Catching Brittle Star?

Baby Ray · May 1, 2016

I asked this same question awhile ago on here but I still can't catch the brittle star. It is about 8 inches or more from one leg to another and stays under the main rock in my system most of the time. I can't bride it out with food and I DO NOT want to move rocks around. It only comes out at night about once a week if that and when it does come out it stays in places where I can't get to it.
Any suggestions on catching it will be great!!!!!

Thanks

Naiad · May 1, 2016

Have you tried trapping it?

zoomonster · May 1, 2016

Must be finding enough food... I have one even larger than that and the second I start feeding the tank he comes flying out.

Baby Ray · May 1, 2016

Naiad said:
Have you tried trapping it?

What type of trap?

Baby Ray · May 1, 2016

zoomonster said:
Must be finding enough food... I have one even larger than that and the second I start feeding the tank he comes flying out.

I wish mine did this. My LFS showed my there really big one that comes out as soon as the food hit the water.
Mine is in a 29 gallon so I don't know how it is getting enough food

Kershaw · May 1, 2016

Your try using some Tongs and messing with it. Get it to move where you can get it.

Naiad · May 1, 2016

A glass jar set on its side at an angle next to the rock. Bait it and wait.

Baby Ray · May 1, 2016

Kershaw said:
Your try using some Tongs and messing with it. Get it to move where you can get it.

That is what I am trying to do but can't get to him that well. I also need light to see where it is but any light scares it back to its hole.

Baby Ray · May 1, 2016

Naiad said:
A glass jar set on its side at an angle next to the rock. Bait it and wait.

I might try this. I will need small glass jar because my tank is double sided so the sand be isn't that big.

Baby Ray · May 1, 2016

Naiad said:
A glass jar set on its side at an angle next to the rock. Bait it and wait.

I actually tried doing something similar to this but I used a plastic bottle with the top cut off. He would not even come out for that. I have baited it with whole raw shrimp, reef frenzy, and nori. Nothing works :mad::mad::mad:

Naiad · May 1, 2016

It can be hard some species of brittles almost never leave the rock.

Baby Ray · May 1, 2016

Naiad said:
It can be hard some species of brittles almost never leave the rock.

Mine is blackish gray.

Kershaw · May 1, 2016

Well if you do move rocks. I like to fill a bucket of tank water with a strong powered to kinda blow the junk out of the rock before putting it back.

Baby Ray · May 1, 2016

Kershaw said:
Well if you do move rocks. I like to fill a bucket of tank water with a strong powered to kinda blow the junk out of the rock before putting it back.

I might have to

I really do not want to move rocks though