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12/27/2008, 11:03 PM | #1 |
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what is this
can some one tell me what this is after i took a frag of some coral out of the bag this started to crawl all over my live rock there are about 5 of these things please help thxs
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12/27/2008, 11:08 PM | #2 |
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That looks to me like some type of serpent starfish (hitch hikers) Can you get a better picture?
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12/28/2008, 12:22 AM | #3 |
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they have all gone into hidding for know but if they come out again i will try I looked it up on the web and that is what they said it was will they hurt my coral that i just bought or are they safe
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12/28/2008, 12:36 AM | #4 |
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Yeah kind of look like mini brittle stars to me too. If thats what they are, them they are good beneficial animals. A better pick will help ID them for sure.
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12/28/2008, 12:36 AM | #5 |
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Oh, and
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12/28/2008, 02:04 AM | #6 |
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micro brittles, harmless scavengers. good for the tank.
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12/28/2008, 10:07 AM | #7 |
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thank you all for the help
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