Has anyone seen a very tiny tiny brittle star?

ctrulock · 08/13/2006, 12:14 PM

If so what do they look like? I was putting in a new polyp from lfs and this tiny (1/2 cm from tip to tip) it was white and looked like a brittle start minus the tubes. It went into my rock before I could get it. Any ideas?

evoracer · 08/13/2006, 12:24 PM

I have hundreds of tiny brittle stars in my tanks and they look exactly like a regular sized one, except opaque-white, and sized WAY down.

ctrulock · 08/13/2006, 12:30 PM

I think that is what it was as it looked exactly like a tiny brittle star and all white. There were 2 of them and they came off the smallest frag of zoo polyps like 3-5 polyps only.

Ryanqk · 08/13/2006, 12:52 PM

I have one too, usually only can see a few arms sticking out from the rock crevices, ill see if i can get a pic tonight
Ryan

outy · 08/13/2006, 01:40 PM

ive had the arms sticking out of LR not sure that it was a brittle though.

i had zoos with a hitchhiker that looked like that and im not sure it was a brittle either

gregr · 08/13/2006, 02:33 PM

White ones might be Asterinas and not Brittlestars. I have both in my tank and haven't had any trouble from either.

dollarz81 · 08/13/2006, 04:02 PM

If you see one, then you probably have hundreds.

08/13/2006, 12:14 PM	#1
ctrulock Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 93	Has anyone seen a very tiny tiny brittle star? If so what do they look like? I was putting in a new polyp from lfs and this tiny (1/2 cm from tip to tip) it was white and looked like a brittle start minus the tubes. It went into my rock before I could get it. Any ideas?

08/13/2006, 12:24 PM	#2
evoracer Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 571	I have hundreds of tiny brittle stars in my tanks and they look exactly like a regular sized one, except opaque-white, and sized WAY down. __________________ ______________________________________________________ Jeremy Second-Decade Club!

08/13/2006, 12:52 PM	#4
Ryanqk Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,381	I have one too, usually only can see a few arms sticking out from the rock crevices, ill see if i can get a pic tonight Ryan __________________ MOM! I'm God Of The Sea People! Behold my tiny minions gloveling at my likeness! Current Tank Info: 75gl display, 20gl long fuge, CPR overflow, Octopuss NW150 skimmer, 4 x 110w VHO T12's and supplemental actinic, ongoing projects...

08/13/2006, 02:33 PM	#6
gregr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Studio City, Ca Posts: 7,011	White ones might be Asterinas and not Brittlestars. I have both in my tank and haven't had any trouble from either. __________________ 150g mixed reef Apex, 60g sump, MTC MVX-26 skimmer, MTC Minical, Geo kalk reactor, Tunze 6095s, closed loop, Orphek Atlantiks. Utube video: https://youtu.be/pAzqzxVnrUw

08/13/2006, 04:02 PM	#7
dollarz81 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 357	If you see one, then you probably have hundreds. __________________ psychedelic corallimorphian collector Current Tank Info: Nuvo Fusion 40

08/13/2006, 12:30 PM	#3
ctrulock Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 93	I think that is what it was as it looked exactly like a tiny brittle star and all white. There were 2 of them and they came off the smallest frag of zoo polyps like 3-5 polyps only.

08/13/2006, 01:40 PM	#5
outy Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: auburn CA Posts: 4,021	ive had the arms sticking out of LR not sure that it was a brittle though. i had zoos with a hitchhiker that looked like that and im not sure it was a brittle either