgia Posts: 632	I have had one that learned to go to the rooftop of a cave wait for a sleepy fish to settle in the cave drop down over it and eat the fish. Green brittle stars are the devil __________________ -donaltman3 Current Tank Info: 100 gallon reef...

10/24/2006, 08:09 PM	#27
TrojanScott Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake Forest, CA Posts: 2,229	I've been told that they won't eat fish unless they are sick. (the fish that is.) I say it's BS. I personally saw my brittle star eating my mandarin goby. (after I'd already lost one quickly.) He was the culprit, no doubt. Just put food in, watch how they come after it! They are VORACIOUS eaters. Once I donated him back to the LFS, I kept my next mandarin for 3 years. Coincidence?

10/25/2006, 12:30 AM	#29
Mr31415 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey, Canada Posts: 1,926	Use a small piece of rope and tie one leg down to a piece of LR far from your fish. Much like a dog on a leash

10/25/2006, 01:33 AM	#31
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	I had a green brittle once. It ate my crabs, ate a 6-line wrasse, and a tang on me.

10/25/2006, 02:24 PM	#32
newb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: ca Posts: 123	yep it ate well in my tank till i could catch him with a pice of shrimp from the store on a stick. put him in my qt tank fed him the next day a large freeze dried krill. have u ever put a pen in your mouth sideways? looked like that. cool process to watch. yeah he got donated to the lfs that next weekend.